System Reference Document

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Based on the system engineered for Apocalypse World by D. Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker, Powered by the Apocalypse systems are typically a narrative-focused, high-stakes adventure system that easily allows for genre emulation and evocative, character-driven storytelling. It has no SRD (although the Bakers are working on one), but it does have an open use policy, detailed on their site. Because of this, there is no set definition of a PbtA game, as the Bakers have stated that “ signifies ONLY that the game was inspired…

Sword of Dungeons and Dragons by artist Chris RahnImage: Wizards of the Coast | Chris RahnWizards of the Coast, publisher of Dungeons & Dragons, announced today that itwill no longer be pursuing deauthorization of the Open Gaming License 1.0a, abandoning plans previously stated in the drafted OGL 1.2. This statement comes after relentless fan backlash against the decision to deauthorize that was revealed after io9 reported on a leaked OGL 1.1. After three weeks of near constant pressure, it appears as if Wizards of…

Image: Wizards of the CoastThe Open Gaming License (or OGL) is a default use license established in 2000. It allowed fans to use portions of the Dungeons & Dragons intellectual property in their own work without oversight from Wizards of the Coast (the Hasbro subsidiary that owns D&D).The basis for the OGL was rooted in software licensing, directly inspired by the GNU/Linux license. Under the OGL—which anyone could use, without any special permissions or contracts needed—fans were allowed to create their own…

Image: Wizards of the CoastDungeons & Dragons released a statement today saying that the future of its open gaming license will include its core rules being placed under the purview of the Creative Commons. The Creative Commons is “a nonprofit dedicated to sharing knowledge, and it developed a set of licenses to let creators do that,” says the newest update from Kyle Brink, the executive producer at Dungeons & Dragons. This decision is a direct response to a lot of the fears the community had after io9 reported on…

While Wizards of the Coast was still assembling its party, other leaders in the tabletop roleplaying games industry were studying the blade. As fans waited for the Hasbro-owned company to respond to the ongoing controversy over the Dungeons & Dragons Open Game License, Paizo announced it would be financially supporting an initiative to establish a new gaming license, dubbed the Open RPG Creative License, which will be known as the ORC.Paizo does not intend to keep this license; nor will any of its partner presses who…

Screenshot: DnDBeyondDungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast has apparently cancelled an announcement about its updated Open Gaming License for a second time this week. Inside sources at Wizards of the Coast tell io9 that the company is scrambling to formulate a response to backlash against the new OGL that has occurred over the past week, following io9's story about a leaked draft of the document.Hasbro-owned Wizards of the Coast did not immediately respond to a request to comment for this story. According…

Image: Wizards of the CoastResponding quickly to widespread concern online, Wizards of the Coast has released a statement on DnDBeyond clarifying some misconceptions that have been spread around Dungeons & Dragons’ Open Gaming License (OGL). Currently there is no OGL released for the newest edition of D&D, which is currently in playtesting. After reports from a investor’s roundtable earlier in the year calledD&D “under-monetized,” according to Chase Carter of Dicebreaker, people got worried about what that…