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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 1819840" data-attributes="member: 158">I totally agree. OGC is "free" in the sense that the info can be re-packaged legally, no problem. Whether it is available electronically is totally a matter of convenience. When Monte Cook first started releasing material, I used to be annoyed with his (for lack of a better term) "jigsaw puzzle" means of releasing OGC. In hindsight, I can completely understand why he does it, from a business point of view. He releases the mechanics on most of his feats and hard rules, and spells, but keeps the names and flavor as closed. He is still supporting the Open Gaming movement, but to use his materials means the person has to work harder at using it. That's being a little harsh, but I understand what you are saying. OGC can be released in an easy-to-cannibalize form, but by no means does it HAVE to be. I can give you a blueberry pie, or I can give you the flour, sugar, berries, eggs, water, pans, and oven; but past that, it would be irrational of me to be mad at you when you actually made the pie, and then decided to slice it up and share it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> It's not one of my custom-made blueberry pies, after all.</blockquote>