Wizards of the Coast apologises for Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License fiasco

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Wizards of the Coast apologises for Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License fiasco
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Wizards of the Coast has apologised for its handling of its Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License (OGL) revisions,…

, and Wizards of the Coast was immediately faced with an orchestrated pushback by fans and prominent community members over rule changes which would, among other things, require anyone making money through the use of D&D elements to report earnings to the company.

"First, though," he continued,"let me start with an apology. We are sorry. We got it wrong. Our language and requirements in the draft OGL were disruptive to creators and not in support of our core goals of protecting and cultivating an inclusive play environment and limiting the OGL to TTRPGs. Then we compounded things by being silent for too long. We hurt fans and creators, when more frequent and clear communications could have prevented so much of this.

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