Editing One D&D (section)

==Licence shenanigans==
More troubling is the possible rumors that Wizards [https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1410-ogls-srds-one-d-d might be outright dumping] the [[Open_Gaming_License|OGL]] (instead of updating it like a reasonable person to assume) and thus everyone's ability to publish 5E materials on their own.  Needless to say, the truth was more horrifying than anyone could have expected. 

First off, all publishers are forced to publish any future supplements through [[DM's Guild]] (taking a 50% cut of the proceeds in the process) and thus require any publishers to pay Wizards for the privilege of selling on their storefront. Also, creators making more than 750k USD yearly (such as [[Kobold Press]] or [[Frog God Games]]) will have to pay royalties for any revenue they make over that amount (as in gross revenue, meaning it stacks on top of other expenses), starting in 2024. [[WOTC]] claims there are less than 20 creators worldwide even making that much dough, and nothing stops them from perhaps dropping that cap to a level that'd let them tax more publishers. More damningly, by agreeing to this new contract, you were effectively signing away the rights, trademarks and copyrights of anything you make to Wizards, who can then republish this without your permission, and they have the right to pull it from all shelves for any reason with only a scant 30 days' notice. As this absolutely nullifies the 1.0 OGL, this puts pretty much every single roleplaying game that ever dared utilize the OGL at the mercy of WotC's legal team unless they decide to strike out on their own without it.

This is considered to be such a massive slap in the face for absolutely everyone who made anything for them - which might lead to the mass exodus of 3PP developers and potentially bringing down the golden age they made merely [[Dungeons_%26_Dragons_5th_Edition#The_Return_of_OGL|ten years ago]]. Hell, if we're lucky, some madlad might even try making their own equivalent of Pathfinder and start raking up all that lost money and community support; even better if a bunch of these companies decided to make their own games just so they don't have to play by WotC's tune. Lo and behold, the leaks have had these very consequences, with companies such as MCDM and Kobold Press deciding to make their own games as soon as they're done with their 5E shit, several more have denounced this new OGL, with the ''lightest'' form of criticism being merely "We're withholding from voicing any opinions until we officially hear it from the horse's mouth". As you might note, nobody (aside from any edgy contrarians) is supporting this.

After several rounds of half-hearted backpedaling and failed attempts at appeasement, Wizards decided to call off their attempts to nullify the OGL and dropped the 5.1 SRD into Creative Commons. For the moment, the community called this a win, but those who remained rightfully suspicious of the megacorp are now waiting to see if they'll attempt something like a GSL for this game when the release comes.