Keith Davies <keith.davies@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Heya Dale. How goes?
Hey Keith. Things are good, thanks!
> It seems, from the license announcement and various commentary, that the
> 4e 'GSL' is intended and designed to be as WotC had expected the 3e OGL
> to work. You get to write and publish using the rules presented in the
> 4e books, but you are expected to limit yourself to settings, modules,
> and maybe rules supplements -- the relatively unprofitable bits.
That seems to be a reasonable expectation. Personally, I don't have a
problem with Hasbro saying, "We just spend a tonne of money getting
people to write these books, so if you want to play this game then
please buy a copy of it first." I'm not thrilled with the way that the
DDI seems to be shaping up, but fortunately it doesn't seem to be
necessary in order to enjoy the game.
> I don't know how accurate that analysis is, but I can certainly believe
> WotC didn't expect things to go the way they did, and that Hasbro wants
> to 'fix' that.
Good call. I expect that if WotC had been part of Hasbro back then then
they wouldn't have come out with quite so permissive a license.
Interesting times!
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Bolen Books, Inc Victoria, BC Canada
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