A leak from One D&D seems to indicate Wizards of the Coast may be outlawing third-party homebrew content in its upcoming evergreen edition. This unconfirmed rumor would mean players would be unable to legally publish homebrew content for One D&D.

The supposed leak originates from Indestructoboy, a popular Dungeons and Dragons YouTube creator who posts tons of homebrew design, reviews, and music for use in tabletop games. He reportedly heard this One D&D rumor from a credible source he was unable to reveal for legal reasons.

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According to the leak, Wizards of the Coast does not plan on using the Open Game License to create a new free-to-access Systems Reference Document for One D&D. If Wizards of the Coast were to discontinue the OGL, players would not be able to legally publish third-party homebrew using the One D&D ruleset. Players could still make content using the 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Systems Reference Document, which is compatible with One D&D, but would risk legal action if they used anything specific to the updated system.

The SRD is a free resource that contains the rules and mechanics players can use when creating custom content for Dungeons and Dragons, provided they follow the appropriate guidelines. The OGL is the open contract Wizards of the Coast requires all third-party publishers to consent to in order to publish homebrew content. Without the SRD and the OGL, players would be unable to legally publish Dungeons and Dragons homebrew–even for free.

Cutting off the OGL seems to make sense from a business perspective at first glance. During the era of 3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons, third-party publisher Paizo created the Pathfinder system using the OGL, which grew to become a popular alternative to D&D. However, Wizards of the Coasts’ not creating an OGL in 4th Edition contributed to its failure while also elevating Pathfinder from a minor alternative to a major competitor for Dungeons and Dragons. While Wizards of the Coast may be considering this move to prevent the creation of another Pathfinder, it might end up pushing players away from One D&D in the process.

As one might imagine, many players are not happy with the implication of this rumor. Tons of creators and companies have made their living on selling third-party Dungeons and Dragons homebrew. If Wizards of the Coast does not use the OGL in One D&D, many of these creators will be unable to make content for the evergreen system–or will at least have to tiptoe around the law by only using the 5th Edition SRD to do so. Nevertheless, it is important to remember these rumors are unconfirmed–Wizards of the Coast has not made any official remarks on the status of the OGL in One D&D yet.

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