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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgbrowning" data-source="post: 1595969" data-attributes="member: 5724">Right now we have no plans to closely indicate what creature came from where. There are several reasons for this. Were we to put an "Original source" bit as you suggest we'd have to contact a dozen publishers. That's a lot of work for little benefit on our side and it also make each other publisher do some additional work to make sure their rights are being protected. It would also greatly disrupt the current lay-out we've got right now and laying the book out again isn't something we want to do either.However, we're toying with a number indicator idea where a monster would have a subhead number which would reference what book it came from in the section 15 as each work would have a number as well.Doing so makes me a bit nervous. The OGL is very particular about how you're supposed to use the section 15 and adding stuff that effectively modifies someone else's claim is tricky. Clark modified the traditional section 15 a bit, but as he was only reffering to his own material, I don't worry about any legal difficulties from Necromancer by following his guidelines for using his ToH section 15. The other publishers, however, are working without any changes in their section 15 and I'm a bit hesitant to do more to the section 15 than that which the license requires.But, I tend to think the publishers won't have any problems with doing so because the more precise indication can only be a benefit to them, hopefully allowing customers to pick up the original source if they find some monsters they really like. I think every publisher doesn't mind a few additional sales.As of right now, I'm on the fence about a change to indicate where a creature came from. I'm gun-shy because I know that what I think isn't the important thing here, it's what other publishers think. I think I'm being overly cautious and everyone would like the more precise indications, but that's stretching the license to do so.So the short anser is: I don't know. One possible solution would be to place the reference numbers in a box and specifically state the box is not part of the section 15 designation. That may allow both identification while following the OGL strictly.The books are more-than-likely going to be lay-flat binding like MS:EC was. Lay-flat is one tough, tough binding that would hold up under all but the most extreme uses. It also makes laying a book out easier, even with with smaller pocket-size (5.5inchesX8.5 inches).Joseph BrowningExpeditious Retreat Press</blockquote>

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