Shadowdark Legal AMA with Greg the Lawyer!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2024
- Come ask Greg the Lawyer all your legal questions about publishing for Shadowdark RPG in this livestream!
Greg and I are going to discuss how to use the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License V1.1 to make your own material that you can publish royalty free. AKA I don't get any of the profits, ya hear!
I want you to feel confident when you publish material for Shadowdark, and that starts with explaining how the legal stuff works. We tried to keep the license very simple and as open as possible.
*Disclaimer that Greg is not your lawyer, and this isn't legal counsel, only a discussion that should not be construed as legal advice! Greg will be glad I said that, I'm sure.
The most recent version of the license is available here: www.dropbox.co...
🔥 Here is the written FAQ resulting from this Live AMA! We'll update it over time as more questions emerge: www.thearcanel...
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Thank you for this! I work in Finance and have to read ALOT of fine print in policies and contracts. It is always refreshing to read a license that is succinct, protects your awesome intellectual property, and allows others to profit creating content to enrich your game. This is great educational content, Greg the Gaming Lawyer gets a big thumbs up for helping the community understand how this works.
Many thanks!
Thanks Greg and Dm. WOthe hazbroz, You hear us?!
Really great that you streamed this, shows exceptional good faith and integrity - and really really helpful too. Thank you! 🤗
Ridiculously helpful and transparent stream. Constantly in awe of the support and transparency you provide to your community, Kelsey!
I may or may not have my first Shadowdark compatible module brewing....
That was rather entertaining. I doubt there will be a need, but I would enjoy seeing more of Greg The Lawyer.
Unfortunately had a pet emergency while this was streaming, but thanks for getting this put up on YT so soon, and thanks to Greg for the insight!
You're welcome. I hope your pet is ok!
Kelsey, shadowdark really needs a ''KEEP ON THE BORDERLANDS'' style module, for people to take inspiration, teach them to DM, play. build and expand
Wouldn't touch the Pinkertons with a 10ft pole but how about hammers? Also, Greg nice Deathbringer hoodie!
Amazing AMA. Complete openess and transparency over everything.
I appreciate your efforts in sharing this Kelsey. Love the fact you found a lawyer who games. 🤘🍻🎲
Appreciated Greg’s insights and clarification.
Thank you Kelsey and Greg for a very informative and succinct AMA. I am now confident using the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License. Great idea to include a FAQ that can be added to as things pop up. Keep up the good work!
The most interesting chat with a lawyer I have ever watched! 😄 Kelsey is such a champ.
Great, no-nonsense, AMA. Thanks guys!
You're welcome!
Wow - I'd love to write and publish adventures for ShadowDark. Once I've finished my other pursuits, certainly will look into the possibility.
Love the deathbringer sweatshirt. You guys make a great team!
Love the Deathbringer shirt Greg!
Awesome, thank for posting this Kelsey and gang!
So... the next time Greg is talking, I'd like to hear his opinion of how much in the OGL and CC from the Lawful Evil Corp actually is artistic items "owned" by Lawful Evil Corp vs how much of the OGL/CC SRD is just game mechanics which they don't own anyway.
This is apparently a very tricky and nuanced legal question that will be argued in the courts for decades to come!
@@TheArcaneLibrary The game mechanics being unprotected is pretty clear IMO.
So what's the Shadow Sun setting and where can I check it out?
Many thanks for posting this.
Very informative. Thanks for doing this Kelsey and Greg!
You're welcome!
Once people add 15 different dual wielding feats, 50 more classes, and 1000 more pages of miscellaneous rules, is it ok for me to do a Shadowark Lite which cuts all that shit out and makes the game lean, mean, and fast again? :)
I think you can state something like "This game/campaign/product is compatible with Shadowdark RPG Rule Book v2.0...". Also, the Arcane Library may need to start managing the Shadowdark Rules version now.
Hahahahaha! The core rulebook will always be the base game. To me, that is "Shadowdark Lite." Anything outside of it can be ignored and the game will remain whole/able to stand entirely on its own.
The license itself is the only version that matters! So long as it's printed in the book, the material in that book is usable by that license. So I could print Shadowdark 2E, and if it has the same license (V1.1) printed in it, then all that material is usable under those license terms.
@@samuelcheung5664 I was kidding. Sometimes my sarcasm font isn't as clear as I think.
@@NemoOhd20 Your words are a bit exaggerated, but you also pinpoint something the people here really concern. :D
Ive got ShadowSun as well!
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Is it irrevocable?
We go into this in the video! :) Essentially yes, it is irrevocable, although Greg goes into legal nuance that is important to understand. "Irrevocable" on its own isn't a single, broad-use concept.
A license can be on offer (available), and whether that offer can be pulled back is more the concept folks probably mean when we're talking about revocability. The way we are publishing the third-party license means that it will always be on offer, and that specific offer can't be pulled back.
I really hate the way he answered this. The fact is any offer CAN be revoked. Can it be revoked effectively? Maybe not. If you have a copy of Shadowdark on a desert island and don't know it was revoked, can you produce under the OGL, probably. The only way to get a truly irrevocable license is to buy one. Even $1 is adequate consideration but a gift such as a free license in the OGL really isn't irrevocable. Once you offer consideration for the license, the deal is done.
Realistically though, I have every belief that Kelsey WILL NOT revoke the OGL. It's in her best interested. Producing thing smaller products is expensive, talent is expensive, and it's a gamble. So allowing people to produce is actually cost effective for a company, because they make the real money is made off of the core rules and (they think) the future electronic offerings of all sorts. Moreover I don't think Kelsey & friends need an OGL crisis like Evil Wizards did to figure out how much it would hurt their position.
We are so blessed to have Kelsey and her friends producing this for us. It makes me happy about the future of fantasy gaming from a new generation.
@@NemoOhd20 it's all a bit oblique
@@NemoOhd20 I think the point Greg is getting at is that I can't revoke the offer of the license itself once published. It will always exist and can't be revoked by a single, sudden declaration on my part.
Whether or not that was possible with the OGL 1.0a is up for debate, but in either case, we don't believe legally that it's possible for me to do that with this license. The offer is a part of the work (book) itself, so as long as the book exists, the offer exists.
@@jnlsnfamily8747 No attempt at obfuscation here! I think Greg answered it from a bird's eye view. This license is being released as a part of the book itself, so I can't just get up one day and say all the works published under it are no longer authorized and the license is no longer on offer. Neither could happen, as long as the book exists.
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