My name is Vantore, i'm 34yo and an kick-ass nerdy since I know myself. I don't rly know if this place is the best place for come up with this question, but I believe I can find some answers here.
I have my fantasy world, which is living its third age at this moment. I have awesome materials and backgrounds about my first and second ages. And this time, i'm starting to write a book.
It's an fantasy world, magical, with some kinds of contents like species and deities of D&D. I'm knowledge about need some sort of permission for publish and sell this kind of content. So, my question is...
When i'm finished this book, It will take some time. How can I get in touch if WotC to show then my material and my presentation of my world, to maybe... and just maybe, get this permission?
Sorry for my dumbiest question. But, I rly want to share how amazing and magical my ideia of world is.
Btw, Thanks for taking time to read, and answer me! Have a great day!
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At its core, your question is about using Wizards' intellectual property in your own creations. Since what you are seeking to do is not covered by the existing licenses D&D uses (such as the OGL, Creative Commons, or DMs Guild license), any such license would be something you would have to negotiate with Legal (among other entities). Since this ultimately will come down to a legal question, the generally correct way to operate would be for you to hire a lawyer and have your lawyer reach out to theirs to negotiate a license.
Realistically, unless you are an established author, Wizards probably will not give you (or your lawyer) the time of day - intellectual property is only as valuable as the quality of the content it produces and the holder of a beloved IP, like D&D, is going to be extremely skeptical about surrendering creative control to a complete stranger.
If you want to write a story, your best bet is always going to be creating your own world and your own lore within that world, and building the story there. That will ensure that you are not scrambling to remove someone else's IP if they say "No, you can't use it"--and it will ensure you do not accidently leave someone else's copyrighted content in there if you are forced to make a change.
Sometimes I think I lost myself in some thoughts, and this toughts can stop me to do what I want. Well... Now i'm going to continue and write down my story book! Thank u for the view and for take some time to answer! o/
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Rly don't know what i'm doing here... but trying to figure out.
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Hi, guys!
My name is Vantore, i'm 34yo and an kick-ass nerdy since I know myself. I don't rly know if this place is the best place for come up with this question, but I believe I can find some answers here.
I have my fantasy world, which is living its third age at this moment. I have awesome materials and backgrounds about my first and second ages. And this time, i'm starting to write a book.
It's an fantasy world, magical, with some kinds of contents like species and deities of D&D. I'm knowledge about need some sort of permission for publish and sell this kind of content. So, my question is...
When i'm finished this book, It will take some time. How can I get in touch if WotC to show then my material and my presentation of my world, to maybe... and just maybe, get this permission?
Sorry for my dumbiest question. But, I rly want to share how amazing and magical my ideia of world is.
Btw, Thanks for taking time to read, and answer me!
Have a great day!
Rly don't know what i'm doing here... but trying to figure out.
At its core, your question is about using Wizards' intellectual property in your own creations. Since what you are seeking to do is not covered by the existing licenses D&D uses (such as the OGL, Creative Commons, or DMs Guild license), any such license would be something you would have to negotiate with Legal (among other entities). Since this ultimately will come down to a legal question, the generally correct way to operate would be for you to hire a lawyer and have your lawyer reach out to theirs to negotiate a license.
Realistically, unless you are an established author, Wizards probably will not give you (or your lawyer) the time of day - intellectual property is only as valuable as the quality of the content it produces and the holder of a beloved IP, like D&D, is going to be extremely skeptical about surrendering creative control to a complete stranger.
If you want to write a story, your best bet is always going to be creating your own world and your own lore within that world, and building the story there. That will ensure that you are not scrambling to remove someone else's IP if they say "No, you can't use it"--and it will ensure you do not accidently leave someone else's copyrighted content in there if you are forced to make a change.
Thank you for all advices, Caerwyn! Helped a lot!
Sometimes I think I lost myself in some thoughts, and this toughts can stop me to do what I want. Well... Now i'm going to continue and write down my story book! Thank u for the view and for take some time to answer! o/
Rly don't know what i'm doing here... but trying to figure out.