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Originally Posted by drohem
After the hobby was established, there was the movement where the game companies created House Systems so that their fans could easily transition between the product lines. The Indie movement is a reaction to the House System movement.
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And let's not forget WotC's "One System To Rule Them All" attempt, which backfired in a couple of ways:
- The glut of d20/OGL material resulted in a bubble and a bust, causing some companies to retrench and others to go under entirely. (Except WotC.) The PDF market allowed many companies to sell their products without printing overhead, but that means less visibility in mainstream outlets (unlike WotC), and the dreaded paradox of choice.
- More seriously (to WotC's mind), other companies dared to put out competing derived works like True20 just because the license allowed them to. That's why D&D 4e's license will be more restrictive than OGL.