Posted January 08, 2023
madarchon: Wizards of the Coast is updating the OGL (Open Gaming License)
https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634
This is changes that will force companies to change everything related to D&D and wizards products under that license. Or risk loosing it to Wizards of the Coast.
I know there are games based on systems that use the older OGL. I am not sure we are in risk of loosing them also or potentially be delisted?? Or if it affects them all together?
I am not sure if or what this may affect. But this could be huge loss of games. Which goes retroactively backwards.
I would be glad if a GOG admin could comment if this is a valid worry or not.
Old stuff should be safe. The old OGL explicitly grants a perpetual license. WOTC is just adopting the full greed way going forward and wants in on a piece of the pie from the current big players like Paizo, where they will only make it possible to use the updated one from now on. https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634
This is changes that will force companies to change everything related to D&D and wizards products under that license. Or risk loosing it to Wizards of the Coast.
I know there are games based on systems that use the older OGL. I am not sure we are in risk of loosing them also or potentially be delisted?? Or if it affects them all together?
I am not sure if or what this may affect. But this could be huge loss of games. Which goes retroactively backwards.
I would be glad if a GOG admin could comment if this is a valid worry or not.
If they try to make it retroactive, it's a legal shitstorm waiting to happen.