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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
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ElfBane
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 02 Nov 2021 : 21:53:56
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How would she be allowed to write such a thing? What part of the FR is Public Domain? Why wouldn't WotC shut it down immediately? Do I ask too many questions?? And how do you "one-off" this enough to make it legal? As soon as anything in the novel alludes to something demonstrably FR, it's Game Over. Please enlighten me. |
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 02 Nov 2021 : 22:59:35
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Simple, she knows what she's doing. :P |
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Zeromaru X
Great Reader
Colombia
2476 Posts |
Posted - 03 Nov 2021 : 01:11:13
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quote: Originally posted by ElfBane
How would she be allowed to write such a thing? What part of the FR is Public Domain? Why wouldn't WotC shut it down immediately? Do I ask too many questions?? And how do you "one-off" this enough to make it legal? As soon as anything in the novel alludes to something demonstrably FR, it's Game Over. Please enlighten me.
It falls under the umbrella of fanfiction, I guess. So far as she doesn't profit with it, it doesn't goes against the fan content policy of WotC.
https://company.wizards.com/es/legal/fancontentpolicy |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 03 Nov 2021 : 02:35:04
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quote: Originally posted by Zeromaru X
quote: Originally posted by ElfBane
How would she be allowed to write such a thing? What part of the FR is Public Domain? Why wouldn't WotC shut it down immediately? Do I ask too many questions?? And how do you "one-off" this enough to make it legal? As soon as anything in the novel alludes to something demonstrably FR, it's Game Over. Please enlighten me.
It falls under the umbrella of fanfiction, I guess. So far as she doesn't profit with it, it doesn't goes against the fan content policy of WotC.
https://company.wizards.com/es/legal/fancontentpolicy
The money side seems to be the biggest thing -- so long as money isn't changing hands, WotC has been pretty relaxed about fan content.
Yeah, I get that it does cost money to chase down and sic lawyers on people producing fan fiction or fan art -- but there are IPs where slapping down fan material is a regular thing. |
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 03 Nov 2021 : 09:46:49
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quote: Originally posted by Gary Dallison
I vaguely recall elaine also releasing a chapter or two of a novel that was meant to be published but got cancelled. I think it was here at the keep. Of course, I could be imagining things
She did, but as I recall, she also took it back down. |
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 03 Nov 2021 : 13:05:51
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quote: Originally posted by Gary Dallison
Damn, anyone got a copy they want to share?
She took it down because she decided she no longer wanted it publicly available. So long as that's the case, I'll respect her wishes and not share.
Short version, though: Azariah Craulnober was making her first trip to Evermeet, and was nearly there, when the Spellplague hit. |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
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eeorey
Seeker
Bulgaria
96 Posts |
Posted - 05 Nov 2021 : 15:29:16
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I remember seeing those few chapters. If I remember correctly there was a bit about a lythari in the Wealdath, that had me excited. Now I'm mad at myself for not saving them. |
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