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B/X Essentials Compatibility License

I've been asked several times, recently, about some kind of licensing for others to publish products compatible with B/X Essentials. Thus...

B/X Essentials Compatibility License and Logo

The full text of the license follows. Please get in touch if you want to use it and have any questions!

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This license allows unaffiliated, third-party publishers to release products declared as compatible with and for use with B/X Essentials. The following terms apply:

1. Your product's title cannot include the name "B/X Essentials" or the acronym "BXE".
2. You must include the compatibility logo somewhere on your product's cover (front or back).
3. You may use any of the compatibility logos included in the zip file along with this license (the standard logo, the inverted logo, the greyscale logo, or the inverted greyscale logo), whichever suits the visual needs of your cover best.
4. You may, optionally, place a plain box behind the compatibility logo, for clarity.
5. The compatibility logo must not be displayed so as to form part of your product's title.
6. The compatibility logo must be displayed smaller in size than your product's title.
7. The compatibility logo may not be colourised, made transparent, or have its aspect ratio (width vs height) altered.
8. Your product may not use the B/X Essentials trade dress.
9. You must not in any way state or imply that your product is an official B/X Essentials release.
10. Your product's legal text must contain the following: "B/X Essentials is a trademark of Gavin Norman. The trademark and compatibility logo are used with permission of Necrotic Gnome Productions, under license."
11. You must make an effort to ensure that all rules mechanics used in your product are compatible with the Basic / Expert rules, as presented in the B/X Essentials series.
12. You agree to take legal responsibility for your product, including copyright or trademark infringement claims.
13. Use of the license is free of charge.
14. After publication, you must provide a copy (PDF or print) of your product to Necrotic Gnome Productions.
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B/X Essentials Print Bundle

As you've probably noticed, there's a big sale on at RPGNow right now.

In addition to all the Dolmenwood and B/X Essentials PDFs being 33% off, I thought I'd add an additional special deal:

Get all three B/X Essentials books in premium print at $2 off each.

That's $7.99 each, $23.97 for the set.

Wormskin issue eight out now in PDF!

The secrets of the witches of Dolmenwood -- The Sisters of the Chalice and the Moon.Guidelines and charts for camping wild in the woods.d30 generator for strange waters.Monsters of the Wood: brainconk, jack-o'-lantern, ochre slime-hulk, pook morel, wronguncle.
If you just want the PDF, get it now at RPGNow! (Print + PDF bundle coming soon!)

Wormskin Issue Eight Art Preview

Progress report on Wormskin 8:

All art is in.Layout is almost finalised.Should be going into print setup soon!Now a little art teaser. A grimalkin collecting firewood, by Thomas Novosel. I love blue cats.

B/X Essentials: Editable Text Editions

The plain text edition of B/X Essentials: Cleric and Magic-User Spells is now online and available for use in your own house rules docs and retro clones!

RTF docs at RPGNow:

Core Rules.Classes and Equipment.Cleric and Magic-User Spells.
There are also Google docs of all finished B/X Essentials books.