| Banzaikoowaid |
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Hopefully this will be clear, concise and understandable; But I apologize in advance if I posted this in the wrong place, this is being texted out while a migraine ravages my brain. So to provide a bit of a backdrop I've been an ADHD D&D 5e Dungeon Master online and fledgling creative for five years. After the egregious fiasco that was the new OGL by WOTC and other various reasons I have started looking into Pathfinder 2nd Edition, and desire to expand my horizons as it were. While I am still some years away from reaching a desired level of artistic skill I would like to, ideally in the possibly near future, create a new fictional multiverse with its own cosmology for a myriad of future projects such as stories, music, monsters, artwork and campaigns, etc. that use and/or reference the Mechanics, Ancestries, Classes, Spells, Weapons, etc. of the Pathfinder 2e RPG.
With that in mind I have tried my dam- darnedest to read the entirety of the OGL, Licensing requirements, Third Party Content guidelines, and FAQs to the point of melting my brain. I considered contacting Paizo directly via email, but figured it better I start here on your forum. I do not represent any business or company, rather I am a future-freelancer. While reality can be disappointing, I would, eventually, and ideally create this fictional multiverse and all branching content for free as a lifelong passion/career; But probably link a donation page or something as to make maybe *some* money to get by, and inevitably start a family.
I'm no lawyer nor does legal jargon connect well in my mind, but I understand there are statutes as well as limitations alongside Paizo's need to protect its Independent Project/Product. I'm also not sure what exactly my 'make free stuff for Pathfinder 2e and it's community hoping to earn money via donation' sub-dream would fall under. Nevertheless everything starts somewhere, and an explanation/advice in simpler/layman's terms would be greatly appreciated. Paizo seems to care about its customers and community, with a cleaner history than WOTC. Having heard you are passionate about what you make, and friendly about it is what led me to write this.
With this all texted out, I eagerly await any constructive responses.
With reverent anticipation,
-Banzaikoowaid/Gus Strandberg