Pathfinder's answer to the Open Gaming License, dubbed the Open RPG Creative License or ORC License, has been completed and released for public use. Created in direct response to Wizards of the ...

Say goodbye to true neutral alignments, ability scores, and more Pathfinder stripped every last trace of D&D from its new rulebooks — even owlbears By Samantha Nelson Published Nov 21, 2023 Follow ...

The Open RPG Creative License (ORC) could help legally seperate Pathfinder and other TTRPGs from Dungeons & Dragons. Paizo hopes to steal the initiative from Wizards of the Coast, vowing to pay ...

The ORC License is, in Paizo’s own words, “a system-agnostic, perpetual, and irrevocable open gaming license that provides a legal ‘safe harbor’ for sharing rules mechanics and encourages ...

Paizo will be accepting feedback until April 21st and then will release a new public draft for feedback. The intent is for the ORC License to be available for use by the end of April.

In terms of Paizo's license, or 'ORC', the company vows that this endeavor will be "system agnostic" and won't be "owned by Paizo, nor will it be owned by any company who makes money publishing RPGs." ...