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OSRIC™ Open License:
Terms used herein are as defined in the OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a promulgated by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Open Game Content may only be Used under and in terms of the Open Game License.
Subject to the other terms of this license, you may do the following:
1) Distribute this document for free or for profit, provided that no change or addition is made other than adding your name as publisher if the product is distributed in print, other than by print on demand.
2) Refer in your own products to the name of this document, and indicate compatibility with the OSRIC™ system.
3) Produce content that is derivative of the "Licensed IP" material in this document, provided that your product is not a complete game.
4) Include quotations from the rules set forth in the OSRIC™ system, provided that such quotes do not individually exceed 100 words or collectively comprise more than 10% of your product.
5) Identify parts of your Product Identity as "OSRIC™ Open Content" that may be used by other OSRIC™ publishers, but only OSRIC™ publishers, as if it were Open Game Content. Note that Open Game Content may not be limited to OSRIC™ publishers, only Product Identity.
6) Identify parts of your Product Identity as "OSRIC™ Reference Content," in which case other publishers may refer to the OSRIC™ Reference Content provided that they identify the source of the reference (your work) and note on the cover of their product that your product is required in order to use their product.
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If you do any of the foregoing, you must:
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2) Not violate or infringe upon any trademark of WOTC (moreover, note that the OGL currently prohibits any indication of compatibility with a trademark without written permission).
3) Include the following text prominently on the cover or cover page of your product:
This product uses the OSRIC™ System (Oldschool System Reference and Index Compilation™). The OSRIC™ system text may be found at http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric. The OSRIC™ text is copyright of Stuart Marshall. "OSRIC™" and "Oldschool System Reference and Index Compilation™" are trademarks of Stuart Marshall and Matthew Finch and may be used only in accordance with the OSRIC™ license.
Complimentary copies of OSRIC™ material need not be sent to the authors, but it would be nice.
"Licensed IP" means: all of the material herein, with the exception of the artwork, trademarks, and title.
Under no circumstance should this license be construed to violate the terms of the Open Game License, and any term that violates the Open Game License is to be construed as closely as possible to the original intent within the terms of the Open Game License.
OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a
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.
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15. COPYRIGHT NOTICE Open Game License v 1.0 Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. System Reference Document Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
