Years ago, I peeked at some of the info available for those who were considering publishing content for D&D. I recall seeing some clear language about what is considered Wizards' IP and thus 100% off-limits.
I've skimmed the SRD 5.1 with the accompanying CC license, but I don't see anything like that.
Someone posted one on /r/dndnext the other day. I recommend checking that out.
Long story short, you can refer to beholders and mindflayers, though the term "illithid" specifically is still WotC property. There is some iffy legal stuff going on, but we now have access to a lot more IP than we used to.
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Leaving OGL 1.0(a) untouched and making SRD 5.1 CC-BY-4.0 is a great first step. The next is a promise to do the same for future editions. Here's a discussion thread on that.
Years ago, I peeked at some of the info available for those who were considering publishing content for D&D. I recall seeing some clear language about what is considered Wizards' IP and thus 100% off-limits.
I've skimmed the SRD 5.1 with the accompanying CC license, but I don't see anything like that.
I'm sure there's a list of no-no's.
Where is it?
Someone posted one on /r/dndnext the other day. I recommend checking that out.
Long story short, you can refer to beholders and mindflayers, though the term "illithid" specifically is still WotC property. There is some iffy legal stuff going on, but we now have access to a lot more IP than we used to.
Leaving OGL 1.0(a) untouched and making SRD 5.1 CC-BY-4.0 is a great first step. The next is a promise to do the same for future editions. Here's a discussion thread on that.
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DDB is great, but it could be better. Here are some things I think could improve DDB