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Gary Dallison
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Posted - 02 Nov 2021 :  19:41:07  Show Profile Send Gary Dallison a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Learned of an unofficial novela by Elaine Cunningham the other day thanks to a recent post.

I'm just wondering if there are any others out there, no matter how big or small, that were put out there by authors but aren't official WoTC novels.

Anyone got a list, or links to them would be most appreciated so i can complete my collection

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ElfBane
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Posted - 02 Nov 2021 :  21:53:56  Show Profile Send ElfBane a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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
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Posted - 02 Nov 2021 :  22:59:35  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Simple, she knows what she's doing. :P
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Zeromaru X
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Posted - 03 Nov 2021 :  01:11:13  Show Profile Send Zeromaru X a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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
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Posted - 03 Nov 2021 :  02:35:04  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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
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Posted - 03 Nov 2021 :  07:24:08  Show Profile Send Gary Dallison a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 03 Nov 2021 :  09:46:49  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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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
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Posted - 03 Nov 2021 :  11:05:42  Show Profile Send Gary Dallison a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Damn, anyone got a copy they want to share?

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 03 Nov 2021 :  13:05:51  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
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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
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Posted - 05 Nov 2021 :  14:38:39  Show Profile Send Lord Karsus a Private Message  Reply with Quote
-Wow, it was that late (like 2008/2009ish)? I mean, obviously it was lol, but my memory of all of that makes me feel like it was earlier. So long ago, sigh.

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eeorey
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Posted - 05 Nov 2021 :  15:29:16  Show Profile Send eeorey a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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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