OPEN
GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a
The following
text is the property of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. and is Copyright
2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc ("Wizards"). All Rights
Reserved.
1. Definitions:
(a) "Contributors" means the copyright and/or trademark
owners who have contributed Open Game Content; (b) "Derivative
Material" means copyrighted material including derivative works
and translations (including into other computer languages), potation,
modification, correction, addition, extension, upgrade, improvement,
compilation, abridgment or other form in which an existing work
may be recast, transformed or adapted; (c) "Distribute"
means to reproduce, license, rent, lease, sell, broadcast, publicly
display, transmit or otherwise distribute; (d) "Open Game Content"
means the game mechanic and includes the methods, procedures, processes
and routines to the extent such content does not embody the Product
Identity and is an enhancement over the prior art and any additional
content clearly identified as Open Game Content by the Contributor,
and means any work covered by this License, including translations
and derivative works under copyright law, but specifically excludes
Product Identity. (e) "Product Identity" means product
and product line names, logos and identifying marks including trade
dress; artifacts; creatures characters; stories, storylines, plots,
thematic elements, dialogue, incidents, language, artwork, symbols,
designs, depictions, likenesses, formats, poses, concepts, themes
and graphic, photographic and other visual or audio representations;
names and descriptions of characters, spells, enchantments, personalities,
teams, personas, likenesses and special abilities; places, locations,
environments, creatures, equipment, magical or supernatural abilities
or effects, logos, symbols, or graphic designs; and any other trademark
or registered trademark clearly identified as Product identity by
the owner of the Product Identity, and which specifically excludes
the Open Game Content; (f) "Trademark" means the logos,
names, mark, sign, motto, designs that are used by a Contributor
to identify itself or its products or the associated products contributed
to the Open Game License by the Contributor (g) "Use",
"Used" or "Using" means to use, Distribute,
copy, edit, format, modify, translate and otherwise create Derivative
Material of Open Game Content. (h) "You" or "Your"
means the licensee in terms of this agreement.
2. The License:
This License applies to any Open Game Content that contains a notice
indicating that the Open Game Content may only be Used under and
in terms of this License. You must affix such a notice to any Open
Game Content that you Use. No terms may be added to or subtracted
from this License except as described by the License itself. No
other terms or conditions may be applied to any Open Game Content
distributed using this License.
3. Offer and
Acceptance: By Using the Open Game Content You indicate Your acceptance
of the terms of this License.
4. Grant and
Consideration: In consideration for agreeing to use this License,
the Contributors grant You a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free,
non-exclusive license with the exact terms of this License to Use,
the Open Game Content.
5. Representation
of Authority to Contribute: If You are contributing original material
as Open Game Content, You represent that Your Contributions are
Your original creation and/or You have sufficient rights to grant
the rights conveyed by this License.
6.Notice of
License Copyright: You must update the COPYRIGHT NOTICE portion
of this License to include the exact text of the COPYRIGHT NOTICE
of any Open Game Content You are copying, modifying or distributing,
and You must add the title, the copyright date, and the copyright
holder's name to the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any original Open Game
Content you Distribute.
7. Use of Product
Identity: You agree not to Use any Product Identity, including as
an indication as to compatibility, except as expressly licensed
in another, independent Agreement with the owner of each element
of that Product Identity. You agree not to indicate compatibility
or co-adaptability with any Trademark or Registered Trademark in
conjunction with a work containing Open Game Content except as expressly
licensed in another, independent Agreement with the owner of such
Trademark or Registered Trademark. The use of any Product Identity
in Open Game Content does not constitute a challenge to the ownership
of that Product Identity. The owner of any Product Identity used
in Open Game Content shall retain all rights, title and interest
in and to that Product Identity.
8. Identification:
If you distribute Open Game Content You must clearly indicate which
portions of the work that you are distributing are Open Game Content.
9. Updating
the License: Wizards or its designated Agents may publish updated
versions of this License. You may use any authorized version of
this License to copy, modify and distribute any Open Game Content
originally distributed under any version of this License.
10 Copy of
this License: You MUST include a copy of this License with every
copy of the Open Game Content You Distribute.
11. Use of
Contributor Credits: You may not market or advertise the Open Game
Content using the name of any Contributor unless You have written
permission from the Contributor to do so.
12 Inability
to Comply: If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the
terms of this License with respect to some or all of the Open Game
Content due to statute, judicial order, or governmental regulation
then You may not Use any Open Game Material so affected.
13 Termination:
This License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply
with all terms herein and fail to cure such breach within 30 days
of becoming aware of the breach. All sublicenses shall survive the
termination of this License.
14 Reformation:
If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such
provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make
it enforceable.
15 COPYRIGHT
NOTICE
Open Game License v 1.0 Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
System
Reference Document Copyright 2000-2003, Wizards of the Coast,
Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker,
Andy Collins, David Noonan, Rich Redman, Bruce R. Cordell, John
D. Rateliff, Thomas Reid, James Wyatt, based on original material
by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
Modern
System Reference Document Copyright 2002-2003, Wizards of the
Coast, Inc.; Authors Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Charles
Ryan, Eric Cagle, David Noonan, Stan!, based on material by Jonathan
Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Richard Baker, Peter Adkison,
Bruce R. Cordell, John Tynes, Andy Collins, and JD Wiker.
Unearthed
Arcana Copyright 2004, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Andy Collins,
Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Rich Redman.
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