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   trashHeap :verified_gay: (trashheap@tech.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jan-2023 04:18:26 JST trashHeap :verified_gay:

   License text for the proposed 1.1 OGL here: http://ogl.battlezoo.com

   #ttrpg #DnD #wotc #ogl #dungeonsanddragons

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     trashHeap :verified_gay: (trashheap@tech.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jan-2023 04:30:34 JST trashHeap :verified_gay:

     • silverwizard

     @silverwizard Pretty sure it's a copy and paste dump of something with more structure, with side bars of explanations.

     Thus why it reads like a lunatic. Not that it was a sane license to begin with.

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     trashHeap :verified_gay: (trashheap@tech.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jan-2023 04:57:59 JST trashHeap :verified_gay:

     • silverwizard

     @silverwizard "This seems completely bonkers "

     Oh it is. The plan is to basically rescend the prior sane license.

     Issue a D&D tax for all crowdfunding campaigns.

     Make their virtual tablet top the only one in town legally able to play D&D games. And run that as a "live service" model.

     And chase all TTRG's that look similar to their's out of town.

     More info here: https://www.opendnd.games

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     Brian Tatosky (virtualbri@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jan-2023 05:07:11 JST Brian Tatosky

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     @trashheap Yeah, this is *bad* for creators. And embarassingly written.

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     Conrad Rotho (conradrotho@tkz.one)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jan-2023 08:40:59 JST Conrad Rotho

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     @trashheap It just makes no sense to me why would they shoot themselves in the foot like this. And while I'm not a legal expert, the way the document has been redacted it makes no sense to me that this is an official legal document. I've seen some legal documents and signed a few of them and this is just bonkers. I'm afraid I wouldn't believe it unless was posted by wizards themselves.

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     Conrad Rotho (conradrotho@tkz.one)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jan-2023 08:41:00 JST Conrad Rotho

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     @trashheap Thanks for sharing. The reading is quite... enlightening.

     I feel that half of this document has been tampered to stir the community. The mixture of legal text and then structures like "Why the tiers? For one thing, it’s Dungeons & Dragons (and even Our lawyers play); it’s possible We’re not actually sure how to design something without some form of leveling up." create serious doubts in the licence text.

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     trashHeap :verified_gay: (trashheap@tech.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jan-2023 08:41:00 JST trashHeap :verified_gay:

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     • Conrad Rotho

     @conradrotho I mean most of the worst bits have been indipedently confirmed by gizmodo, kickstarter and various folks talking to third party publishers.

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     Conrad Rotho (conradrotho@tkz.one)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jan-2023 22:32:15 JST Conrad Rotho

     • silverwizard

     @silverwizard @trashheap Hi! Thanks for the reply. That explanation makes sense, but I still fail to see how this is a document that would be accepted by anyone. I think it's more like a starting point for negotiations rather than the definitive deal.

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     GNU Too (gnu2@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jan-2023 03:57:44 JST GNU Too

     • silverwizard
     @silverwizard wait is this a legit thing? For days I have been assuming you are joking.