jeffh said:
... It looks to me like a few of the Feats in the Warcraft book are straight out of FFG's Path Of The Sword (namely the rage-related ones). If there is no OGC in the Warcraft book, does that not violate the OGL? (Not to mention copyright law, since the license that exempts them from it doesn't apply).
The original core book for the
Warcraft RPG is not an open d20 product, as it was published under license with WotC (and Blizzard). All other
Warcraft books, however, are open -- see
Manual of Monsters and
Alliance & Horde Compendium, the other two releases currently available.
Magic & Mayhem, the fourth title in the line, comes out in April and will be just PACKED with OGC -- lots of crunchy goodness on the way, I promise you.
With regard to your suspicions of an OGL violation in the core book, I suggest that any such violation is unlikely. Quite frankly, with the number of companies publishing so many products that ultimately touch upon similar topics, some relative repetition in mechanics and/or design choices is nigh inevitable. Moreover, reading everything out there is simply impossible, for writers and editors and developers. Don't forget, as well, that
Warcraft material is inspired by and based upon the
Warcraft RTS games.
Still, if you do have distinct concerns about this matter, I certainly encourage you to email me personally with more specific details, and I'll look into the matter.
Thanks!
Take care,
Mike
