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I know it's been said before, but I wanted to say, once again, *thank you* to Ryan Dancey for the OGL.
I was thumbing through the Slumbering Tsar epic adventure book as well as Rappan Athuk - two of the better adventures, well, ever - and reflecting on the fact that if it weren't for Ryan's vision that neither of these would have been possible.
So, thank you again, Ryan!
Here! Here!
I think the limitations of the GSL compared to the OGL turned quite a few people off, or at least put up barriers to 4E in a way that 3E never had. While it's WotC's perogative to decide how to share their licenses, I know that there are people who might have wholeheartedly supported 4E who decided instead to continue developing material for 3E-based gaming. Heck, Paizo's strong showing in the market illustrates the still vibrant audience for OGL gaming.
So here's to the OGL and here's to Ryan Dancey.
Supposedly, the GSL's terms and the slowness to put it out there was the major reason paizo created pathfinder in the first place.
Not supposedly, they've said as much (most recently in their 10th year anniversary retrospective, Year 5).
As for the OP, hear! Hear! cheers to Ryan Dancey from me as well! Thank you, sir, and your vision.
Well the GSL pretty much put us out of business. I have to agree though that Rappan Athuk and Slumbering Tsar have to be two of the best products that have seen in a long time. Looking forward to Razor's Coast. I will add to the thanks for making it possible!
I got a chance to thank Ryan personally about two years ago at gencon as he was on the first GenCon panel I was ever invited to sit on (I blame Stan!). I told him thank you for making what i do for a living possible, and he mentioned that he loved hearing that.
I also am looking forward to The frog god glory of Razor Coast :)
You're all very welcome. We were fortunate to have a team of believers and the support of Peter Adkison too!
I actually had a chance to thank him in person at last PaizoCon. He made an industry and did great things for gaming. In college I actually did a thesis paper on it. Thanks so much!
I'll follow up on that. The OGL makes the whole hobby a lot more accessible to people who, for example, can't afford to buy all the books, and helps keep the community active by allowing them to develop and publish their own material.
For me it makes it more enjoyable to be able to get a wider variety of material from third party pubishers. Can find like minded publishers and support their efforts.
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No, Super Genius is Hyrum Savage and Owen Stephens.