The Fall of Tékumel
Since April 2020, I’ve been visiting one or two gaming companies every month, diving into their history, the politics, and their game philosophies. I talk to the principals (or their survivors)...
View ArticleIs the OGL Era Over?
The OGL 1.1 Leaks The potentially company-shattering news in the roleplaying industry this morning is an alleged leak of the OGL 1.1 that Wizards previewed at the end of the year. It’s a little hard...
View ArticleIs the OGL Era Over? (Part Two)
It’s now been almost two weeks since it leaked that Wizards of the Coast would be attempting to revamp the OGL and force publishers to use their new version — something previously considered...
View ArticleIs the OGL Era Over? (Part Three)
A month after the initial leak, which revealed that Wizards of the Coast was working to revoke the OGL using highly questionable legal means, the whole saga is finally at an end (for now). Following...
View ArticleIs the OGL Era Over? (Part Four)
In January of this year, Wizards of the Coast earned the anger of a wide swath of the roleplaying industry by trying to revoke the OGL, an open license that they’d actively encouraged people to build...
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