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Material from other campaign settings

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#1
kalidor187
Nov 13, 2003 7:54:33 As we are all well aware, other campaign settings have tread onto ground traditionally thought to be 'owned' by Planescape, with Forgotten Realms being the primary offender. Regardless, I was thumbing through the Underdark supplement for FRCS and came across a feat called Portal Sensitive. One of the races eligible for this is one called a gloaming (planetouched via Plane of Shadow). In fact, a gloaming receives this as a bonus feat.

I guess my question is, what plans are there to incorporate feats, skills, races, etc. featured in other campaign settings into PS3E? Numerous new 'crunchy bits' have been released since the PS3E crew began working on the conversion, which would honestly drive me up the wall. Will WotC allow you to publish something like the aforementioned Portal Sensitive feat, making it a bonus feat for all 'planar' races? Or is that some sort of copyright violation? Most of the FRCS product line is not considered Open Game Content.
#2
caoslayer
Nov 13, 2003 9:19:34 ummm, by planescape rules, all planars have chances to detect an active portal.

Planescape it is inteded to be a free setting, you should be able to import any stuff from any d&d setting, of course with rational limits, you cant play as a Dragon Lance´s minotaur with feats and classes from Oriental Adventures.
#3
zombiegleemax
Nov 13, 2003 9:59:48 But PS3e cannot post a complete guide including that DL Minotaur as a Samurai. I'm not sure what there agreement is with WotC but I wouldn't think that WotC would allow them to use their non-SRD things in the world. I doubt that WotC would allow them to use their FR specific things in the writeups. And as for DL, DL probably cannot be mentioned because the Liscense for DL was sold to Sovereign Press.

In short, YOU can use all of these things. Planescape is about a mixing of different campaign worlds anyways. But for the PS3e team to use it, they have to not get in trouble.
#4
Shemeska_the_Marauder
Nov 13, 2003 12:57:09 I don't know the exact details of the Planescape license myself, that was handled before I got involved with the PS3e team. However I do think that references to other campaign settings is kosher to an extent given the rather unique nature of Planescape in that it tied literally any and ally campaign settings together into one cohesive multiverse.

Others on the team around here could answer that one better than I could however. So if they speak up you'll get a much better answer than I can provide.
#5
caoslayer
Nov 13, 2003 13:10:36 anyway, the web it is full of both official and house ruled material.

Im mastering a planescape campaing using my old planescape books and the 3e SRD.

also for a very good link of d20 stuff, check this:

for pdfs with all the oficial magical items, races, prcs, spells, etc.
www.crystalkeep.com/d20/

the "offical" Dark Sun 3e site
www.athas.org

and the official Dragonlance site (full of unofficial stuff):
http://www.dl3e.com

If you know spanish there is spanish versions of all those official sites.
#6
alien_rope_burn
Nov 13, 2003 14:34:47
Originally posted by Shemeska the Marauder
I don't know the exact details of the Planescape license myself, that was handled before I got involved with the PS3e team. However I do think that references to other campaign settings is kosher to an extent given the rather unique nature of Planescape in that it tied literally any and ally campaign settings together into one cohesive multiverse.

Others on the team around here could answer that one better than I could however. So if they speak up you'll get a much better answer than I can provide.

AFAIK... we can't really do crossover bits so easily. The licensing issue is, of course, a problem. It might be okay to do vague references (like my referencing of Arwyl Swan's Son being a purple knight)... but not too much crossover will be seen - especially system material. We may have pointers, though, such as 'see this FR book for nifty Planetouched feats' or the like. As much as I'd like to see everything from Fu Leng to Takhisis, we have to try and stick mainly to the PS setting.

The other issue is, of course, accessibility. Classic PS had the awful problem of dragging stuff in without stopping to explain it - they would mention things like asura or voadkin or saurials or wild mages without ever giving stats for them, and to actually find out about them would require digging through a lot of non-PS Monstrous Compendiums, the Tome of Magic, etc.

Moogle probably knows more than I, in any case.

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#1 kalidor187 Nov 13, 2003 7:54:33	As we are all well aware, other campaign settings have tread onto ground traditionally thought to be 'owned' by Planescape, with Forgotten Realms being the primary offender. Regardless, I was thumbing through the Underdark supplement for FRCS and came across a feat called Portal Sensitive. One of the races eligible for this is one called a gloaming (planetouched via Plane of Shadow). In fact, a gloaming receives this as a bonus feat. I guess my question is, what plans are there to incorporate feats, skills, races, etc. featured in other campaign settings into PS3E? Numerous new 'crunchy bits' have been released since the PS3E crew began working on the conversion, which would honestly drive me up the wall. Will WotC allow you to publish something like the aforementioned Portal Sensitive feat, making it a bonus feat for all 'planar' races? Or is that some sort of copyright violation? Most of the FRCS product line is not considered Open Game Content.
#2 caoslayer Nov 13, 2003 9:19:34	ummm, by planescape rules, all planars have chances to detect an active portal. Planescape it is inteded to be a free setting, you should be able to import any stuff from any d&d setting, of course with rational limits, you cant play as a Dragon Lance´s minotaur with feats and classes from Oriental Adventures.
#3 zombiegleemax Nov 13, 2003 9:59:48	But PS3e cannot post a complete guide including that DL Minotaur as a Samurai. I'm not sure what there agreement is with WotC but I wouldn't think that WotC would allow them to use their non-SRD things in the world. I doubt that WotC would allow them to use their FR specific things in the writeups. And as for DL, DL probably cannot be mentioned because the Liscense for DL was sold to Sovereign Press. In short, YOU can use all of these things. Planescape is about a mixing of different campaign worlds anyways. But for the PS3e team to use it, they have to not get in trouble.
#4 Shemeska_the_Marauder Nov 13, 2003 12:57:09	I don't know the exact details of the Planescape license myself, that was handled before I got involved with the PS3e team. However I do think that references to other campaign settings is kosher to an extent given the rather unique nature of Planescape in that it tied literally any and ally campaign settings together into one cohesive multiverse. Others on the team around here could answer that one better than I could however. So if they speak up you'll get a much better answer than I can provide.
#5 caoslayer Nov 13, 2003 13:10:36	anyway, the web it is full of both official and house ruled material. Im mastering a planescape campaing using my old planescape books and the 3e SRD. also for a very good link of d20 stuff, check this: for pdfs with all the oficial magical items, races, prcs, spells, etc. www.crystalkeep.com/d20/ the "offical" Dark Sun 3e site www.athas.org and the official Dragonlance site (full of unofficial stuff): http://www.dl3e.com If you know spanish there is spanish versions of all those official sites.
#6 alien_rope_burn Nov 13, 2003 14:34:47	Originally posted by Shemeska the Marauder I don't know the exact details of the Planescape license myself, that was handled before I got involved with the PS3e team. However I do think that references to other campaign settings is kosher to an extent given the rather unique nature of Planescape in that it tied literally any and ally campaign settings together into one cohesive multiverse. Others on the team around here could answer that one better than I could however. So if they speak up you'll get a much better answer than I can provide. AFAIK... we can't really do crossover bits so easily. The licensing issue is, of course, a problem. It might be okay to do vague references (like my referencing of Arwyl Swan's Son being a purple knight)... but not too much crossover will be seen - especially system material. We may have pointers, though, such as 'see this FR book for nifty Planetouched feats' or the like. As much as I'd like to see everything from Fu Leng to Takhisis, we have to try and stick mainly to the PS setting. The other issue is, of course, accessibility. Classic PS had the awful problem of dragging stuff in without stopping to explain it - they would mention things like asura or voadkin or saurials or wild mages without ever giving stats for them, and to actually find out about them would require digging through a lot of non-PS Monstrous Compendiums, the Tome of Magic, etc. Moogle probably knows more than I, in any case.