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<blockquote data-quote="Greg Benage" data-source="post: 8864337" data-attributes="member: 93631">You could.* You couldn't stat up an NPC and give them Divine Spark or Holy Order, unless those abilities are included in the SRD. Now, if they're not included in the SRD but you still want your NPC to be &quot;1D&amp;D compatible,&quot; you have some options:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">You could say &quot;screw it, I don't care about any 'safe harbor,'&quot; and include Divine Spark and Holy Order anyway.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">You could say, &quot;This looks like a gray area, let's see what I can get away with,&quot; and change the name &quot;Divine Spark&quot; to &quot;Godly Gewgaw&quot; and have it otherwise work the same.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">You could say &quot;I don't want to be sued,&quot; and just replace those non-SRD abilities with completely new ones, tolerating any perceived deviance from &quot;compatibility.&quot;</li>
</ul>One of those options would be operating within the safe harbor.ETA the *: I think you could. If Wizards didn't include the 1D&amp;D class table in the SRD and you used it to create your stat block, maybe their lawyers could come back and say, &quot;This content was created using a table that is not in the SRD (see Exhibit A) and therefore violates the terms of the Open Gaming License, which means it is a violation of our copyright.&quot; If they did this, it's not so much about nuances of copyright law, it's that you're being sued by Hasbro, which, of course, is why a safe harbor is a nice place to be. In reality, they'd almost certainly send you a C&amp;D before suing, since their lawyers don't charge as much for those.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greg Benage, post: 8864337, member: 93631"] You could.* You couldn't stat up an NPC and give them Divine Spark or Holy Order, unless those abilities are included in the SRD. Now, if they're not included in the SRD but you still want your NPC to be "1D&D compatible," you have some options: [LIST] [*]You could say "screw it, I don't care about any 'safe harbor,'" and include Divine Spark and Holy Order anyway. [*]You could say, "This looks like a gray area, let's see what I can get away with," and change the name "Divine Spark" to "Godly Gewgaw" and have it otherwise work the same. [*]You could say "I don't want to be sued," and just replace those non-SRD abilities with completely new ones, tolerating any perceived deviance from "compatibility." [/LIST] One of those options would be operating within the safe harbor. ETA the *: I [I]think[/I] you could. If Wizards didn't include the 1D&D class table in the SRD and you used it to create your stat block, maybe their lawyers could come back and say, "This content was created using a table that is not in the SRD (see Exhibit A) and therefore violates the terms of the Open Gaming License, which means it is a violation of our copyright." If they did this, it's not so much about nuances of copyright law, it's that you're being sued by Hasbro, which, of course, is why a safe harbor is a nice place to be. In reality, they'd almost certainly send you a C&D before suing, since their lawyers don't charge as much for those. [/QUOTE]

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