PCGen Data Development: Publisher Permissions

This is a listing of the permissions requested and their current status. It should be noted that PCGen only includes material that is covered by the OGL unless permission is otherwise granted by the publisher. And though permission is not needed to use OGC it is PCGen's policy to seek permission from and comply with the wishes of the publishers. Not all of the publishers listed here have data included in PCGen at this time (see the Books in PCGen link on the navtree) but many are eager to see their work included in the program.

PCGen Data Inclusion policy

The following is PCGen’s policy on including data for distribution.

1. PCGen’s publisher liaison team contacts the publisher and asks for permission to include one or more of their sources in PCGen’s distribution.

2. If the publisher agrees, they will be asked if they wish to do a final review of the dataset before it is released.

3. If no final review is required

a. The data monkeys will work on the dataset.

b. No portion of the dataset may be included unless it first goes through the OGL team to make sure that it complies with the OGL and with the publisher’s declaration of PI and OGC.

4. If a final review is required

a. The dataset must be completely entered

b. The dataset must go through internal quality assurances

c. The dataset must go through the OGL team

d. The dataset is then provided to the publisher

e. If the publisher deems it complete and ready for inclusion, then it will be added to PCGen’s distribution.

f. If the publisher has issues with the dataset, those issues are corrected, and the process repeats with 4b.

Permissions - Explanation

Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy format

Full Permission, means that the entire product can be put in as a dataset.

OGC only, means that PCGen will only put in OGC content into the dataset.

Publisher Review Required, means that the publisher needs to review the dataset before inclusion into production.

no review required, means that PCGen can put the dataset into production without a review from the publisher.

Other Permissions are hopefully self explanatory.

Permissions

Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG)

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Title - One Word Titles: All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 29/08/2004

        Permissioned Title - Shadow Force Archer

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 29/08/2004

        Permissioned Title - Spycraft

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 29/08/2004

Alea Publishing Group

Point-of-Contact: Joshua Raynack

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 18/03/2007

Atlas Games

Point-of-Contact: John Nephew

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - OGC Only - no review required

Auran D20

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 10/12/2003

Avalanche Press

Point-of-Contact: Mike Bennigh

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 11/01/2004

Badaxe Games

Point-of-Contact: Benjamin Durbin

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 07/03/2007

Bards and Sages

Point-of-Contact: Julie Ann Dawson

        Permissioned Titles - Neiyar: Land of Heaven and the Abys

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 29/04/2007

Bastion Press - NO LONGER AN ACTIVE COMPANY

Point-of-Contact: Jim Butler

        Permissioned Titles - Oathbound Titles

THIS PRODUCT RANGE HAS NOW MOVED TO ?

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 18/10/2004

        Permissioned Titles - Fairies

THIS PRODUCT RANGE HAS NOW MOVED TO Dragon Wing

            Permission Type - OGC Only - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 18/10/2004

        Permissioned Titles - All Other Titles

THIS PRODUCT RANGE HAS NOW MOVED TO Dragon Wing

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 18/10/2004

Battlefield Press

Point-of-Contact: Jonathan Thompson

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 02/05/2003

Behemoth3

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 02/08/2005

Big Finger Games (BFG)

Point-of-Contact: Michael Todd

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 02/07/2006

Point-of-Contact: Johnathan Wright - calaanATgmaiDOTcom

        Permissioned Titles - Mecha vs Kaiju

            Permission Type - OGC Only (Waiting for permission for title) - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 15/05/2007

Black Wyrm Games

Point-of-Contact: Dave Mattingly

        Permissioned Titles - True20 Adventure Roleplaying: Lux Aeternum, Lux Aeternum: Expanded Setting Guide

            Permission Type - OGC only (PI:Title included) - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 27/04/2007

Bloodstone Press

Point-of-Contact: John Alger

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 12/12/2005

Blue Devil Games

Point-of-Contact: Justin Jacobson

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 01/08/2006

Citizen Games - NO LONGER AN ACTIVE COMPANY

Point-of-Contact: Mike (Michael J. Eckert) is a former owner of Citizen Games, LLC which had to close its doors in 2004, like so many others in the d20 after-boom. Source: OgreCave.com

        Permissioned Titles - Sidewinder

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 24/11/2003

Crafty Games

Point-of-Contact: Patrick Kapera

        Permissioned Titles - Spycraft 2

            Permission Type - Limited - PCGen declined to complete this set

            Date Confirmed - 18/12/2006

Dark Portal Games

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - UNKNOWN

Darksun

Point-of-Contact: Chris Flipse

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Can only be hosted on Athas.org website due to licensing with WoTC

            Date Confirmed - 28/02/2007

Dog House Rules

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 24/10/2004

DragonWing

Point-of-Contact: Steve Creech

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - UNKNOWN

Dreamscarred Press

Point-of-Contact: Jeremy Smith

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - OGC Only - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 17/03/2007

EN Publishing

Point-of-Contact: M Jason Parent

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 19/10/2005

Fan Community Council - NO LONGER AN ACTIVE COMPANY

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 23/10/2003

Fantasy Flight Games

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 07/09/2007

Firefly Games - NO LONGER AN ACTIVE COMPANY

Point-of-Contact: see Ronin Arts

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - UNKNOWN

Gallantry Productions - NO LONGER AN ACTIVE COMPANY

Point-of-Contact: David Gallant

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 11/03/2006

Golden Elm Media

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - Borrowed Time

            Permission Type -

            Date Confirmed -

Goodman Games

Point-of-Contact: Joseph Goodman

        Permissioned Titles - Dungeon Crawl Classics #25, #27, and #28

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 11/04/2007

Green Ronin Publishing

Point-of-Contact: Chris Pramas

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Limited - PCGen declined to offer these sets

            Date Confirmed - 01/07/2007

Guardians of Order - NO LONGER AN ACTIVE COMPANY

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - OGC Only - No Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 20/12/2003

Holistic Design

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - UNKNOWN

Kenzer and Co

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - Kindoms of Kalamar

            Permission Type - Denied - Due to licensing issues with WoTC

            Date Confirmed - 15/05/2006

Lion's Den Press

Point-of-Contact: Ari Marmell

        Permissioned Titles - Priest of the Celestial Spheres, Iconic Bestiary: Classics of Fantasy, Desert Heroes, Arctic Heroes, Planar Magic, Planar Treasures

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 07/04/2007

Malhavoc Press

Point-of-Contact: Sue Cook

        Permissioned Titles - Arcana Unearthed line

            Permission Type - Denied - Not taking on any new licensees at this time

            Date Confirmed - 16/04/2007

        Permissioned Titles - All other titles except Ptolus titles

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 16/04/2007

Mongoose Publishing

Point-of-Contact: Matthew Sprange

        Permissioned Titles - All licensed Properties of theirs (Babylon-5, Conan, etc)

            Permission Type - Denied - Various licensing issues

            Date Confirmed - 17/03/2004

        Permissioned Titles - All Non-licensed Properties of theirs and all OGC material

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 27/08/2004

MonkeyGod Enterprises - NO LONGER AN ACTIVE COMPANY

Point-of-Contact: MonkeyGod Enterprises (MGE) was one of the pioneers of 3rd-party d20 publishing under the OGL. From the start, MGE concentrated on releasing adventures that were both challenging and entertaining, providing hours of fun for fantasy gamers everywhere. MGE later entered the sourcebook arena with various titles, including two highly-acclaimed books. Sadly, MGE had to close operations in 2004, ceasing all publication of d20 products. On the plus side, the company reinvented itself, emerging as the award-winning (Games Magazine Game of the Year 2005) Face 2 Face Games. SOURCE: monkeygodpresents,html

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 04/11/2003

Mystic Eye Games - NO LONGER AN ACTIVE COMPANY, see Ronin Arts

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - UNKNOWN

Mythic Dream Studios - Believe the company has closed. Could not find any proof.

Point-of-Contact: Chad?

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 25/01/2006

Necromancer Games

Point-of-Contact: Clark Peterson

        Permissioned Titles - Creature Collection (1, 2 and Revised), Relics and Rituals (See SSS/White Wolf)

        Permissioned Titles - All Others (not including products or content created under other licenses)

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 16/05/2007

Pandahead Productions

Point-of-Contact: Brett Brooks

        Permissioned Titles - XCrawl

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 13/05/2004

Paradigm Concepts

Point-of-Contact: Henry Lopez

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 05/11/2004

        Permissioned Titles - True20 Adventure Roleplaying: Caliphate Nights, Tales of the Caliphate Nights, Forged in Magic, Magic of Arcanis

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 29/04/2007

Parents Basement Games

Point-of-Contact: Derek Becker

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 24/05/2005

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Point-of-Contact: Simon Lucas

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 09/04/2007

Privateer Press

Point-of-Contact: Nathan Letsinger

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 15/04/2005

Reality Deviant Publications

Point-of-Contact: David Jarvis

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 14/04/2007

Ronin Arts

Point-of-Contact: Philip Reed

        Permissioned Titles -

            Permission Type -

            Date Confirmed -

RPGA

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - Living Greyhawk

            Permission Type - Denied - Due to licensing with WoTC

            Date Confirmed - 16/12/2003

RPG Objects

Point-of-Contact: Chris Davis

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 04/05/2003

Secular Games

Point-of-Contact: Giltonio Santos

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 08/04/2007

Shadowkind Publishing

Point-of-Contact: Raoni Cananeia Monteiro

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 09/06/2007

Silven Publishing

Point-of-Contact: Kosala Ubayasekara

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 16/02/2006

Silverthorne Games

Point-of-Contact: Ian Johnston

        Permissioned Titles - Book of Templates Deluxe

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 06/04/2007

Sleeping Imperium - NO LONGER PRODUCING D20 PRODUCTS

&Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 15/12/2003

Sovereign Press

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 24/03/2004

S T Cooley Publishing

Point-of-Contact: Spencer Cooley

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 23/12/2003

Sword & Sorcery Studios

Point-of-Contact: Needed

        Permissioned Title - Scarred Lands

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 17/03/2004

        Permissioned Title - Relics and Rituals

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 17/03/2004

Sword's Edge Publishing

Point-of-Contact: Fraser Ronald

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required - as long as PCGen is a free product

            Date Confirmed - 09/04/2007

The Game Mechanics

Point-of-Contact: JD Wiker

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 29/03/2006

The Le Games

Point-of-Contact: The Le

        Permissioned Titles - Unorthodox Barbarians, Unorthodox Fighters, Unorthodox Monks, Unorthodox Rangers

            Permission Type - Full Permission - Publisher Review Required

            Date Confirmed - 09/04/2007

Vigilance Press

Point-of-Contact: Chuck Rice

        Permissioned Titles - All

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 02/04/2007

Wizards of the Coast

Point-of-Contact: Rich Redman

        Permissioned Titles - Anything not SRD, MSRD, RSRD or OGC

            Permission Type - Denied - WoTC not giving out licenses at this stage

            Date Confirmed - 12/03/2007

        Permissioned Titles - SRD, MSRD, RSRD and all OGC (e.g. Most of UA)

            Permission Type - Full Permission - no review required

            Date Confirmed - 12/03/2007