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#1 GreekPhysique Sep 07, 2014 20:48:52	What are the legal limits of creating a 5th edition character creator program? Is it just plain and simply not allowed?
#2 TiaNadiezja Sep 07, 2014 20:50:33	I'd talk to a lawyer first.
#3 Grazel Sep 07, 2014 22:06:44	Hard to answer, and even a lawyer will have trouble.   Some general guidelines:   1) Don't sell it (making money off of it adds a whole new layer to what is/isn't allowed). 2) Don't use art from the books and don't copy the text word for word. This can be tricky for things like spells. 3) Make sure to credit WotC with the original content and reference the books that all the information comes from.   A good refence of rule is to leave out the descriptions of things, while this hinders the creator some you can still put in things like "Magic Missile: Player's Handbood page XX" so the person can look up the details. Otherwise you have to describe things yourself and this can create headaches with the game since the rules are baked into the descriptions which makes it a legal gray area (you can't copyright a rules sytem, only descriptions of the rules which works great for board games but can be tricky for things like D&D where often the description encompasses the rules).   You may find it easier just to wait a few weeks more for Dugeonscape to come out and see if it offers what you want/need at a price you can afford (the basic rules content should be free to use so you can "try before you buy" and content purchased is tied to account and one-time purchase, no subscription, and it sounds like they'll have full book as well as smaller packages available as well).
(Reply to #3) GreekPhysique	Grazel wrote: