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January 08, 2007, 06:40:13 PM Last Edit: January 08, 2007, 06:42:52 PM by The End of Cake
[note]By the by, I am formerly Xathan, and if you donâ,¬,,¢t get the reference of my current name, you really need read more.[/note]Hello, my fellow CBGians! (CBGers?) Iâ,¬,,¢m finally back to normal usage, though I wonâ,¬,,¢t be able to get on AIM regularly until Friday, when I go back to school. The purpose of this thread is twofold. One, I want to show off some of the ideas I have been playing with, and two, I want people to let me know what they have been creatively up to, so I can go and look at it. Iâ,¬,,¢ve been gone for awhile, and I do apologize, but I intend on getting back in fully swing finally. So, post on this thread links to things you want me to look at â,¬' Iâ,¬,,¢m working a four hour shift tomorrow with nothing to do, and I plan on printing out bits of settings to review to fill the time. I have about four of these shifts coming up, so anything to do during them is most welcome.

Now, for the spoilers of what I have in the works: Iâ,¬,,¢ve been a very busy beaver, and as always, I am a complete and total whore for feedback, so any thoughts, even a simple â,¬Ëlooks goodâ,¬,,¢ will be welcome, and all of these will fall under the â,¬Å"Review Reciprocation Policyâ,¬Â, a fancy name that basically means anytime anyone reviews something of mine, I will review something of theirs, doing my best to make my review around the same total length as your review of my stuff is. If you have something specific in mind, then I will happily review that â,¬' if not, Iâ,¬,,¢ll just review something random, most likely your most recently updated thread. Iâ,¬,,¢ll still review other things, of course, but if you want a guaranteed review, then review some of my stuff and Iâ,¬,,¢ll happily return the favor.

[spoiler=Ifworlds]
The Ifworlds series will be applying a very simple question to Earth, both present and future: What if. Here are some settings I have already in progress:

What if Hitler had waited another five or ten years before starting WWII? What the natives of the Americas had been more technologically advanced? What if humans had evolved alongside dinosaurs? What if there had been other intelligent native species on Earths? What if there was another habitable planet within our solar system? What if extraterrestrials conquered Earth halfway through the Middle Ages? What if Rome had never fallen? What if there was an 8th continent?

All of these are ideas Iâ,¬,,¢m working on, and more. They will all fall within the Ifworld series of worlds, all will be made without rules in mind but will be easily used with the d20 modern system OR the World of Darkness core rulebook, and all these worlds will be between five and fifteen pages in Microsoft Word. I am making these small â,¬' just enough detail to flesh out the world, and thatâ,¬,,¢s all. They will be written like encyclopedia entries, and will contain enough information for a game, a novel, or anything else to take place in the world, as long as the DM or Storyteller does the work of fleshing out the little details. If there is a large amount of interest in a single world, then I will happily flesh it out further, but these are ideally going to be projects that I can finish within a day, a week at most: perfect for my erratic attention span. Some Ifworlds will have fantasy elements, but they will still be based off of Earth.

The Ifworlds are going to try to be as historically logical as possible, so if you notice errors in them, please point them out. (i.e. having the wrong King in the wrong era, or grossly misrepresenting the way a historical figure would have acted, or even any suppositions that you just find to be totally impossible given the premise of the world. Iâ,¬,,¢m going to avoid initially combining multiple ifs â,¬' an Ifworld will for now have a single point of deviation from our timeline, and everything else will change because of that if. (So I wonâ,¬,,¢t do a world that asks â,¬Å"What if the region that is now the USA had remained in British controlâ,¬Â AND â,¬Å"What if aliens life forms landed on Earth in the 1920s.â,¬Â)[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Aelithia]
An old name for a new setting, Aelithia is going to be my fantasy setting. Singular. I am officially discontinuing all existing fantasy settings, though if you reviewed those previous settings, donâ,¬,,¢t worry: I am going to be cannibalizing them for ideas. And, furthermore, with one notable exception, Aelithia is going to be the last new setting I release until Aelithia is written well enough to finish it. No more new pure fantasy settings for me, period. Besides my own settings, Aelithia will draw inspiration from all forms of media: look for ideas inspired by: Diablo, H.P. Lovecraft, The Discworld series, random webcomics, [note]Despite the Discworld and Webcomic influence, Aelithia will have a serious overall tone.[/note] with a healthy dose of my own original content made especially for this new setting. Iâ,¬,,¢m not unveiling much more about it yet, not until I get the big thread up.[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Supermodern]
After reading some wonderful comic book material over the past three-four months, Iâ,¬,,¢m going to pick up Supermodern again, and from it create a rich superhero world, from which I intend on spinning multiple alternate universes in true comic book fashion. Things to look forward to:

Heroes and Villains! A whole slew of new heroes and villains, many of the legacies of other greats, as well as an expansion of my existing cast.

Aliens galore! Over 14 Alien races, complete with templates for Mutants and Masterminds 2.0 and racial histories.

A whole Multiverse to explore! Outlining the cosmology of the Supermodern universe!

AND MORE![/spoiler]

I also have one project that is so secret, I canâ,¬,,¢t let my own eyes see it or my own fingers type it, but trust me: It will be awesome. Only thing I can say is, it is the one exception to my no more fantasy settings rule, but itâ,¬,,¢s worth it. Iâ,¬,,¢ll have some parts of an Ifworld up as well as the Aelithia main thread as soon as possible: for now, feel free to comment on the Ifworld ideas, or on Supermodern.

Enjoy, and show me what you have!

Xathan

EDIT: I understand it's actually Guildonians. Thanks for the info, ElDo.
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[/spoiler]

SDragon

#1
January 08, 2007, 07:22:01 PM
just to remind you: couatl stats. if you want, though, you can feel free to ask around and see if anybody else would be willing to pick up where you left off. like i said when you started, time isn't exactly a big issue on this.
[spoiler=My Projects]
Xiluh
Fiendspawn
Opening The Dark SRD
Diceless Universal Game System (DUGS)
[/spoiler][spoiler=Merits I Have Earned]
divine power
last poster in the dragons den for over 24 hours award
Commandant-General of the Honor Guard in Service of Nonsensical Awards.
operating system
stealer of limetom's sanity
top of the tavern award


[/spoiler][spoiler=Books I Own]
D&D/d20:
PHB 3.5
DMG 3.5
MM 3.5
MM2
MM5
Ebberon Campaign Setting
Legends of the Samurai
Aztecs: Empire of the Dying Sun
Encyclopaedia Divine: Shamans
D20 Modern

GURPS:

GURPS Lite 3e

Other Systems:

Marvel Universe RPG
MURPG Guide to the X-Men
MURPG Guide to the Hulk and the Avengers
Battle-Scarred Veterans Go Hiking
Champions Worldwide

MISC:

Dungeon Master for Dummies
Dragon Magazine, issues #340, #341, and #343[/spoiler][spoiler=The Ninth Cabbage]  \@/
[/spoiler][spoiler=AKA]
SDragon1984
SDragon1984- the S is for Penguin
Ona'Envalya
Corn
Eggplant
Walrus
SpaceCowboy
Elfy
LizardKing
LK
Halfling Fritos
Rorschach Fritos
[/spoiler]

Before you accept advice from this post, remember that the poster has 0 ranks in knowledge (the hell I'm talking about)

Ghost

#2
January 08, 2007, 07:37:27 PM
The Ifworlds series looks quite interesting. There are so many possibilities there...
Maybe Mars could be that other planet in the solar system that was habitable, or even Venus. I have some more floating around in my head that i'll be happy to contribute.

I can't wait to see what becomes of all three.
‘Yes, one may live while never leaving their domicile. But then, they aren’t really alive. Exploring, adventuring, becoming a mercenary - whatever one may call it, it is the blood of the world that many are embracing now. Our reach is advanced nearly everyday, and the stars themselves are in our grasp. That is why I, and many others, continue to learn as we do.’

-Cazirife Dee, Captain of the Holy Vyecec (excerpt from the intro to Ifpherion: AoE)

I've had the honor of helping:
    - Tera

Numinous

#3
January 08, 2007, 07:49:25 PM
For all the new(er) members, Xathan has requested that I spin a tale of his exploits.  So sit down on the rug by the fire, but not too close, and prepare to hear a tale of one lonely lurker finding home.

Xathan joined the forums like everyone else, and quickly rose through the ranks with his nonsensical postings and intellectual thoughts finding their way into many threads in massive quantities.  At one time, he was the first member-moderator of the CBG, i.e. he was promoted and not granted power at the creation of the Guild forum.  Forced to resign because of the devilish monstrosity known as real life, he left on a mysterious journey into the mountains of "Hiatus".

Returning once again with settings galore, because all he ever seems to do is make more worlds, joy was felt throughout the entire guild.  However, due to conspiracies of an unknown nature, his internet access has been erratic and fairly non-productive since.

However, he has once again returned to our fair guild, and I am sure we all wait with baited breath for the resumed posting of our long-time faithul member - Xathan, Last of the Fallen, Captain Redclaw, Hobo Alchemist, and many other titles to come.  Welcome back comrade, and let's see some reviews!

Ok, now that that's over with, you have new settings...

Ifworlds: Personally not my thing, and very comic-bookish, I'll make an effort to read them anyway.  Although alternate realities are fun and all, I am of the opinion that a bunch of them in tiny Word documents is much less productive and entertaining than an afternoon spent pondering with an intellectual friend.  However, as always, I reserve judgment until I see the final product of your work.

Aelithia: I am impressed by your grand intentions, and cannibalizing old worlds is always a good idea.  However, does this mean the end of Sooth?  It was a great thing, and it seems a shame to discontinue it...  I'm sure a betting pool will materialize somewhere on how long you can restrain ourself from making another fantasy setting, but I can say I'll be on your side laughing when the nay-sayers are left to pay up.

Supermodern: Cosmologies? Awesome!  Alternate Realities? Cool! Aliens and Superfolk? W00tness!  I can wait, and with the growing number of M&M owners on the boards, I'm sure others can't either.

What I've been up to...
Well, Hubris cracked and fell apart, but as a phoenix, my new setting has risen from the ashes.  I'm sure you'll check it out when you get the time.

Also, you should check out the Review Badges thread.  It'd be really cool to give your new settings some bling. ;)
Previously: Natural 20, Critical Threat, Rose of Montague
- Currently working on: The Smoking Hills - A bottom-up, seat-of-my-pants, fairy tale adventure!

Elven Doritos

#4
January 08, 2007, 07:53:08 PM
This thread poses an interesting question.

What the heck HAVE I been up to?

 x.  :question:  :poke:
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Lmns Crn

#5
January 08, 2007, 08:17:28 PM
Hey, Xathan's back! :yumm:

Xathan, it seems I owe you numerous old Showcase review for settings as recent as Supermodern and Sreth, and as old as Datrik and Thaedra. I've been avoiding reviewing any of your stuff because I don't know what is and isn't current anymore, and I'd rather give you useful comments than review things you may have lost interest in.

In essence, let me know what you most strongly desire to have read, and I'll follow your suggestions.

Oh, and WELCOME BACK.
I move quick: I'm gonna try my trick one last time--
you know it's possible to vaguely define my outline
when dust move in the sunshine

Xathan

#6
January 08, 2007, 11:36:00 PM
@sdragon: I'll get to work on those once I get back to school, all my files are still there. No promise on when I'll get it to you, but don't worry - I haven't forgotten.

@Realm Weaver: I thought about making Mars habitable, but that has been done so often and done so often well, that I'm shaky on doing it myself and still being original. Venus would be interesting, though it's hard reconciling it's location and temperature with organic, carbon-based life. (changing Venus' atmosphere would work, perhaps...)

I think I'll make the Ifworlds, once I get a few done myself, open to anyone to make a setting and call it an Ifworld, so long as you follow some sort of template/format/guideline or something.

@Crit: An excellent summation, and I do thank you. :)

The Ifworlds are admittedly not for everyone, but I do hope you enjoy. The format is something necessary for me: my attention span with real world related material is even shorter than with fantasy, and I have tons of ideas I want to use.

Sooth is the hardest setting to give up, especially since it has the least amount of useable material for Aelithia. I may have to keep it open and updating, but if I do post there, it won't be for quite some time (ideally, at least). I know I've said "This is it" before, but I've been playing with the idea of Aelithia in my head for two months now, with minimal other ideas, so I think this may indeed, be it.

Supermodern: Glad you like, and I hope I don't disappoint!

I'll definitely check out your new setting and get to those long awaited emails tomorrow, so fear not. :P

@ElDo: An excellent question, one I do believe only you and the man I have hired to watch you can answer.

@LC: It is good to be back, Sir Drawing Wax of Illumination. As for those old reviews: I appreciate it, and would love you to review Supermodern, since that's the one I still am going to be active with. I will eventually, at some point, go back to my old settings, and when I do, I'd love it if you would review them. If you want to review something else of mine...just wait for my new stuff to come out. :D

Thank you, and it's good to be back, Radiant Colored Illustrating Implement. :)
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Modern System Reference Doument Copyright 2002, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Charles Ryan, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Richard Baker, Peter Adkison, Bruce R. Cordell, John Tynes, Andy Collins, and JD Walker.

Unearthed Arcana Copyright 2004, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Rich Redman.

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Fate (Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment) Copyright 2003 by Evil Hat Productions, LLC. Authors Robert Donoghue and Fred Hicks.
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[/spoiler]

Matt Larkin (author)

#7
January 09, 2007, 09:04:56 AM
Quote from: Natural 20What I've been up to...
Well, Hubris cracked and fell apart, but as a phoenix, my new setting has risen from the ashes.  I'm sure you'll check it out when you get the time.
Ah, well I'm flattered...


Welcome back Xathan!

My newest and only current project has been revisiting Kishar with some fresh perspective.  I'd be interested in your thoughts.

Your ideas for Aelithia sound great, so I'll be sure to watch and see when you have more on that.
Latest Release: Echoes of Angels

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Xathan

#8
January 10, 2007, 11:45:24 AM
Thanks, Phoenix. congrats on the silver Tortise, and great job with the hosted site. I think I may use it for Aelithia, if I can pull off something like that.

It seems my home internet still hates me, so I'll start offically posting again come the 12th, when I'm back to school. *kicks home computers*
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Quote from: Sparkletwist
It's llitul and the brain, llitul and the brain, one is a genius and the other's insane
Proud Receiver of a Golden Dorito
[spoiler=SRD AND OGC AND LEGAL JUNK]UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE POST, NONE OF THE ABOVE CONTENT IS CONSIDERED OGC, EXCEPT FOR MATERIALS ALREADY MADE OGC BY PRIOR PUBLISHERS
Appendix I: 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.
1. Definitions: (a)"Contributors" means the copyright and/or trademark owners who have contributed Open Game Content; (b)"Derivative Material" means copyrighted material including derivative works and translations (including into other computer languages), potation, modification, correction, addition, extension, upgrade, improvement, compilation, abridgment or other form in which an existing work may be recast, transformed or adapted; (c) "Distribute" means to reproduce, license, rent, lease, sell, broadcast, publicly display, transmit or otherwise distribute; (d)"Open Game Content" means the game mechanic and includes the methods, procedures, processes and routines to the extent such content does not embody the Product Identity and is an enhancement over the prior art and any additional content clearly identified as Open Game Content by the Contributor, and means any work covered by this License, including translations and derivative works under copyright law, but specifically excludes Product Identity. (e) "Product Identity" means product and product line names, logos and identifying marks including trade dress; artifacts; creatures characters; stories, storylines, plots, thematic elements, dialogue, incidents, language, artwork, symbols, designs, depictions, likenesses, formats, poses, concepts, themes and graphic, photographic and other visual or audio representations; names and descriptions of characters, spells, enchantments, personalities, teams, personas, likenesses and special abilities; places, locations, environments, creatures, equipment, magical or supernatural abilities or effects, logos, symbols, or graphic designs; and any other trademark or registered trademark clearly identified as Product identity by the owner of the Product Identity, and which specifically excludes the Open Game Content; (f) "Trademark" means the logos, names, mark, sign, motto, designs that are used by a Contributor to identify itself or its products or the associated products contributed to the Open Game License by the Contributor (g) "Use", "Used" or "Using" means to use, Distribute, copy, edit, format, modify, translate and otherwise create Derivative Material of Open Game Content. (h) "You" or "Your" means the licensee in terms of this agreement.
2. The License: This License applies to any Open Game Content that contains a notice indicating that the Open Game Content may only be Used under and in terms of this License. You must affix such a notice to any Open Game Content that you Use. No terms may be added to or subtracted from this License except as described by the License itself. No other terms or conditions may be applied to any Open Game Content distributed using this License.
3. Offer and Acceptance: By Using the Open Game Content You indicate Your acceptance of the terms of this License.
4. Grant and Consideration: In consideration for agreeing to use this License, the Contributors grant You a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license with the exact terms of this License to Use, the Open Game Content.
5. Representation of Authority to Contribute: If You are contributing original material as Open Game Content, You represent that Your Contributions are Your original creation and/or You have sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by this License.
6. Notice of License Copyright: You must update the COPYRIGHT NOTICE portion of this License to include the exact text of the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any Open Game Content You are copying, modifying or distributing, and You must add the title, the copyright date, and the copyright holder's name to the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any original Open Game Content you Distribute.
7. Use of Product Identity: You agree not to Use any Product Identity, including as an indication as to compatibility, except as expressly licensed in another, independent Agreement with the owner of each element of that Product Identity. You agree not to indicate compatibility or co-adaptability with any Trademark or Registered Trademark in conjunction with a work containing Open Game Content except as expressly licensed in another, independent Agreement with the owner of such Trademark or Registered Trademark. The use of any Product Identity in Open Game Content does not constitute a challenge to the ownership of that Product Identity. The owner of any Product Identity used in Open Game Content shall retain all rights, title and interest in and to that Product Identity.
8. Identification: If you distribute Open Game Content You must clearly indicate which portions of the work that you are distributing are Open Game Content.
9. Updating the License: Wizards or its designated Agents may publish updated versions of this License. You may use any authorized version of this License to copy, modify and distribute any Open Game Content originally distributed under any version of this License.
10 Copy of this License: You MUST include a copy of this License with every copy of the Open Game Content You Distribute.
11. Use of Contributor Credits: You may not market or advertise the Open Game Content using the name of any Contributor unless You have written permission from the Contributor to do so.
12 Inability to Comply: If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this License with respect to some or all of the Open Game Content due to statute, judicial order, or governmental regulation then You may not Use any Open Game Material so affected.
13 Termination: This License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with all terms herein and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of the breach. All sublicenses shall survive the termination of this License.
14 Reformation: If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
15 COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Open Game License v 1.0 Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
Fudge 10th Anniversary Edition Copyright 2005, Grey Ghost Press, Inc.; Authors Steffan O'Sullivan and Ann Dupuis, with additional material by Jonathan Benn, Peter Bonney, Deird'Re Brooks, Reimer Behrends, Don Bisdorf, Carl Cravens, Shawn Garbett, Steven Hammond, Ed Heil, Bernard Hsiung, J.M. "Thijs" Krijger, Sedge Lewis, Shawn Lockard, Gordon McCormick, Kent Matthewson, Peter Mikelsons, Robb Neumann, Anthony Roberson, Andy Skinner, William Stoddard, Stephan Szabo, John Ughrin, Alex Weldon, Duke York, Dmitri Zagidulin
System Reference Document Copyright 2000-2003, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker, Andy Collins, David Noonan, Rich Redman, Bruce R. Cordell, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

Modern System Reference Doument Copyright 2002, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Charles Ryan, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Richard Baker, Peter Adkison, Bruce R. Cordell, John Tynes, Andy Collins, and JD Walker.

Unearthed Arcana Copyright 2004, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Rich Redman.

Mutants and Masterminds Second Edition Copyright 2005, Green Ronin Publishing; Steve Kenson
Fate (Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment) Copyright 2003 by Evil Hat Productions, LLC. Authors Robert Donoghue and Fred Hicks.
Spirit of the Century Copyright 2006 by Evil Hat Productions, LLC. Authors Robert Donoghue, Fred Hicks, and Leonard Balsera
Xathan's forum posts at http://www.thecbg.org Copyright 2006-2011, J.A. Raizman.
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Poseptune

#9
January 10, 2007, 01:36:09 PM
XATHAN!!!!!! (you threw me with the name change. I only realized it when I was looking through some of my sent PM's and the ones I sent you had a strange name next to it)

What have I been up to? (Almost) Absolutely nothing. I think I added some stuff to my setting. (which I can't even remember the correct name for right now something like Advera. Its been a while since I've touched it.)

Ifworlds: Where do you get the names for your settings? :P Skimmed through it and it sounds like an interesting (and fun idea).

Aelithia: Bbbbbut, but, but *sniff* no more Pirates? *Cries*. Sigh, I suppose I will have to read this one since there isn't going to be anymore updates to the other settings. *sniff* :( *in a weak voice* Pirates... *sniff*.

:P


Supermodern: Hey now that I have M&M, I may be able to comment on this setting as well. With your Review Reciprocation Policy, I suppose I will have to get to work again. (but I am soooo lazy)
[spoiler=My Awesometageous awards] Proud Recipient of a Silver Dorito award

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 Markas Dalton

Xathan

#10
January 13, 2007, 02:06:47 PM
Sorry, no Pirates. I'll eventually probably revisit everything, but I have to focus on one thing right now.

I look forward to A) seeing more of you stuff and B) seeing your reviews on Supermodern and Aelithia (once I post it) :D
AnIndex of My Work

Quote from: Sparkletwist
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Proud Receiver of a Golden Dorito
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Appendix I: 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.
1. Definitions: (a)"Contributors" means the copyright and/or trademark owners who have contributed Open Game Content; (b)"Derivative Material" means copyrighted material including derivative works and translations (including into other computer languages), potation, modification, correction, addition, extension, upgrade, improvement, compilation, abridgment or other form in which an existing work may be recast, transformed or adapted; (c) "Distribute" means to reproduce, license, rent, lease, sell, broadcast, publicly display, transmit or otherwise distribute; (d)"Open Game Content" means the game mechanic and includes the methods, procedures, processes and routines to the extent such content does not embody the Product Identity and is an enhancement over the prior art and any additional content clearly identified as Open Game Content by the Contributor, and means any work covered by this License, including translations and derivative works under copyright law, but specifically excludes Product Identity. (e) "Product Identity" means product and product line names, logos and identifying marks including trade dress; artifacts; creatures characters; stories, storylines, plots, thematic elements, dialogue, incidents, language, artwork, symbols, designs, depictions, likenesses, formats, poses, concepts, themes and graphic, photographic and other visual or audio representations; names and descriptions of characters, spells, enchantments, personalities, teams, personas, likenesses and special abilities; places, locations, environments, creatures, equipment, magical or supernatural abilities or effects, logos, symbols, or graphic designs; and any other trademark or registered trademark clearly identified as Product identity by the owner of the Product Identity, and which specifically excludes the Open Game Content; (f) "Trademark" means the logos, names, mark, sign, motto, designs that are used by a Contributor to identify itself or its products or the associated products contributed to the Open Game License by the Contributor (g) "Use", "Used" or "Using" means to use, Distribute, copy, edit, format, modify, translate and otherwise create Derivative Material of Open Game Content. (h) "You" or "Your" means the licensee in terms of this agreement.
2. The License: This License applies to any Open Game Content that contains a notice indicating that the Open Game Content may only be Used under and in terms of this License. You must affix such a notice to any Open Game Content that you Use. No terms may be added to or subtracted from this License except as described by the License itself. No other terms or conditions may be applied to any Open Game Content distributed using this License.
3. Offer and Acceptance: By Using the Open Game Content You indicate Your acceptance of the terms of this License.
4. Grant and Consideration: In consideration for agreeing to use this License, the Contributors grant You a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license with the exact terms of this License to Use, the Open Game Content.
5. Representation of Authority to Contribute: If You are contributing original material as Open Game Content, You represent that Your Contributions are Your original creation and/or You have sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by this License.
6. Notice of License Copyright: You must update the COPYRIGHT NOTICE portion of this License to include the exact text of the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any Open Game Content You are copying, modifying or distributing, and You must add the title, the copyright date, and the copyright holder's name to the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any original Open Game Content you Distribute.
7. Use of Product Identity: You agree not to Use any Product Identity, including as an indication as to compatibility, except as expressly licensed in another, independent Agreement with the owner of each element of that Product Identity. You agree not to indicate compatibility or co-adaptability with any Trademark or Registered Trademark in conjunction with a work containing Open Game Content except as expressly licensed in another, independent Agreement with the owner of such Trademark or Registered Trademark. The use of any Product Identity in Open Game Content does not constitute a challenge to the ownership of that Product Identity. The owner of any Product Identity used in Open Game Content shall retain all rights, title and interest in and to that Product Identity.
8. Identification: If you distribute Open Game Content You must clearly indicate which portions of the work that you are distributing are Open Game Content.
9. Updating the License: Wizards or its designated Agents may publish updated versions of this License. You may use any authorized version of this License to copy, modify and distribute any Open Game Content originally distributed under any version of this License.
10 Copy of this License: You MUST include a copy of this License with every copy of the Open Game Content You Distribute.
11. Use of Contributor Credits: You may not market or advertise the Open Game Content using the name of any Contributor unless You have written permission from the Contributor to do so.
12 Inability to Comply: If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this License with respect to some or all of the Open Game Content due to statute, judicial order, or governmental regulation then You may not Use any Open Game Material so affected.
13 Termination: This License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with all terms herein and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of the breach. All sublicenses shall survive the termination of this License.
14 Reformation: If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
15 COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Open Game License v 1.0 Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
Fudge 10th Anniversary Edition Copyright 2005, Grey Ghost Press, Inc.; Authors Steffan O'Sullivan and Ann Dupuis, with additional material by Jonathan Benn, Peter Bonney, Deird'Re Brooks, Reimer Behrends, Don Bisdorf, Carl Cravens, Shawn Garbett, Steven Hammond, Ed Heil, Bernard Hsiung, J.M. "Thijs" Krijger, Sedge Lewis, Shawn Lockard, Gordon McCormick, Kent Matthewson, Peter Mikelsons, Robb Neumann, Anthony Roberson, Andy Skinner, William Stoddard, Stephan Szabo, John Ughrin, Alex Weldon, Duke York, Dmitri Zagidulin
System Reference Document Copyright 2000-2003, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker, Andy Collins, David Noonan, Rich Redman, Bruce R. Cordell, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

Modern System Reference Doument Copyright 2002, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Charles Ryan, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Richard Baker, Peter Adkison, Bruce R. Cordell, John Tynes, Andy Collins, and JD Walker.

Unearthed Arcana Copyright 2004, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Rich Redman.

Mutants and Masterminds Second Edition Copyright 2005, Green Ronin Publishing; Steve Kenson
Fate (Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment) Copyright 2003 by Evil Hat Productions, LLC. Authors Robert Donoghue and Fred Hicks.
Spirit of the Century Copyright 2006 by Evil Hat Productions, LLC. Authors Robert Donoghue, Fred Hicks, and Leonard Balsera
Xathan's forum posts at http://www.thecbg.org Copyright 2006-2011, J.A. Raizman.
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