Wizards of the Coast has announced its plans for the future of the Open Gaming License (OGL), the document that allows third-party publishers to make and sell Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks and supplements. After months of rumors and speculation, Wizards of the Coast announced its plans to regulate future third-party material. According to Wizards, the OGL will be updated in early 2023 and will require all third-party creators who make more than $50,000 in revenue off of OGL material to report their revenue to Wizards of the Coast. We will note that it is likely that Wizards is releasing a revised OGL document, as the nature of Open Gaming License means that it cannot be replaced. Additionally, creators who make more than $750,000 annually off of OGL material will be required to pay royalties starting in 2024. Wizards noted that this royalty should impact less than 20 “creators,” which include major publishing companies like Kobold Press and Ghostfire Gaming.
