Hey folks! All the stuff we make for this jam is possible because of the Redacted Materials license. We here at the Mythic Gazetteer are new to licenses, and we've had a few learning experiences in the first couple weeks of the jam. I wanted to update you all on what we've learned and what you need to know about the license:
Quick and Dirty
We've released a couple revisions of the mission template as we come to better understand the license we created and what it requires. The current version of the template should be "final" so feel free to use that with peace of mind. If any of you have downloaded the template already, please take a moment to either delete the Mythic Gazetteer logo from the template or just download the revised version.
Slow and... Clean?
Any work that builds on the setting of External Containment Bureau (for example, missions, hacks that create a new ECB-esque organization, etc.) or uses text directly from External Containment Bureau must include the text of the license somewhere in the document. The full text is available on the Mythic Gazetteer website (see the hyperlink above) but here's the text for easy reference:
This work uses material from the External Containment Bureau roleplaying game (found at https://mythicgazetteer.itch.io/external-containment-bureau), designed by Lexi Antoku, Eric Brunsell, Michael Elliott, Justin Ford, and Eli Kurtz, and published by Mythic Gazetteer LLC, pursuant to the open license available at mythicgazetteer.com/redacted-material.
You're not required to use the Redacted Material logo in your work, but if you do then you also need to include this text in your document:
External Containment Bureau™ is a trademark of Mythic Gazetteer LLC. The Redacted Materials Logo is © Mythic Gazetteer LLC, and is used pursuant to the open licensing terms at http://mythicgazetteer.com/redacted-material
The mission template document has been revised to include this text (and the logo) on a new, second page. There's also room for your name and bio, and even space to put a picture of yourself if you like.
For a little while the mission template also included the Mythic Gazetteer logo. We realized today this wasn't the best thing to put on the template. Basically, we don't want anyone to mistake your work as being published by Mythic Gazetteer (we also don't want to seem like we're officially endorsing any of your games, no offense). If any of you have downloaded the template already, please take a moment to either delete the MG logo from the template or just download the revised version.
Anything else you need to know about the license should be on the Redacted Materials license page. But let us know if you have any thoughts or questions! We love seeing folks designing around our game and we want to support you however we can.