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I keep expecting to see a thread titled, "Management Shakeup, at WOTC"?

Started by Jam The MF, February 23, 2023, 01:52:31 PM

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February 24, 2023, 01:54:19 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on February 24, 2023, 11:48:16 AM
Quote from: Slipshot762 on February 24, 2023, 02:39:15 AM
Still out of the loop thought I read a blurb about D&D is now creative commons? Yeah if that's true I'd imagine someone is getting fired.

Only the 5.1 SRD is CC By, a very "magnanimous" move that puts under CC By stuff they can't copyright, patent or tradermark like the rules and mechanics. There's precious little fluff (the actual IP) there to begin with.

So they "magnanimously" put under CC a bunch of stuff they can't stop anyone from using anyway and a little crumbs of IP. People are lapping it up as if it were Mana from heaven.

People got excited, because the name "Beholder" is now Creative Commons, without any Stats or Lore to speak of.  So if a creator chooses to use the 5E Creative Commons, they can now have a Beholder in their game or adventure.  They no longer have to call it an Eye Beast, etc.  What WOTC shared via Creative Commons, still requires a little creative content, on the part of creators; but now you can legally use "Beholders".
Let the Dice, Decide the Outcome.  Accept the Results.
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