#232 The Open Gaming License Controversy

This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the controversy surrounding the Open Gaming License. In the news, new Dungeons & Dragons TV series greenlit, five D&D video games cancelled, Pugmire 2^nd Edition announced, Modiphius 2d20 Community Content program launches, and more! Plus a new listener question and a brand new sketch about magic words.

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News

Top 10 Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs of 2023 https://www.enworld.org/threads/here-are-your-10-most-anticipated-tabletop-rpgs-of-2023.694158/

Paramount+ orders 8-episode Dungeons & Dragons TV show https://www.enworld.org/threads/paramount-orders-8-episode-d-d-tv-show.694325/

Wizards of the Coast cancels five video games https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-cancels-5-video-games.694175/

Former D&D Beyond staff members criticize relationship with Wizards of the Coast https://www.enworld.org/threads/ex-d-d-beyond-staffers-criticize-relationship-with-wotc.694266/

Pre-order Page for Keys from the Golden Heist D&D adventure https://amzn.to/3QD434i

News Digest for the Week of December 23 (Pugmire 2^nd Edition) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-december-23.694006/

Paizo Errata Process Updating https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-news-january-organized-play-update.694232/

Pocket Catacombs https://sadfishegames.itch.io/pocket-catacombs

Our Traveling Home https://wundergeek.itch.io/our-traveling-home

Paranormal Power on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steampunkette/paranormal-power

Oops! All Dragons on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/oops-all-dragons-45-new-dragons-for-dandd-5e

Level Up: Advanced 5e Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2022 on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-a5e-gate-pass-gazette-annual-2022

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The Open Gaming License Saga

Wizards of the Coast Announces OGL v1.1 (December 21, 2022) https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-announces-ogl-1-1-revised-terms-royalties-and-annual-revenue-reporting.693973/

First rumors of the leaked OGL v1.1 document (January 5, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-ogl-just-whats-going-on.694193/

Ryan Dancey - Hasbro Cannot Deauthorize OGL (January 5, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/ryan-dancey-hasbro-cannot-deauthorize-ogl.694196/

Kickstarter’s Director of Games on Why the Platform Attracts Lower OGL v1.1 Royalties (January 5, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/kickstarters-director-of-games-on-why-the-platform-attracts-lower-ogl-v1-1-royalties.694198/

Community Posts Open Letters to WotC About New OGL (January 9, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/community-posts-open-letters-to-wotc-about-new-ogl.694283/

Battlezoo Shares the OGL v1.1 (January 9, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/battlezoo-shares-the-ogl-v1-1.694293/

OGL: What the Publishers are Saying (January 10, 2023 plus later updates) https://www.enworld.org/threads/ogl-what-are-the-publishers-saying-updated.694318/

Kobold Press “Raising the Black Flag” (January 10, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/ogl-kobold-press-raising-our-flag-for-new-open-rpg.694324/

EN Publishing and the OGL (Publisher statement, January 12, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/en-publishing-the-ogl.694386/

Rumors: WotC Announcement Today (Stream was cancelled, January 12, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/rumours-wotc-announcement-today-insider-email-reveals-plans.694392/

Support the OGL v1.0a: Sign this Change.org Petition (January 12, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/support-the-ogl-v1-0a-sign-this-change-org-petition.694396/

Paizo Announces New Irrevocable Open RPG License to Replace the OGL – The Open RPG Creative License or ORC License (January 12, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-announces-new-irrevocable-open-rpg-license-to-replace-the-ogl.694404/

Mainstream media coverage of the OGL controversy (collected January 13, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/ogl-gate-mainstream-media-the-guardian-weighs-in.694429/

Wizards of the Coast releases a statement on the OGL (January 13, 2023) https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-walks-back-some-ogl-changes-but-not-all.694440/

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