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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5382434" data-attributes="member: 82106">Well, what is it you are saying, that the content of WotC's books should just be 'free game' and everyone who feels like compiling a CB with all that stuff in it is free to do so? I think in some perfect world everything would be Open, but it isn't such a world, so yeah, I can't just go out and make a CB. Actually I CAN but you'll have to figure out how to add all the required data to it. 4e is NO DIFFERENT from any other game in this regard unless said game is being released under something like OGL. Even in the case of Pathfinder you'd have the exact same issues with any content that Paizo created themselves and wasn't copied from the SRD for d20/3.5. There ARE also quite a few tools that aren't written by WotC. None of them does what CB does, except MAYBE Hero Labs and oddly enough that isn't free either. There are tons of things like macro frameworks, interactive character sheets, files full of NPCs, Master Plan, power card set printing utilities (it will even suck the powers out of Compendium and print the ones you want cards for if you have a DDI sub).  There is iplay4e, etc. Now, I'd love to see WotC declare that they condone all such tools, but since frankly their tools are about as good as anything I've ever seen for ANY game I really am skeptical that it will make a vast difference in quality.The only valid question is do you feel like the price they charge is worth it to you? Only you can answer that.</blockquote>

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