I was wondering several things about the future of the d20 comunity maybe you have some answers to some questions that 3.5 lovers are now asking to ourselves:
1. Will the RPG publishers produce more new stuff under de OGL 3.5?
2. Will aspirants to publishers (like me) who are right now developing stuff to self publishing may still publish their stuff even after the retirement of the d20 license? If this is possible, how it ill be? What will be the procedure?
3. Will the RPG pdf sale sites continue selling products from small and big publishers who will continue supporting 3.5?
These are my concerns, any opinion or information will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8
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I was wondering several things about the future of the d20 comunity maybe you have some answers to some questions that 3.5 lovers are now asking to ourselves:
1. Will the RPG publishers produce more new stuff under de OGL 3.5?
2. Will aspirants to publishers (like me) who are right now developing stuff to self publishing may still publish their stuff even after the retirement of the d20 license? If this is possible, how it ill be? What will be the procedure?
3. Will the RPG pdf sale sites continue selling products from small and big publishers who will continue supporting 3.5?
These are my concerns, any opinion or information will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
1) if the market demands it.
2) You can still use the SRD and OGL 1.0a no matter what WotC releases afterwards. I plan to rip stuff from the 4.x and port it back to 3.x
3) again, depending on market demand
I would say that 3) will continue at its current slow trickle until 4E. Then perhaps one or two companies will continue to produce and find a niche market. Everyone else will drop it.
Wait, does this just mean that we don't have to get the license to publish D&D content?
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RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8
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Wait, does this just mean that we don't have to get the license to publish D&D content?
4.GRANT AND CONSIDERATION: In consideration for agreeing
to use this License, the Contributors grant You a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license with the exact terms of this License to Use the Open Game Content.9.UPDATING THE LICENSE: Wizards or its designated Agents may publish updated versions of this License. You may use any authorized version of this License to copy, modify, and distribute any Open Game Content originally distributed under any version of this License.
Emphasis mine.
IANAL, but These passage seem to indicate that even if WotC comes out with OGL 2.x, I can still print under 1.0a even under 4th edition.
2) You can still use the SRD and OGL 1.0a no matter what WotC releases afterwards. I plan to rip stuff from the 4.x and port it back to 3.x
I will be the first one to look at it.
Wait, does this just mean that we don't have to get the license to publish D&D content?4.GRANT AND CONSIDERATION: In consideration for agreeing
to use this License, the Contributors grant You a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license with the exact terms of this License to Use the Open Game Content.9.UPDATING THE LICENSE: Wizards or its designated Agents may publish updated versions of this License. You may use any authorized version of this License to copy, modify, and distribute any Open Game Content originally distributed under any version of this License.
Emphasis mine.
IANAL, but These passage seem to indicate that even if WotC comes out with OGL 2.x, I can still print under 1.0a even under 4th edition.
Perpetual? Enough for me, I will continue my work.
I would say that 3) will continue at its current slow trickle until 4E. Then perhaps one or two companies will continue to produce and find a niche market. Everyone else will drop it.
Unless wizards makes it really hard for 3rd-party publishers to use the new rules. And given their recent actions and current behaviour, I wouldn't discount that possibility. They've already made it clear that they don't want to share their toys any more.
I would say that 3) will continue at its current slow trickle until 4E. Then perhaps one or two companies will continue to produce and find a niche market. Everyone else will drop it.Unless wizards makes it really hard for 3rd-party publishers to use the new rules. And given their recent actions and current behaviour, I wouldn't discount that possibility. They've already made it clear that they don't want to share their toys any more.
HA HA HA did you see? Let's stay with 3.5 I am very lazy to learn new rules after I almost dominate the current ones.