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Open gaming

Index Open gaming

Open gaming is a movement within the tabletop role-playing game (RPG) industry with similarities to the open source software movement. [1]

37 relations: Castles & Crusades, D6 System, Dominion Rules, Dominion Rules Licence, Dungeon World, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons retro-clones, Eclipse Phase, Editions of Dungeons & Dragons, Eponym, Fate (role-playing game system), Free-culture movement, Fudge (role-playing game system), Game System License, GNU Free Documentation License, GNU General Public License, Grey Ghost Press, Gumshoe System, Labyrinth Lord, Open Game License, Open gaming, Open Publication License, Open-source software, OSRIC, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pelgrane Press, Posthuman Studios, Public copyright license, Ryan Dancey, Steffan O'Sullivan, System Reference Document, Tabletop role-playing game, Traveller (role-playing game), West End Games, Wizards of the Coast, WorldForge, 13th Age.

Castles & Crusades

Castles & Crusades (C&C) is a fantasy role-playing game published in 2004 by Troll Lord Games based upon a stripped-down variant of the d20 System by Wizards of the Coast.

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D6 System

The D6 System is a role-playing game system published by West End Games (WEG) and licensees.

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Dominion Rules

Dominion Rules (DR) is a role-playing game system for historical and fantasy role-playing.

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Dominion Rules Licence

The Dominion Rules Licence (or DRL) is the open gaming licence under which the Dominion Rules role-playing game system is distributed.

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Dungeon World

Dungeon World is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game.

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Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&DMead, Malcomson; ''Dungeons & Dragons'' FAQ or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

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Dungeons & Dragons retro-clones

Dungeons & Dragons retro-clones are fantasy role-playing games that seek to emulate editions of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) no longer supported by Wizards of the Coast.

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Eclipse Phase

Eclipse Phase is a science fiction horror role-playing game with transhumanist themes.

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Editions of Dungeons & Dragons

Several different editions of the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974.

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Eponym

An eponym is a person, place, or thing after whom or after which something is named, or believed to be named.

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Fate (role-playing game system)

Fate is a generic role-playing game system based on the FUDGE gaming system.

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Free-culture movement

The free-culture movement is a social movement that promotes the freedom to distribute and modify creative works in the form of free content or open content by using the Internet and other forms of media.

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Fudge (role-playing game system)

Fudge is a generic role-playing game system for use in freeform role-playing games.

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Game System License

The Game System License is a license that allows third-party publishers to create products compatible with and using the intellectual property from the 4th edition of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).

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GNU Free Documentation License

The GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL or simply GFDL) is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the GNU Project.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.

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Grey Ghost Press

Grey Ghost Press was founded in 1994 by Ann Dupuis after spending time working on the Fudge RPG system by Steffan O'Sullivan.

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Gumshoe System

The Gumshoe System (stylised as The GUMSHOE System) is a role-playing game system created in 2007 by Robin Laws, designed for running investigative scenarios.

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Labyrinth Lord

Labyrinth Lord (LL) is a fantasy role-playing game written and edited by Daniel Proctor and published by Goblinoid Games.

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Open Game License

The Open Game License (OGL) is a public copyright license that may be used by tabletop role-playing game developers to grant permission to modify, copy, and redistribute some of the content designed for their games, notably game mechanics.

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Open gaming

Open gaming is a movement within the tabletop role-playing game (RPG) industry with similarities to the open source software movement.

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Open Publication License

Open Publication License was created by the Open Content Project in 1999 as public copyright license for documents.

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Open-source software

Open-source software (OSS) is a type of computer software whose source code is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.

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OSRIC

OSRIC, short for Old School Reference and Index Compilation, is a fantasy role-playing game system.

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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) that was published in 2009 by Paizo Publishing.

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Pelgrane Press

Pelgrane Press Ltd is a British role-playing game publishing company based in London and founded in 2000.

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Posthuman Studios

Posthuman Studios is an American game company that produces role-playing games and game supplements.

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Public copyright license

A public license or public copyright license is a license by which a copyright holder as licensor can grant additional copyright permissions to any and all persons in the general public as licensees.

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Ryan Dancey

Ryan S. Dancey is a businessman who has worked primarily in the collectible card game and role-playing game industries.

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Steffan O'Sullivan

Steffan O'Sullivan is the author of several role-playing game books.

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System Reference Document

In the open gaming movement, a System Reference Document (SRD) is reference for a role-playing game's mechanics licensed under the Open Game License (OGL) to allow other publishers to make material compatible with that game.

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Tabletop role-playing game

A tabletop role-playing game (or pen-and-paper role-playing game) is a form of role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech.

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Traveller (role-playing game)

Traveller is a science fiction role-playing game, first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop.

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West End Games

West End Games (WEG) was a company that made board, role-playing, and war games.

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Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games.

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WorldForge

The WorldForge project is producing an open source framework for massively multiplayer online role-playing games.

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13th Age

13th Age is a d20 fantasy tabletop role-playing game designed by Rob Heinsoo (lead designer of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 4th Edition) and Jonathan Tweet (lead designer of ''D&D'' 3rd Edition), and published by Pelgrane Press.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_gaming

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