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Thanks for the quick replies guys, and sorry this ended up in the wrong forum.

@Starglim: Thanks. It sounds like the license operates largely as I thought, but it's very nice to receive confirmation on this point.

@Tom: Sorry about this ending up in the wrong forum. I'm aware that if I were actually to publish this I should seek legal advice. The game in question is at this point so nebulous, and frankly so unlikely to reach completion, that I'm not too worried about that. I just thought I'd make sure my simplistic understanding of the OGL is broadly correct before using a bunch of OGC in the game, and then discovering I can't use any of it and have to rip it out again.

Thanks again for all your help!

If this isn't the correct forum for a question about the OGL, please let me know (and accept my apologies!).

Aspiring game designer here, with a question about the use of OGL-licensed materials in my own game. As I understand the license, I am allowed to use Pathfinder and 3.5 content licensed under the OGL in my own, commerically published content, without paying royalties. Is this correct?

If so, am I also correct in assuming I can include character creation rules, and modify the existing game content, as long as the product isn't branded as affiliated or compatible with 3.5 and Pathfinder?

Finally, is it also true that I can license one work under multiple licenses; that is, so long as I clearly separate OGL and non-OGL material, I can retain copyright to portions of my own work, while also utilizing OGL materials?

I realize these are very noob-ish questions. If you can help, thank you very much! <disclaimerese> I of course understand that you aren't in any way providing legal counsel, but simply answering my questions to the best of your knowledge. </disclaimerese>