D&D responds to community backlash with new licensing terms
by Jess Weatherbed from The Verge - All Posts on (#6812T)
The new OGL 1.2 is subject to community feedback known as playtesting, which will be addressed on or before February 17th. | Image: Wizards of the Coast In an announcement on the DnD Beyond website, Kyle Brink, executive producer of D&D, has introduced OGL 1.2, the latest version of the Dungeons and Dragons Open Gaming License. Brink highlighted that this version of the license doesn't contain any of the ownership, royalties, and revenue reporting requirements found in the more restrictive OGL 1.1 that leaked last week.
Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) - the Hasbro-owned publisher of Dungeons & Dragons - released the new draft ahead of its self-imposed deadline of Friday, January 20th. Unlike the previously leaked draft, OGL 1.2 will be subject to community feedback known as playtesting" in the tabletop gaming community.
Starting our playtest with a Creative Commons license and an...