Public Domain

Works that are not under copyright.

Public Domain Usage Guide from Europeana

Openness: Libre

Works and Sources

Works

• The Castle Doctrine ● 'a massively-multiplayer game of burglary and home defense'
• The Collected Writings of Jeremy Kellerman Volume One ● '""The Jeremy Kellerman Blog!" was created in February of 2011 as an outlet for the writings of Michigan-based creative genius and self-help guru Jeremy Kellerman and his associates.'
• The Far Towers ● Play travelling enforcers and heroes putting wrongs to right.
• The Open Game Art Bundle ● 'We're the people behind some of the most popular web games. The web is meant to be an open landscape; being in this bundle is how we choose to honor this.'
• The Ouroboros Cycle ● Books about roleplaying, ranging from general advice to specific settings.
• The Peeragogy Handbook ● 'The Handbook is the world’s first book to present Peeragogy, a synthesis of techniques for collaborative learning and collaborative work.'
• The Penthouse ● A Fiasco playset.
• Wealth Inequality in America ● An informative YouTube video.
• Weapons & Gear ● A Ronin Arts gear book for 4C System.
• Weasels! ● A simple system of intelligent weasels living in The Forest that must deal with a threat. Easy for kids.
• Wikipedia:Sound/list ● "This is an incomplete list of full length free content musical works available on Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons, with special emphasis on works that are (or should be) linked in Wikipedia articles." (Mainly classical music)
• Wuffle Comics ● Adventures of a kind-hearted wolf.

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Sources

• Public Domain Super Heroes ● A wiki of superheroes and villains that have lapsed into the public domain.
• Public Domain Torrents ● Torrents for public domain movies.
• QuestionCopyright.org ● An advocacy group for copyright reform.
• Safecast ● A project to empower people with data by distributing the load of data collection.
• Surlalune Fairy Tales ● Scanned public domain illustrations.
• Techdirt ● A tech news site.
• Telecanter ● A tabletop RPG website.
• The Beatles ● A pop band.
• The Best Copyright-Free Photo Libraries ● A collection of US Government photo libraries.
• The Comic Strip Library ● 'The Comic Strip Library is a digital library containing a collection of public domain comic strips.'
• The Free Motion Quilting Project ● A collection of designs for quilt patches.
• The Freesound Project ● A database of sounds (not songs).
• The Getty ● Public domain images.
• The Golden Years ● Public domain comics, gratis to view but difficult to download.
• Unsplash ● "Free high-resolution stock photos"
• UNZ.org ● A collection of scanned journal articles.
• US Government ● The source of a tremendous amount of public domain works.
• Valentin Champer ● A poet.
• White House ● The website of the President of the United States.
• Wikidata ● 'Wikidata is a free knowledge base that can be read and edited by humans and machines alike.'
• WPClipart ● A collection of public domain clipart.
• Zenhabits ● 'Zen Habits is about finding simplicity in the daily chaos of our lives.'

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Licences

• COPYPASTE License ● A very simple public domain licence.
• Creative Commons Copyright-Only Dedication/Public Domain Certification ● A multipurpose and now retired licence.
• Creative Commons Zero ● A Creative Commons licence which allows copying under any circumstances.
• Give It Your Own License, License ● Effectively a public domain licence.
• Give It Your Own License, License ● A public domain licence.
• Public Domain Mark ● A certification of public domain status.

Tabletop Games

Works

• 4C System ● A supers retroclone.
• Awen ● A fantasy RPG.
• Blood, Guts & Glory ● 'Blood, Guts & Glory is a pen-and-paper role-playing game of fantasy adventure. As the name would suggest, the game is in a somewhat "gritty" mould with the emphasis on visceral combat where you get specific injuries such as broken bones, torn muscles, burns and the like.'
• Bounty Hunter Blues ● A playset for the Fiasco role-playing game
• Codename: Spandex ● 'Codename: Spanded is a retro-clone game that emulates the game mechanics of another out-of-print game [Golden Heroes] without using any of the copyrighted artistic presentation.'
• Dark Dungeons ● A tabletop RPG based on the Rules Cyclopedia.
• Dungeon Raiders ● Simplification of Original D&D and early D&D
• Enchanted Realms ● Role-playing with cards.
• Floor Games ● A storytelling game HG Wells played with his children.
• Hexpack ● An expansion to the Piecepack.
• Hoard ● Play a growing dragon.
• Little Wars ● A storytelling game HG Wells played with his children.
• Microcosm ● A game from Amagi Games.
• Midian ● An intricate and lengthy RPG of dark fantasy.
• News Of The Empire ● A one-page Victorian steampunk setting, written in newspaper format
• Pantheon ● 'Pantheon is a storytelling game about a hero’s journey and the trials devised by the gods.'
• Piecepack ● A set of pieces you can use to play many games.
• Quick-Play ● A diceless RPG for quick startup and rapid play.
• Quick-Play ● '[A] very simple universal system ... Meant for short games with quick startup, it is a diceless game that contains within it full character creation, conflict resolution, supernatural/superhuman abilities, and even a few optional rules – all contained in three pages.'
• Super Hero Fun ● A tabletop RPG.
• The Far Towers ● Play travelling enforcers and heroes putting wrongs to right.
• The Ouroboros Cycle ● Books about roleplaying, ranging from general advice to specific settings.
• The Penthouse ● A Fiasco playset.
• Weapons & Gear ● A Ronin Arts gear book for 4C System.
• Weasels! ● A simple system of intelligent weasels living in The Forest that must deal with a threat. Easy for kids.

Sources

• Amagi Games ● A game company which publishes libre tabletop games and supplements.
• Bill Browne ● RPG creator.
• HG Wells ● A famous author.
• Telecanter ● A tabletop RPG website.

• The Public Domain Game Jam ● A competition to create a game inspired by the public domain.
• The Public Domain Manifesto ● A statement on the value of the public domain.