Update SRD - Critters

[CWD]

Source?

My publisher's correspondence with WotC, actually.

 

[Ranger REG]

The interesting question is will WotC challenge computer games and other RPGs that have similar concept things in their games as in the pseudo beholders or mind flayers.

Only if there is an "exact likeness" ... right down to the stats and descriptions that WotC have for their creatures ... and that can only be interpreted by a (civil?) court.

But I don't have to tell you that ideas and concepts cannot be copyrighted nor trademarked. In this case, anyone can take the concept of the beholder creature and make their own version or interpretation of that creature.

Oh, yeah. See my sig below.

 

[Mark Chance]

You mean something like this...

In this case, anyone can take the concept of the beholder creature and make their own version or interpretation of that creature.

http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41675

 

[Paradigm]

I'd be more interested in seeing versions of "role replacements" than renamed entities. Like you said, it seems sort of hollow. But if d20 publishers can make something new and creative to fill the voids left by those creatures, then it could be interesting.

Mind flayers might be a bit of a harder act to follow. It's a bit harder not stepping on WotC's IP toes there and ending up with something both interesting and fills the same role. But hope springs eternal.

Look for the "Voiceless Ones" coming to Arcanis and they are going to be usable OGL.


Eric Wiener
Paradigm Concepts, Inc.

 

[Ranger REG]

Re: You mean something like this...

http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41675

First off, see my sig below.

Nice. Now, is that creature being offered as Open Game Content because I don't see an OGL attached to it?

 

[Knightfall]

Kraken Lord

Check this out!

http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41738

Haven't set the creature as OGC yet cause I want to get it fine-tuned by BOZ. Who know's maybe I'll let him have it for the Creature Catalog.

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Of course, if someone wanted to pay me for it, I'd have to consider it.

Cheers!

KF72

 

[Orcus]

HEADLINE: Sky Not Falling

As it turns out it looks like WotC is going to be very generous in allowing people to request and be granted permission to use the monsters that were removed. This is just a different way to achieve the same result: the d20 publishers get to use the monsters, they just have to get permission rather than use the OGL.

This should have ZERO impact. My understanding is that all who ask are being given permission. Now, in addition to the OGL text, people will have to put something like "Mind Flayers and Carrion Crawlers are not Open Game content and are copyright WotC and are used by permission" or some other type of text.

Of course, you do still have to ask permission.

Clark

 

[Alzrius]

Re: HEADLINE: Sky Not Falling

This should have ZERO impact. My understanding is that all who ask are being given permission.

I want to believe that, but news like this...

Originally posted by Psion
this may not be as consoling as you think. I hear from Jason on www.realmsofevil.net that the paradigm Slaadi book cannot be done as written, as the WotC will not allow them to make their chaotic creatures frog-like or live in limbo. Which, when you look at it that way, makes these types of books seem like the particular target of this change.

...makes me feel that while the impact should be zero, it's going to be higher than that. The only question is how much.

 

[Ranger REG]

Re: HEADLINE: Sky Not Falling

This should have ZERO impact. My understanding is that all who ask are being given permission. Now, in addition to the OGL text, people will have to put something like "Mind Flayers and Carrion Crawlers are not Open Game content and are copyright WotC and are used by permission" or some other type of text.

Of course, you do still have to ask permission.

So, all you have to do is ask nicely and ye shall receive the permission?

Or are we missing a step in the process?

 

[Strutinan]

The Psycholus

Have at.