Yesterday, Dungeons & Dragons announced plans to “update” its Open Gaming License as it prepares to move to a new edition. For months, third-party Dungeons & Dragons content creators have speculated about how Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro would approach the use of the Open Gaming License (OGL) for creating third-party content based on the upcoming new edition of Dungeons & Dragons. There was speculation that One D&D would not utilize the OGL for One D&D in favor of all third-party compatible content being published via the DM’s Guild or another similar service under control by Wizards of the Coast, thus giving Wizards a cut on all third party content made for One D&D. However, Wizards released a statement announcing an “update” to the existing OGL, which would require an opt-in from third-party publishers and would require creators who use this OGL to report revenue if they made more than $50,000 and to pay royalties if they made more than $750,000.
