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Yep - not only is there no catch right now, but they literally can never add one. The SRD is released under CC-BY-4.0. The only point of contention is what hap
by johnday 4y ago
Yep - not only is there no catch right now, but they literally can never add one. The SRD is released under CC-BY-4.0.
The only point of contention is what happens to their new product, One D&D, which will probably retain some nasty payment structure, and almost certainly not be OGL'd. That's fine though - if they build a walled garden around One D&D, they simply won't be able to compete against the open community of 5e.
- tonfreed 4y agoIt'll be funny if all those juicy royalties they think they're going to get never materialise because no one wants to develop for their system.
- wolverine876 4y ago> not only is there no catch right now, but they literally can never add one. The SRD is released under CC-BY-4.0. They can't change that particular SRD, but material not in the SRD can be changed as can new material. Also, as they leave the old OGL intact, it is a catch in itself: 1) It's generally restricts rights much more than grants them [0], and 2) WotC believes they can revoke it at any time.
- johnday 4y agoYep, everything not CC is still under the sword of Damocles. The good news is that the vast majority of players and third-party publishers are using 5e, so this announcement protects them forever. It would not be unexpected for them to use this as a way to dwindle support for OGL1.0a, but either way the state of affairs today is far, far better than a few days ago.
- wolverine876 4y agoForgot my footnote: [0] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/01/beware-gifts-dragons-how-dds-open-gaming-license-may-have-become-trap-creators https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/01/beware-gifts-dragons-h...