249 - O. G. HELL

After the bombshell report by friend-of-the-show Linda Codega on Wizards of the Coast’s disastrous new version of the Open Gaming License, we discuss the controversy with two guests: Justin Alexander and LegalKimchi. We dive into what the Open Gaming License (OGL) is, its history and context, the legal issues raised by the new document, why no company in their right mind will sign the new license, the reasoning that may be guiding WotC’s decision, and where companies and fans can go from here. 

Linda Codega’s article on Gizmodo 

Full text of the new OGL 1.1

Justin Alexander’s The Alexandrian blog and his three part series on the history of the OGL

LegalKimchi’s YouTube Channel

Atlas Games 

The Original Open Game License 1.0a

And the just announced open and system neutral ORC License!

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