Editing Open gaming (section)

=== Open RPG Creative License ===
Linda Codega, for ''[[Io9]]'' in January 2023, reported on the details from a leaked full copy of an update to the OGL including updated terms such as no longer authorizing use of the OGL1.0.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |last=Codega |first=Linda |date=January 5, 2023 |title=Dungeons & Dragons' New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition |url=https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111115214/https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634 |archive-date=2023-01-11 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=[[Gizmodo]] |language=en}}</ref> Codega highlighted that "if the original license is in fact no longer viable, every single licensed publisher will be affected by the new agreement. [...] The main takeaway from the leaked OGL 1.1 draft document is that WotC is keeping power close at hand".<ref name=":21" /> Following this, [[Paizo]] announced a new Open RPG Creative License (ORC) as a direct response to the reported changes to the OGL. Additional publishers, such as [[Kobold Press]], [[Chaosium]], [[Green Ronin Publishing|Green Ronin]], Legendary Games, and Rogue Genius Games, will be part of the ORC development process.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Paizo Announces Its Own Gaming License Amid D&D OGL Controversy |url=https://gizmodo.com/paizo-wizards-of-the-coast-dnd-open-rpg-ogl-1-1-1849982443 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |website=Gizmodo |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Paizo Addresses Pathfinder's Future, Announces New System-Neutral Open RPG License |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/paizo-addresses-pathfinders-future-announces-new-system-neutral-open-rpg-license/ |access-date=January 13, 2023 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> The ORC will be an open, perpetual, and irrevocable system-agnostic license<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> with legal development paid for by Paizo "under the legal guidance of Azora Law", however, the license "will not be owned by Paizo, nor will it be owned by any company who makes money publishing RPGs".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Paizo Announces System-Neutral Open RPG License |url=https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si7v?Paizo-Announces-SystemNeutral-Open-RPG-License |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=Paizo |type=[[Press release]]}}</ref> Paizo plans to find a "nonprofit with a history of open source values to own this license" and stated that "Azora Law's ownership of the process and stewardship should provide a safe harbor against any company being bought, sold, or changing management in the future and attempting to rescind rights or nullify sections of the license".<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |title=ORC License Final |url=https://azoralaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ORC-License.FINAL_.pdf}}</ref>

The ORC was released in July 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-creators-of-pathfinder-have-released-their-own-version-of-dandds-controversial-ogland-it-could-have-a-huge-impact-on-all-tabletop-rpgs/ | title=The creators of Pathfinder have released their own version of D&D's controversial OGL—and it could have a huge impact on all tabletop RPGs | first=Robin | last=Valentine | date=July 5, 2023 | accessdate=July 16, 2023 | work=[[PC Gamer]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ORC License |publisher=Azora Law |url=https://azoralaw.com/orclicense/}}</ref>