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Some of the material on
this website may contain Open Game Content, as established by the Open
Game License. Any OGC on this website will be clearly marked as such;
otherwise assume it is Product Identity. Any OGC from this site must
bear the copyright notice stated in section 15 (below). To learn more
about the Open Game License, visit www.wizards.com/d20.
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 1.0a Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
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, John D. Rateliff,
Thomas Reid, James Wyatt, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax
and Dave Arneson.
Open
Game Content from www.HighmoonMedia.com
Copyright 2004-2006 Daniel M. Perez d/b/a Highmoon Media Productions.
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