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While reading about Hero Lab I read that each copy of Hero Lab includes a royalty payment to the company that owns the game.
In regards to 4e, if we are paying a royalty to WoC why don't we get all the feats, skills and powers included with our 4e license? Why do I then have to pay to get that content from WoC? |
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It all depends on what agreement the IP company has made with LW. I know that with my dealings with WoTC they have been notoriously difficlut. They license and the content that can be put into HL might be tightly controled by the WoTC folks.
Conversely Piazo wants everything they make to go into HL, but this creates the other side of the problem, too much content not enough time to create it. Web site - Cheese Weasel Logistics - www.cheeseweasel.net Twitter - @CheeseWeaselGMZ For user created content check out www.d20pfsrd.com and www.cheeseweasel.net For video demos of Hero Lab go to http://www.youtube.com/user/TheChiefweasel?blend=9&ob=5 |
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Thanks for the reply.
I just would like to know what IP or part of WoC's IP we are paying for. Because as far as I can tell the DDI downloader that supplies the placeholders for feats, skills and powers is provding "public" data that anyone could use without any IP agreement with WoC. |
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