Some new details about the GSL finally posted after a lot of speculation and delay.
Sounds like you can be approved to use a “D&D Compatible” logo, and anyone can use a GSL after publication. (And no one is going to have to pay $5k.)
This ends the conspiracy theories that Hasbro insisted that they revoke open gaming altogether. My guess, however, is that the SRD will still only be references to page numbers and not the wonderful open online indexes we have now.
The best part for me though?
Wizards is also working on the details of a second royalty-free license, the d20 Game System License (d20 GSL). This license will allow third-party publishers to create roleplaying game products in non-fantasy settings with the 4E rules.
Gimme my new d20 Modern!
See, this is good stuff. I hate the conspiracy crap. WotC is a company, not an individual. Grr.
Time for me to go catch up on back posts. I’ve been so consumed in my writing blog project lately I’ve hardly had any free time to even think D&D.
Thanks for keeping us all informed, Dave!
Hm. The more recent news makes it pretty clear that you can’t publish the same products under both OGL and GSL. Alas, we still can’t read the license ourselves. 😛
I’m waiting for more news on that front before I do an update; a lot of what’s going around right now (including on Slashdot) is still in rumor territory. Word is the actual license should be out sometime this week.
As expected, there’s been some clarification, and it’s not as doom and gloom as many expected:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4news/20080502
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=225231