Though I still hope that Paizo will correct this issue about digital tools, translations and other mentioned stuff in this tread. Translations are being looked at, digital tools are potentially an issue. Unless they are already OGL/ORC sanitized already like Pathbuilder apparently is already.
This is annoying from a tools perspective. PCGen was just getting some coders back involved and we were getting ready to start being active again. So now we have some data pruning to do, or approach Paizo about a separate license. We may have a dual approach where we have the actual release be OGL & ORC only, but then have a separate download hosted on Infinite that modifies the data to use the proper IP from the book. And add the deities so that clerics can choose their deity as opposed to a generic NONE and they have to pick the right domains and such, then handwrite the deity's name on the character sheet. But maintaining two sets of data in separate locations, and THEN tell the users they have to get these other files to make it match the book info.
If I make a whole new RPG, that uses the ORC SRD, then that is ORC, and not needing PCL nor Infinite (as it is neither Pathfinder, nor IP.If you are making a whole new RPG, you likely don't need to include the ORC in order to use someone else's rules expressions, as it's a brand new creation you own. You can still choose to use the ORC so others can use your copyrighted game in their own products. You are correct that it's neither Pathfinder nor based around our IP, so it's not going to use either the PCL or Infinite license. I think there's a typo or miss-wording in there Mark. :) If somebody is using another's rules expression (via the ORC), and not re-wording them to be able to use just the mechanics then your product can only use them via the ORC (or a separate license with the original author). Which means that your product itself has to be licensed under the ORC. :)
I wonder why is it still called a draft when it is the final version? It takes about 6 months to get a library of Congress id #.
Here is a direct link to the ORC License Seminar at Gen Con this year. I am not yet certain if the panel will be recorded on video, but we'd love to see you if you are at the show and have questions about the license! I plan to be there, already got a ticket in the system. :)
While not expressly called out I thought I'd ask and make sure. Pathfinder 2e is also included in the Approved Product list when it says "Pathfinder Roleplaying Game books"?
on a related note, since I gave up on HeroLab and switched to PCGen, do we know anything about their plans? Our plan is to have at one set out for the playtest (assuming the playtest itself is released as OGC), but our data team is small enough that attempting to support a rapidly moving target that a playtest is that we probably won't be having an additional one till PF2 is released. Of course if some users form a working team to make changes that don't create more load on the core team that would be okay too. :)
Buh Bam! Note that this is an ALPHA build, and that you will need PCGen 6.07.03 to run it.
We're getting close
PCGen will be supporting Starfinder, assuming the data monkey's can be whipped into submission. :) Of course we will be using the Community Policy so not sure if you want to include it here.
If the costs make you balk, you can always use PCGen. :) We plan to have it out shortly after release.
Freeeeeeeeeeeeee http://pcgen.org/ And should you do a google search you might find that somebody has made non-SRD datasets for 5e that can just be plugged into the data folder.
Strength only applies if the composite bow supports it. So, you could best case pull off 1d8 +1 +2 with your current bow. I know they are watching. :-) [Pottsylvanian accent]No we aren't.[/Pottsylvanian accent] Also note that you take a negative penalty when using a composite longbow and don't have the required strength.
Plus if you can prove that you own a PFS scenario to one of the people that have already created it they can share it with you. And this isn't expected to have to change with the current agreement.
Here's a list of random name sets included with PCGen, and many of those are broken down into time period specific names.
Are you downloading the latest production build?
I'm just gonna leave this right here...
In fact, I did not want an explicit prohibition because I thought there were a lot of utilities like character creators that could be and should be possible and it would be too hard to write a term that excluded something like Baldur's Gate while enabling something like PCGen. Which is why we explicitly state that the data files for PCGen are covered under the OGL and are OGC. And that the program itself is NOT OGC. :) And Yea! Ryan mentioned us!
I use Herolab to make my PC's (when player) and NPC's (when GM). But it won't work on my android tablet yet. So I have to have printed sheets. One guy uses PCGen on his laptop. Here's something to help you out Kydeem Hero Lab Character Sheet (Android)
I can verify that unless the publisher has specifically said we don't have to, PCGen always asks permission before putting a dataset for each source book into distribution. Even then I usually shoot the publisher a note when it does so they can get some PR buzz from it if they want. And when there was first talk about the 4e OGL (which wasn't released yet under the GSL). The licensing manager for WotC (who name escapes me at the moment he's no longer with WotC) had a couple of discussions about adding a line to the new license requiring that there needs to be a bibliography requirement for for EVERY OGL item that was used in a source book so that a) the original publisher/author could get credit, and b) clear up a LOT of the clutter from Sec. 15's.
Yea, Linux Success! BTW @MJ HeroLab runs fine under WINE.
Bacon, You don't have to actually "buy" it (unless you want to keep a record of it. Click on the Templates Tab, and in the search box at the top type Inherent (or scroll to find it), then select the Constition one, and apply it, a dialog will pop up and ask you to select the bonus.
A belief that commercial quality work should be done for free soon leads to no work. Pricing for work per supplement is why Herolab is CURRENT when it comes to supplement support instead god knows when for PCGen. (Not knocking the latter effort, you get what you pay for, anything else is gravy) But on the other hand unlike a commercial source like HeroLab, if there is a book that isn't for sale or otherwise distributed. You can personally code it up and donate it to the project and thereby directly helping the community. And speaking of which last I checked we still offer more total sources that HeroLab does. :) Of course a lot of them are for 3.0 & 3.5.
Well not to nit-pick but the PCGen Project has been going on without Bryan McRoberts for quite a long time (2006 is the last time I remember him being active, and that was largely due to some issues with CMP and the code base). He's only dropped in to say hi maybe twice in the last year. As a whole PCGen has been on SourceForge since 2001, and IIRC Bryan had been working on it for a year already. So we're already ranked up there with some of the oldest continuously running Open Source projects |
