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Our purpose for this is actually to put users in contact with each other so they can discuss ongoing projects. If a few users coordinate on custom data file creation project, they can all reap the benefits of those files. It's only when data files with custom content are created for the purpose of wide distribution that a publisher is likely to get concerned.
One additional note, if copyrighted material is not being copy/pasted into the files - if all the relevant notes regarding a feat, skill, etc., are left off, or reworded to summarize it - then the copyright isn't *usally* being violated. We absolutely do not encourage copyright violations, which is why we recommend that users creating content based on any publications stick to mechanics as much as possible, avoiding inclusion of text.
We have had a good relationship with WotC and intend to do all in our power to preserve that relationship. We also believe that users should have the ability to create custom content within HL and would like to support those efforts, inasmuch as they don't violate any copyrights.
This forum provides a place for you to present questions about how to do certain things within HL, if you run into problems, and to share tidbits of information you pick up as you progress through your own projects.
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