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Hello again!
I have been thinking about Pathfinder (well, this is all the time) and I remembered one thing about the Wizards SRD: it was prohibited to put a system for creating characters and advance it in levels, right?
So... How could Paizo create a stand alone RPG using the Wizard SRD?
Note: As you can see, there is a lot of ignorance involving this post. That's something fixable with responses :D
Not sure what you mean.
If you are talking of the OGL ( Open Game License ) it was made free use about the same time as the release of 3rd ed. That is the rule system involving d20 and lvl advancement
If you check a bit more deeply, there are many rule sets that use the same system ( EQRP, SW, Modern, the new Cthulhu ecc ecc )
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The d20 licence (the licence that allowed you to put the actual d20 system logo on your product) was the licence that prevented you putting character creation rules in - instead you had to say "Requires use of the Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook" or something.
Pathfinder doesn't use the d20 system licence (and indeed WotC have revoked that licence now that 4e is out) and instead just uses the Open Game Licence which does not contain any such restrictions.
The WotC System Reference Document doesn't contain any character creation rules, but as long as you weren't trying to use the d20 system licence you could add your own. Paizo decided to change the XP chart for PF, but if they has wanted they could have even kept the original XP costs there (as mechanics can't be copyrighted, only the expression of them).
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Thanks for the responses!
Digital Mage, that was what I was looking for. Thanks.
So, anybody could make a standalone roleplaying game with Pathfinder Reference Document, being compliant with the OGL, right?
As long as you only use material Paizo have designated as Open Game Content (which I believe the PRD is), yes.