After ruining D&D, WotC gives OGL devs the finger
Having delivered a very undewhelming player’s handbook, WotC isnow adding insult to injury with new guidelines for 3rd party developers doing D&D stuff. You might remember that by transforming Dungeons & Dragons into some kind of RPG-Linux in 3E, Wizards helped create a burgeoning accessories market for their game. Which resulted in some really brilliant products (like Scarred Lands, Midnight and Monte Cook’s stuff).
But WotC clearly are not just intent on ruining my favorite game, but also on ruining some people’s businesses models. Foaming 4E critic mxyzplk has done a nice compilation of people who think the new Game System Licence (GSL) sucks big time. They include Green Ronin, Paizo, Kobold Quarterly and many others.
Sean K. Reynolds (Former D&D designer, Greyhawk, FR, Baldur’s Gate etc.) says: “As restrictive as the GSL is, there are going to be fewer people publishing for 4E. Which means you, as a player/DM, will have fewer choices when it comes to ready-to-use material.”
Boy this sucks. See the full list of GSL critics here.
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