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OpenDnD - An Open Letter to Wizards of the Coast (Patreon)

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2023-01-09 18:04:04
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2026-06
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https://www.opendnd.games/

We are yet to hear anything official from Wizards of the Coast regarding the leaked OGL1.1 document, however the community is being proactive in doing everything we can to keep this from coming to pass.

#OpenDnD is a rallying cry under which creators and fans have unified to demand that WotC revoke the draconian 1.1 OGL and pledge to support the existing 1.0 OGL into future editions of their games. This isn’t an opportunity to litigate and tinker with a new license, but to return to the values of open gaming. Our community deserves an open future if we want our favorite games to not only survive, but thrive!!

If you are a creator, #DontSign the new agreement. If you love roleplaying games, let WotC know we won't support them without an #OpenDnD!

WotC has shown that they are the dragon on top of the hoard, willing to burn the thriving village if only to get a few more gold pieces. It’s time for us to band together as adventurers to defend our village from the terrible wyrm.

Please go to https://www.opendnd.games/ to sign the open letter, along side thousand of other creators, GMs and players. There is also an FAQ and articles to provide more information.

Even if you don't play D&D, this is likely to effect you. Many games are based on the OGL1.0a even if they don't use the 5e Systems Reference Document (SRD) and the whole industry is so interconnected that everyone will feel the ramifications of this.

We will get back to the regularly scheduled content as soon as possible, until then please know that your support means everything and we will do whatever we can to keep creating for the games you love, except signing the OGL 1.1.

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Akshay Arora

The new OGL will ruin D&D completely. I hope WotC//Hasbro realizes that there are other solid systems out there and this will completely alienate their fanbase and devotees.

tomcartos

I completely agree, it seems most WotC staff are also against it and this is coming from Hasbro executives who clearly don't understand the market.

Cole Tuininga

It floors me that they think this makes sense, even just from a business perspective. Do they really not get that this will drive TONS of consumers away, and destroy so much of the content that many of us are here to enjoy?

Penny Blood Adventures

This impacts my new business -- I started publishing 5e games on Kickstarter, and it is growing very quickly. My biggest concern with OGL 1.1 is that WOTC can take and use the content I create. This feels like it breaks copyright law.

Akshay Arora

Exactly! Hasbro seems to have done a huge ruin on their MtG property already killing the entire middle-card market from what I've read. IMO, this will push me away farther from D&D than 4.0 did!

Akshay Arora

And thank you for all that you have done for the community and pushing this as well!

tomcartos

I think is coming from Hasbro executives who don't understand the industry at all. Some of their more recent hires have been from the tech sector where they try stuff like this all the time.

tomcartos

The general consensus is that the 1.1 document would not stand up in court, but very few of us could afford the multiple years and $10's of thousands it would cost. Some are going to try though.

Penny Blood Adventures

The problem for WOTC is OGL 1.0a already exists and therefore there is precedence.

Cole Tuininga

I'm sure they'd have a collective coronary if they ever learned what open source software was. :D

GloriousGe0rge

I'm curious to know specifically how it affects creators like you Tom. I support so many Patreon creators in DND, and it seems like this new ogl is targeted at them specifically.

tomcartos

Hey George, you can have a look at my previous post to see how I think it will effect me, but the honest truth is I have no idea yet, none of us really do.

Jake Aubin

I appreciate the propagation of this type of info across multiple platforms. This is the type of response the gaming community at large needs to show to Wizards.

Erlend Aakre

Signed.. On the plus side, WoTC in their scummyness made me check out the Pathfinder 2E ruleset. I've only played 1E before and did not enjoy it as much as 5E, but it looks like they've done some really interesting and awesome changes compared to both PF1E and DnD5E.

Justin Neal

Signed, and forwarded it to so many people! 😂

Pasha Koskins

Signed and thrilled to see the organization coming out of this, despite knowing how much uncertainty content creators like yourself are facing. I doubt the executives anticipated this level of solidary. Thanks for spreading the info.

Taro Köck

Signed, I'm hoping for the content creators to sustain all activities that could benefit WotC. Only if this leads to an outright debacle for the Wzards, they stand a chance of learning from it.