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Mini Six Notes

I've flirted with the idea of producing a Mini Six Revised for half a decade now. There have been personal issues and issues regarding my coauthor, Phil, which have hampered the project. Here's the thing. Mini Six accomplished its primary goal. At the time that Mini Six was published, Phil and I felt like we were racing the clock to preserve a legacy. The (former) owner of West End Games had grand ambitions to release the D6 system under the OGL, but the last vestiges of WEG seemed to be rapidly crumbling. There was a plan by WEG to release the OpenD6 Trademark License, which was the last legal minutia which was required for third-party publishers to carry on. Early summer turned to Gen Con time, then fall came, and things seemed bleaker at WEG by the week. By December, we had a plan. Mini Six was published because we feared that the Trademark License might not end up being released before the lights went out at WEG forever, leaving D6 / OpenD6 in limbo. So, we thought

What does the OGL 1.1 drama mean for OpenD6 and the future of Mini Six?

Update 1/9/23: Regarding the question "Who owns OpenD6?" from a previous post. I've included this edit there as well, but also want to post it here to make sure everyone sees it. Thanks to everyone who has contacted me or provided guidance concerning ownership of OpenD6. The short answer is that Nocturnal Media is still the owner of WEG/D6/OpenD6. I'm not seeking any more information on the matter but publicly urge the owner to consider releasing OpenD6 under a Creative Commons license (or something similar) in the event that the OGL drama creates ambiguities or ends the current 1.0a license. Please do not reach out to anyone or send any messages on my behalf. I respect the privacy of all involved and don't want to annoy anyone. I'm happy to receive any news regarding the status of OpenD6 from the owner or anyone authorized to speak for them should they choose to communicate publicly or privately. It's obvious that until things become official and clear r

State of Mini Six

I've had a few days to think about the quickly-moving story of the Open Game License drama. The latest statement by WotC says that content released under OGL1.0a will be "unaffected." It may or may not be possible to release new Mini Six BBE/OpenD6 content after they clarify exactly what they mean, at least according to them. The Three-Party Problem There are three entities at play here. Wizards of the Coast owns the copyright on the OGL, and recently they claimed the authority to deauthorize versions. We all know that revocation of 1.0/1.0a is likely to be fought in court by a company bigger than APG, and many believe that they will lose that case. This takes time to resolve, however. The second entity is Nocturnal Media. They own the OpenD6 property. They are the only ones who can release OpenD6 under a truly free license, such as CC-BY-SA. Unfortunately, they have even less involvement directly with the community than I do. Their website is dark, and to my knowledge,

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