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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8871558" data-attributes="member: 2209">That is possible. They could do a convoluted bait and switch to be technically consistent with their statement of an OGL version with an "SRD" and release no OGC under it.<a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1410-ogls-srds-one-d-d?utm_campaign=D%26D&utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_content=8466604836" target="_blank">Their statement</a> does not seem to indicate that they plan to change the SRD from OGC though as part of whats changing with 1.1."So, here are the facts:1. Will One D&D include an SRD/be covered by an OGL?Yes. First, we’re designing One D&D with fifth edition backwards compatibility, so all existing creator content that is compatible with fifth edition will also be compatible with One D&D. Second, we will update the SRD for One D&D as we complete its development—development that is informed by the results of playtests that we’re conducting with hundreds of thousands of D&D players now.2. Will the OGL terms change?Yes. We will release version 1.1 of the OGL in early 2023. The OGL needs an update to ensure that it keeps doing what it was intended to do—allow the D&D community’s independent creators to build and play and grow the game we all love—without allowing things like third-parties to mint D&D NFTs and large businesses to exploit our intellectual property.So, what’s changing?First, we’re making sure that OGL 1.1 is clear about what it covers and what it doesn’t. OGL 1.1 makes clear it only covers material created for use in or as TTRPGs, and those materials are only ever permitted as printed media or static electronic files (like epubs and PDFs). Other types of content, like videos and video games, are only possible through the <a href="https://company.wizards.com/en/legal/fancontentpolicy" target="_blank">Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy</a> or a custom agreement with us. To clarify: Outside of printed media and static electronic files, the OGL doesn’t cover it.Will this affect the D&D content and services players use today? It shouldn’t. The top VTT platforms already have custom agreements with Wizards to do what they do. D&D merchandise, like minis and novels, were never intended to be part of the OGL and OGL 1.1 won’t change that. Creators wishing to leverage D&D for those forms of expression will need, as they always have needed, custom agreements between us.  Second, we’re updating the OGL to offer different terms to creators who choose to make free, share-alike content and creators who want to sell their products.  What does this mean for you as a creator? If you’re making share-alike content, very little is going to change from what you’re already used to.  If you’re making commercial content, relatively little is going to change for most creators. For most of you who are selling custom content, here are the new things you’ll need to do:  <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Accept the license terms and let us know what you’re offering for sale </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Report OGL-related revenue annually (if you make more than $50,000 in a year) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Include a Creator Product badge on your work"</li> </ol>They could be planning on releasing the 1.1 SRD as non-OGC and this is a sleight of hand PR release, or they could change their mind before it is actually released and make it non-OGL at all, but from here the OGC nature of the SRD is not part of what they say is changing.Practically then you would have people using the 1.1 "SRD" directly being bound by 1.1 but those wanting to do 1.0 OGL terms would only be back to going with using the 5e SRD base released in the current 1.0 to write stuff compatible with OneDnD without citing the 1.1 "SRD", which would be similar to Goodman Games early 4e stuff that used the OGL to put out 4e stuff before there was an acceptable GSL that they used (although 5e to OneDnD is expected to be a lot closer and therefore easier than 3.5 to 4e).</blockquote>

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