WOTC, Scott, Where in the World is the GSL

[Enkhidu]

Non-publisher use of the GSL is not remotely a factor until after the public go-live date.

Untrue, unless you count fan sites as publishers.

 

[Alzrius]

I'm not getting sucked into that Nice try.

Darn it!

 

[JoeGKushner]

I'm not getting sucked into that Nice try. And you are smart enough to figure out on your own what the frustrations are for a publisher. Its pretty simple--we dont have the license yet or the content yet.

But I am still 100% convinced that Wizards supports open gaming and that Scott and Co. get it and will allow us to support 4E.

Clark

At what point in the license's failure to materialize will you be crestfallen o' Mighty Orcus.

Would it be worth if it June 6 comes and there's still no license?

August ends and no word?

October?

 

[Orcus]

At what point in the license's failure to materialize will you be crestfallen o' Mighty Orcus.

Would it be worth if it June 6 comes and there's still no license?

August ends and no word?

October?

I'm going 4E whenever it is available to me.

 

[Ranger REG]

I'm going 4E whenever it is available to me.

Your faith is admirable.

 

[Scrollreader]

I'm just dropping in to comment, here. not on the debate, but on Nceromancer's decision to support 4e, both with a new Tome, and now an adventure path. I run a couple games, with some player overlap, and while I often modify adventures, I just don't have the time to do everything from scratch that I'd like. As such, even if they don't get the rules one second earlier than I do, Necromancer's dedication to 4e has assured them of my dollars. I like their work, I love their tone, and they're one of the few publishers I know will be supporting the game I know I will be buying. Green Ronin? Maybe. Paizo? Nope. Now, maybe I need to get more into the d20 market, but after so many poor d20 products, the list of publishers I actually trust without a thorough review/appraisal of their material is pretty small. And of that list, the only one who I /know/ will be producing 4e material is Necromancer. Thats why they're getting my money.

 

[JoeGKushner]

I'm going 4E whenever it is available to me.

As I've noted before, you are indeed awesome.

 

[GMSkarka]

Untrue, unless you count fan sites as publishers.

I think you misunderstand me.

Fans ARE NOT publishers. Publishers are getting the GSL before the public go-live date.

Therefore, as I said -- non-publisher use of the GSL is not remotely an issue until AFTER that go-live date.

 

[Relique du Madde]

I think you misunderstand me.

Fans ARE NOT publishers. Publishers are getting the GSL before the public go-live date.

Therefore, as I said -- non-publisher use of the GSL is not remotely an issue until AFTER that go-live date.

Actually it is still a an issue considering that several fans already compiled the rules that WoTC released and made a 4e lite rulebook. See even though a fan *might* not have the capital to create a print run, they can still distribute and publish materials on the internet via the use of HTML and PDF. If WoTC's lawyers wanted to they could take the Lorraine Williams route and shut down sites that are compiling the 4e rules in pdf rulebook form because "4e is not an OGL product and does not currently have a GSL license/contract which gives the fans/publishers protection from copy write infringement."

 

[Orcus]

I'm just dropping in to comment, here. not on the debate, but on Nceromancer's decision to support 4e, both with a new Tome, and now an adventure path. I run a couple games, with some player overlap, and while I often modify adventures, I just don't have the time to do everything from scratch that I'd like. As such, even if they don't get the rules one second earlier than I do, Necromancer's dedication to 4e has assured them of my dollars. I like their work, I love their tone, and they're one of the few publishers I know will be supporting the game I know I will be buying. Green Ronin? Maybe. Paizo? Nope. Now, maybe I need to get more into the d20 market, but after so many poor d20 products, the list of publishers I actually trust without a thorough review/appraisal of their material is pretty small. And of that list, the only one who I /know/ will be producing 4e material is Necromancer. Thats why they're getting my money.

Thanks Scroll!

By the way, the principal authors and I just had a 1-1/2 hour phone conference this morning to discuss the overarching plot for the Iron Tower Adventure Path and the way we intend to deliver it. Great progress was made!

Clark