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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7660808" data-attributes="member: 1">The d20 Fight Club for D&amp;D 5th Edition iOS app has been removed from the Apple App Store by its creator at the request of WotC. The creator reports that he received a Cease &amp; Desist demand (although it's worth noting that some supposed recent C&amp;Ds appear to have turned out to be amicable requests). This follows on from the removal of the D&amp;D Tools website and the more recent online character generator.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]The creator reports that [hq]&quot;I received a cease and desist order from Wizards of the Coast. All D&amp;D apps will be removed from the App Store as they weren't compliant with WotC's copyrights and trademarks. Hopefully they'll be back in some form someday. Til then, thanks for all the support.&quot;[/hq]Nobody has actually shared one of these C&amp;Ds yet, and others have indicated that what they actually received was simply a friendly email asking that they respect WotC's trademarks, so it's not entirely clear what is happening. Hopefully somebody will share one soon!It does look like this particular app contained text and stat blocks copied directly from the D&amp;D books.&nbsp; Below is the DM version of the app (the companion to the character creation app).
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[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 7660808, member: 1"] The [I]d20 Fight Club for D&D 5th Edition[/I] iOS app has been removed from the Apple App Store by its creator at the request of WotC. The creator reports that he received a Cease & Desist demand (although it's worth noting that some supposed recent C&Ds appear to have turned out to be amicable requests). This follows on from the removal of the D&D Tools website and the more recent online character generator.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] The creator reports that [hq]"I received a cease and desist order from Wizards of the Coast. All D&D apps will be removed from the App Store as they weren't compliant with WotC's copyrights and trademarks. Hopefully they'll be back in some form someday. Til then, thanks for all the support."[/hq][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica] [/FONT][/COLOR]Nobody has actually shared one of these C&Ds yet, and others have indicated that what they actually received was simply a friendly email asking that they respect WotC's trademarks, so it's not entirely clear what is happening. Hopefully somebody will share one soon! It does look like this particular app contained text and stat blocks copied directly from the D&D books. Below is the DM version of the app (the companion to the character creation app). [CENTER] [ATTACH=FULL]109176[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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