I plan to use Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma for my open system and wondering if its Fair use or it is allowed?
Is Strength, Dexterity, etc… Open?
3 responses to “Is Strength, Dexterity, etc… Open?”
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You can't copyright rules, only a specific presentation of them. So, there's no way to prevent the use of the classic six stat names. There are a number of games which use those six stats and are not D&D. Most of those are computer games (such as Nethack), but they weren't challenged. Also, I think that you can find every one of those stat names included in at least one other game.
That said, I am not a lawyer, and so this is not legal advice. It is only a presentation of my understanding.
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Also, if you're going to be using the OGL, then yes, absolutely the six attributes are covered under the terms of that license.
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Thanks Faoladh
Not OGL,
been working on an open system.
https://sites.google.com/site/openrpgsystem/its better to say sorry than ask permission. Anyway, i've done some due dilligence on copyright and my system is sufficiently different. Suffice to say, its more of a Case Study Game System then 😛
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