Open Game License

A copyleft licence designed for games but usable elsewhere.

FAQ

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Website: http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/ogl.html

Status

Copyleft

Source

Wizards of the Coast

Works

• Labyrinth Lord ● A retroclone of Basic/Expert D&D.
• Lamentations Of The Fire Princess ● Weird fantasy role-playing.
• Magic Sword ● A project to clone and improve upon D&D 4E.
• Magpie Codex ● A light and generic fantasy RPG.
• Masks ● 'Masks is a pen-and-paper role-playing game of super powered heroes, with addictive character generation and comic-book combat pacing.'
• Mazes & Perils ● 'Mazes & Perils is a game of imagination and role playing in a fantasy world, suitable for ages 10 and up.'
• Men of Stones ● This is a game of drama, of desires, motivations, and downfalls.
• Men Of Stones ● 'This is a game of drama, of desires, motivations, and downfalls. You play characters caught up in a devastating circle of events that can lead only to a tragic fall.'
• Microlite20 ● A simplified version of the d20 System.
• Mini Six ● A short and sweet take on the d6 System.
• MULRAH ● An RPG that has undergone considerable changes in recent versions.
• Mutant Future ● Post-apocalyptic role-playing compatible with Labyrinth Lord.
• Mutants & Masterminds ● A d20 superhero RPG.
• Myth & Magic ● An adaptation of 2E AD&D.
• Necronautica ● A game of heroic soldiers fighting against an alien invasion.
• Open4E ● 'This system is intended to be a streamlined and open tactical RPG. The primary source of inspiration is Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition.'
• OpenD6 ● The popular D6 System finally released as open.
• OpenQuest ● A complete and easy to play fantasy roleplaying game, with monsters, magic and exotic locales. OpenQuest uses the classic D100 rules mechanic, which uses percentages to express the chance of success or failure.
• OSRIC ● A retroclone of 1st Edition Dungeons & Dragons.
• Pathfinder ● A role-playing game based on Dungeons & Dragons 3.5.
• Perfect20 ● A variant on D&D 3e.
• PFSRD ● A collection of Pathfinder official and third party materials.
• Prometheus SRD ● An open version of the character creation and advancement rules from Dungeons & Dragons 3E.
• Raven Crowking's Fantasy Game ● Raven Crowking's reworking of Dungeons & Dragons
• Renaissance ● 'Renaissance is a free D100 roleplaying system designed for historical and fantasy gaming in the age of black powder weapons.'
• RuneQuest ● The RuneQuest core rules.
• Simple 20 ● A simple d20-based RPG.
• Spellchrome ● A classless version of the d20 System.
• Spellcraft & Swordplay ● A retro role-playing game that combines Chainmail and Original Dungeons & Dragons.
• Spirit of the Century ● Pulp two-fisted adventure in the 1930s.
• SRD5 ● A clone of Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition.
• Star Blades ● Science fiction role-playing using the original Dungeons & Dragons rules.
• Swords & Wizardry ● A retroclone of original and whitebox Dungeons & Dragons.
• Tech Noir ● A cyberpunk game that uses a d20.
• The 52 Pages ● An old school tabletop RPG with each concept explained on one page.
• The Age of Shadow ● A role-playing game designed for one of the most popular fantasy trilogies of all time.
• The Big Brown Book ● A take on 0E D&D that avoids using d20s altogether.
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• The Fifth World ● Humans after civilisation - a tabletop roleplaying game that has been extensively revised.
• The Modern Path ● A tabletop RPG.
• The Wizard's Amulet ● An adventure for 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons.
• Torch & Sword ● A retroclone of 0D&D.
• Traveller ● A long-lived role-playing game with some setting details.
• TRIC SRD ● A 4E clone.
• Tri-Fold FATE ● The basic rules of FATE on three pages.
• True20 ● A d20-based RPG.
• Ultramodern4 ● Dungeons & Dragons 4E rules in a modern setting.
• Voidspanners ● A swashbuckling space adventure for Basic Fantasy RPG.
• vs Elves ● A supplement for vs Monsters.
• vs Monsters ● A 24HRPG by Phil Reed.

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Sources

• Animalball Partners ● A website that hosted tabletop games.
• Artikid ● "[A]n Italian full-time web-developer, part-time illustrator and games geek."
• Bedroom Wall Press ● 'Designer of Hulks and Horrors, Heaven's Shadow, and Drums of War.'
• Beyond Belief Games ● Swords & Wizardry ports.
• Bill Browne ● RPG creator.
• Crystal Obelisk ● A collection of resources for medieval study and tabletop gaming.
• D101 Games ● A small press RPG company.
• Evil Hat Productions ● A small press RPG company.
• Goblinoid Games ● A publisher of retro-style tabletop games.
• Grand OGL Wiki ● A collection of open game content from other sources.
• Gratis Games ● A provider of free retroclones.
• Green Ronin Publishing ● An RPG publisher.
• Greg Christopher ● An author of RPGs.
• James D Hargrove ● An author.
• Justen Brown ● An author of retroclones.
• Mongoose Publishing ● A game publisher.
• Pelgrane Press ● An RPG publisher.
• Ronin Arts ● A publisher.
• Wizards of the Coast ● A game publisher.

• Basic Dungeons & Dragons ● The mechanics of original and basic D&D.
• d20 System ● The roleplaying system which first appeared in Dungeons & Dragons 3E.
• FATE ● A game system based on the mechanic: dice roll + invoked and tagged Aspects.
• Saga Machine ● 'Saga Machine is a brand new tabletop role-playing system by the Tab Creations Collective.'