The 403-page Dungeons & Dragons game system is now licensed under Creative Commons • TechCrunch
It’s official now: Dungeons & Dragons is licensed under Creative Commons. This makes the popular board game “available for free for all uses,” Dungeons & Dragons executive producer Kyle Brink wrote in an article. blog post today.
Just a few weeks ago, this result seemed impossible. About a month ago, Wizards of the Coast (WoTC) — publisher of Dungeons & Dragons and a subsidiary of Hasbro — sent a new Open Game License (OGL) document to Dungeons content creators. & Dragons, ask them to sign. they call it “OGL 1.1.” The existing OGL, effective since 2000, makes it possible for third-party creators to use an extended game system to sell spellbooks, modules, virtual table tops (VTTs), and other content that has helped The game developed into great success as it is today. But some provisions in the updated document will make it impossible for these independent businesses to continue operating. Some creators have leaked material to protest, expose predatory term that would suffocate the prolific fanbase. Over 77,000 creators and fans have signed a open letter resisted these changes and some went so far as to cancel their subscription to D&D farther, an online platform for games. Finally, WoTC acknowledges that they “rolling 1,” in other words, was heavily disturbed.
Last week, fans were surprised when Brink announced that the company was planning to release game material under a Creative Commons license, a complete reversal from the original limited plan. Today, after receiving feedback from over 15,000 fans, Dungeons & Dragons has officially released the game system under this lenient license, in all 403 pages its glory.
The company even addressed concerns about how the original Creative Commons proposal last week would affect VTT or the software that makes it possible for people to play TTRPG remotely. Now, WoTC has even withdrawn those regulations, while keeping the original OGL in effect.
“This Creative Commons license makes the content freely available for any use,” Brink wrote in today’s article. blog post. “We do not control that license and cannot change or revoke it. It’s open and irrevocable in such a way that you don’t have to take our word for it. And its openness means there’s no need for a VTT policy. put [Systems Reference Document] under a Creative Commons license is a one-way street. One go, no return.”
As it turns out, fandoms can achieve a lot when they get together. Just ask Ticket seller.
