I am an aspiring Player/Game Master. I was lucky enough to catch the Pathfinder Worldscape Bundle on HumbleBundle.com, but I've been busy enough since then, that I still haven't read through everything I have.
Prior to purchasing this bundle, I had never even played a tabletop RPG in my life, yet I had played tons and tons of RPG video games. Since the purchase, I have participated in a few non-Pathfinder tabletop games at a local game shop.
Anyhow, I have a few questions. I was wondering... if the Open Game License occurs between the comic content and the bonus game content (not at the beginning of the comic), is the comic content off limits?
Also, after reading various threads on the internet about the OGL, I believe it is, and not only that, but also the images of NPCs and items strewn throughout the bonus game content. Am I correct?
So, essentially, it's the text that a Game Master can reproduce, because that's where the game mechanics lie. However, no artwork, meaning 0 pictures of anything, be it NPCs, items, whatever the heck... what about maps? That's artwork. Yet... I guess they might fall under "game mechanics."
What about the posters that were added in the "bonus content" zipped folders for the bundle? They seem to depict situations from the game content that wasn't actually included in the comic content.
So then, if I want to be an enjoyable Game Master, may I create my own images (draw them myself) based on the textual game content?
Ultimately, the OGL prohibits reproduction of the artwork, so if I'm pressed for time one month, may I show my players my copy of the book that contains artwork, as long as I don't make a copy of it?