Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jan 7, 2023 10:19:46 GMT -5
As stated in my blog, I am putting my #Dungeon23 posts on hold temporarily until the full OGL v1.1 is released and confirmed.
Dungeon23 on Hold - Waiting on FULL OGL update
As the old saying goes, "things change", and it looks like the OGL is changing in a big way. This new OGL version 1.1 goes in a completely different direction than OGL version 1.0a. My plan was to use Delving Deeper statistics for detailing any NPCs, magic items, monsters, etc. that might pop up during my #Dungeon23 posts. I have decided to hold off on any posts until after January 13th of 2023, because that keeps getting thrown around as some sort of cutoff date. I would like the full details that come with that date before continuing on with any support for any type of OGL product. I'm most definitely not a lawyer experienced in intellectual property law, copyright, trademark, contract law, or any other similar area. I'm just a gamer with a blog that gets a small bit of traffic and interaction from time to time. I like putting up stuff to support the games I like BUT now I have to decide whether to support any OGL game in my blog or use some sort of "fair use and no infringement intended" notice to any house rule posts I put on my blog. I suspect the OGL tab at the top of my blog will disappear at some point in the future. Make no mistake about it, I think Delving Deeper is one of the best games I have in my collection. I have no problem with it, but I do have a problem supporting the OGL.
I will definitely still do stuff with Delving Deeper, but I don't think I will public post anything in my blog with Delving Deeper stats due to the inclusion of the OGL. Delving Deeper IS awesome but I just can't work with the OGL - even the old 1.0a - because the people at Wizards NOW are not the same people or mindset of the people that were at Wizards THEN. I have no problem with them trying to spread the influence and play of their version of D&D when they first introduced the old OGL. That's a sound business decision. What isn't a sound business decision is trying to fleece customers and content creators out of money and their content.
Going forward I will show my support in a little bit of a different way. If I come up with a new monster for an OGL system like Delving Deeper then I will include a "house rule based on fair use and not intended as infringement or for profit" statement and I will post the statistics in a format dissimilar to their layout. I will not be using the OGL. I may find a non-OGL system - such as Arduin, The Fantasy Trip, etc. - for detailing my campaign material. There are plenty to choose from out there and I own some of them.
I've heard Troll Lord Games has consulted a lawyer to see about doing their own version of an OGL so that may be something to consider as well.
Dungeon23 on Hold - Waiting on FULL OGL update
As the old saying goes, "things change", and it looks like the OGL is changing in a big way. This new OGL version 1.1 goes in a completely different direction than OGL version 1.0a. My plan was to use Delving Deeper statistics for detailing any NPCs, magic items, monsters, etc. that might pop up during my #Dungeon23 posts. I have decided to hold off on any posts until after January 13th of 2023, because that keeps getting thrown around as some sort of cutoff date. I would like the full details that come with that date before continuing on with any support for any type of OGL product. I'm most definitely not a lawyer experienced in intellectual property law, copyright, trademark, contract law, or any other similar area. I'm just a gamer with a blog that gets a small bit of traffic and interaction from time to time. I like putting up stuff to support the games I like BUT now I have to decide whether to support any OGL game in my blog or use some sort of "fair use and no infringement intended" notice to any house rule posts I put on my blog. I suspect the OGL tab at the top of my blog will disappear at some point in the future. Make no mistake about it, I think Delving Deeper is one of the best games I have in my collection. I have no problem with it, but I do have a problem supporting the OGL.
I will definitely still do stuff with Delving Deeper, but I don't think I will public post anything in my blog with Delving Deeper stats due to the inclusion of the OGL. Delving Deeper IS awesome but I just can't work with the OGL - even the old 1.0a - because the people at Wizards NOW are not the same people or mindset of the people that were at Wizards THEN. I have no problem with them trying to spread the influence and play of their version of D&D when they first introduced the old OGL. That's a sound business decision. What isn't a sound business decision is trying to fleece customers and content creators out of money and their content.
Going forward I will show my support in a little bit of a different way. If I come up with a new monster for an OGL system like Delving Deeper then I will include a "house rule based on fair use and not intended as infringement or for profit" statement and I will post the statistics in a format dissimilar to their layout. I will not be using the OGL. I may find a non-OGL system - such as Arduin, The Fantasy Trip, etc. - for detailing my campaign material. There are plenty to choose from out there and I own some of them.
I've heard Troll Lord Games has consulted a lawyer to see about doing their own version of an OGL so that may be something to consider as well.
