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<blockquote data-quote="Ranger REG" data-source="post: 306298" data-attributes="member: 533">You forget. While PCGen cannot make use of any Wizards' copyrighted material that may not appear in the SRD, PCGen CAN incorporate OGC material from other sources such as Green Ronin, Necromancer Games, Fast Forward Entertainment.Now they can't advertise they have these material from other sources, but from I have seen they made an effort to contact third-party publisher for the use of the name and product along with the OGC material, making PCGen firmly established as THE d20 electronic aid.Of course, while it is a major convenience that the PCGen developers are willing to volunteer their free time (in a world where there is no such thing as &quot;free time&quot;) to make expansions, the PCGen software must support itself by allowing us users to input data on our own.Exactly what did he say with regards to future support and expansion? Some can't help but ask the question, why were they not included in the core e-Tools?At least they're generous to put the product and test the market. If I headed the Hasbro/Wizards business, I would have shut down the project before we bleed heavily. Let the contract with Fluid expire or if I have the power, terminate it.Then rehire Ryan Dancey as Project Manager and try to recruit the PCGen developers.Sorry, bro. Despite this setback, I doubt they will sell D&amp;D and other TSR's asset to someone else. D&amp;D 3e product line are still selling strong with the debut of the Epic Level Handbook and there is the hype regarding a controversial product, The Book of Vile Darkness.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ranger REG, post: 306298, member: 533"] You forget. While PCGen cannot make use of any Wizards' copyrighted material that may not appear in the SRD, PCGen CAN incorporate OGC material from other sources such as Green Ronin, Necromancer Games, Fast Forward Entertainment. Now they can't advertise they have these material from other sources, but from I have seen they made an effort to contact third-party publisher for the use of the name and product along with the OGC material, making PCGen firmly established as THE [i]d20[/i] electronic aid. Of course, while it is a major convenience that the PCGen developers are willing to volunteer their free time (in a world where there is no such thing as "free time") to make expansions, the PCGen software must support itself by allowing us users to input data on our own. Exactly what did he say with regards to future support and expansion? Some can't help but ask the question, why were they not included in the core [i]e-Tools[/i]? At least they're generous to put the product and test the market. If I headed the Hasbro/Wizards business, I would have shut down the project before we bleed heavily. Let the contract with Fluid expire or if I have the power, terminate it. Then rehire Ryan Dancey as Project Manager and try to recruit the PCGen developers. Sorry, bro. Despite this setback, I doubt they will sell [i]D&D[/i] and other TSR's asset to someone else. [i]D&D 3e[/i] product line are still selling strong with the debut of the [i]Epic Level Handbook[/i] and there is the hype regarding a controversial product, [i]The Book of Vile Darkness.[/i] [/QUOTE]

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