This means we don't have to choose a single 5e system. We already have Level Up Advanced 5e which is likewise moving to an independent publishing license (I'm hoping it's Creative Commons as well!) and opening up their content to other 5e publishers. Kobold Press announced their own 5e compatible RPG codenamed Project Black Flag as did Cubicle 7 with C7D20. We get to choose what we want based on the merits of those products.Īnd One D&D is only one path forward.
Maybe we take a few ideas from One D&D as house rules for our existing 5e games. Maybe we move to One D&D and keep using the rest of our 5e material. Whatever direction WOTC takes with One D&D, it's only one option we can choose to accept or not. Not just because we have the physical books, which alone can last beyond our own lives, but because anyone can write, publish, and sell new 5e material - forever. No matter what path Wizards of the Coast takes with D&D, we always have 5e. The 5e SRD in the Creative Commons means D&D is safe and secure. Huge adventures, awesome monster books, tons of character options, deep campaign worlds - there's more 5e material than we can ever use in our lifetimes and now far more to come.Īn open 5e SRD means there's no limit to the amount of quality 5e material we may see in the future. We've already seen tons of awesome 5e products over the past eight years. It ensures content owners can share their work and know it can always be shared thereafter. All of Wikipedia, for example, uses a Creative Commons license.
The Creative Commons license isn't owned by Wizards of the Coast and it's been in use in various industries for decades. And, unlike the attempted "deauthorization" of the Open Game License, WOTC can't take it back. It means publishers can write 5e compatible systems, supplements, adventures, class options, monster books, and more - forever. It means 5e became an RPG system separate from Wizards of the Coast. It means RPG publishers can use and build off of material in the 5e SRD to make anything they want and make it compatible with 5e. This is an incredible step in the Open Gaming License saga - one of the craziest months in the hobby of roleplaying games.īut what does the release of the 5e SRD into the Creative Commons mean for us dungeon masters and game masters? Forever.ĭownload your own copy of the 5e SRD with the Creative Commons license. This means that, by simply crediting Wizards of the Coast in a product, you can legally use any of the material in that document, including making derivative works from the material in that document. On 27 January 2023 Wizards of the Coast released the 5.1 System Resource Document, a 400 page PDF of the core rules, races, classes, monsters, and magic items for D&D 5th edition, under a Creative Commons Attribution license. New to Sly Flourish? Start Here! What 5e in the Creative Commons Means to You
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