Re: Mongoose and Issaries Part Ways

From: Zachary Kline <zkline_at_ZCG2w6qrt9tsBMkN6Pl3uiBDkaH3Wr3HAg9Hdmj9fVrGvyw7UL9_MWu1c7nue5kBgwVmN>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 21:24:35 -0700

I can take a stab at demystifying some of those… OGL is the Open Gaming License, which I've heard about though never really understood. MRQ is something Rune Quest--Master? Mythic? I'm curious now. Am I to understand the RQ core rules are available freely somewhere online? Best,
Zack.
On May 23, 2011, at 8:17 PM, differentcomputers wrote:

> This is so full of acronyms that anyone who is just starting to pay attention is bound to be at a total loss. FYI.
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> > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Iain <ismurray_at_...> wrote:
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> > > The MRQ1 OGL is out there and cannot, as far as I can tell, be revoked. So
> > > the core of the *rules* is open content and can be tweaked to your heart's
> > > content,
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> > The OGL refers to the system, which cannot be copyrighted or trademarked;
> > and to the use of the text--the exact text of the rules, which is a
> > copyright issue.
> >
> > Issaries does not own the copyright to such, and so its existence is
> > officially of no concern to me.
> >
> > but I don't think you can call it RuneQuest. It'd be great if Greg, Rick or
> > > Jeff could clear that up.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Greg Stafford
> > Game Designer
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