Headline info for those making paid content using the future OGL.
- Accept the license terms and let us know what you’re offering for sale
- Report OGL-related revenue annually (if you make more than $50,000 in a year)
- Include a Creator Product badge on your work
The latest updates from WotC regarding V1.1 of the OGL are not an #OpenDnD
At best, they are the open door of a rabbit trap.
The current OGL grants a "perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive license". V1.1, as outlined in today's article, will not. 🧵1/5
The article says creators will have to do the following to use OGL 1.1
-Accept the license terms and let us know what you’re offering for sale
-Report OGL-related revenue annually (if you make more than $50,000 in a year)
-Include a Creator Product badge on your work
2/5
The fact that creators will have to report their creations to WotC and use their special badge is a big red flag in terms of an *OPEN* gaming license.
And that reporting of $50k+ revenue; that's a bad sign of things to come. 3/5