In a surprise statement today, Kyle Brink announced that Wizards of the Coast will preserve the OGL 1.0a and move more of D&D into the Creative Commons.

One of the rare instances of a community backlash being so effective that it not only prevents the thing from getting worse but actually makes it better. RPG nerds, have you considered a communist revolution?

  • JohnBrownsBussy [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    This is a pretty big deal. Releasing the 5e under CC makes any future attempts to revoke the OGL pointless, and gives permanent protection to a lot of TTRPG tropes that originated in D&D.

    Funnily enough, it also means that people can now publish 5e-compatible products that have "compatible with D&D" on the cover. The OGL includes an agreement to not claim compatibility, so this move does allow creators to more explicitly market their products.

      • JohnBrownsBussy [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Yes, but the OGL has a clause about waiving that right.

        So, by using Open Game Content and the OGL to publish a D&D-compatible product, you could only do so without claiming compatibility (although you can say things like d20-compatible or 5e-compatible.)