Open Gaming License

GunCraze Open Gaming License

GunCraze Open Gaming License (GC-OGL) v1.1

© Action Tactics Roleplay Gaming LLC All rights reserved except as expressly granted below.

1. Purpose

The GunCraze Open Gaming License (GC-OGL) exists to allow creators to publish compatible content using the GunCraze Action Tabletop Roleplaying System, while protecting the GunCraze brand, setting, and future products.

This license is designed to:

Encourage third-party creativity

Keep core mechanics open and interoperable

Protect Product Identity and unreleased works

Ensure fair compensation only after commercial success

2. System Definition

The GunCraze Action Tabletop Roleplaying System (GATRS) is the underlying tabletop game engine used across multiple GunCraze products, including but not limited to:

GunCraze RPG Core Rulebook

GunCraze Miniature Battles

GunCraze Street Wars (future product)

GunCraze Army Battles (future product)

Any derivative or future products using the same core system

3. Scope of This License

This Open Gaming License specifically applies to:

The GunCraze RPG Core Rulebook

All roleplaying game rules and mechanics contained therein

Any rules or mechanics that cross over into other GunCraze products solely because the same system is used

This license does not automatically apply to:

Game modes

Scenarios

Campaign structures

Mass-battle formats

Miniature-specific or army-scale rules unless those elements are explicitly derived from the RPG rules.

This license does not require the Licensor or any Publisher to distribute Open Game Content free of charge.

4. Definitions

Open Game Content (OGC) Open Game Content includes:

Game mechanics

Rules procedures

Dice systems

Numerical formulas

Combat resolution methods

Talents, skills, attributes, and mechanical effects

Any mechanical modifications or extensions derived from the GunCraze RPG rules

Automatic Open Content Rule Any mechanical content derived from or based on GunCraze RPG rules is automatically considered Open Game Content, even if not explicitly declared.

Product Identity Product Identity includes, but is not limited to:

“GunCraze”

“GunCraze Action Tabletop Roleplaying System”

“GATRS”

All logos, trademarks, and trade dress

Artwork, illustrations, and graphic design

Setting lore, narrative text, and fiction

Characters, factions, locations, and story elements

Product names and titles

Any unreleased or future GunCraze products

Product Identity is not Open Game Content.

Artwork & Visual Assets Clarification All artwork, illustrations, graphic elements, and visual assets are designated as Product Identity and are not Open Game Content, regardless of how they are created.

The GunCraze Open Gaming License does not grant or imply any ownership, copyright, or exclusive rights in such visual materials. Publishers are responsible for ensuring they possess the appropriate rights to any artwork they use or distribute.

5. Grant of License

Action Tactics Roleplay Gaming LLC grants a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual license to use, modify, and publish Open Game Content from the GunCraze RPG Core Rulebook, subject to the terms of this license.

6. Publisher Size & Cost Structure

A. Small Publishers (10 or fewer employees and contractors combined) Cost: Free

Royalties: None

Ownership: Publishers retain full ownership of all original content they create.

No obligation to release original material as open, except where required under Section 7.

B. Large Publishers (11 or more employees and contractors combined) Cost: Free until revenue threshold is met

Royalty Trigger: When gross annual revenue from GunCraze-based products reaches $60,000 USD

Royalty Rate: 3% of gross sales revenue above $60,000 USD

Payment Recipient: Action Tactics Roleplay Gaming LLC

Royalties apply only after the threshold is exceeded.

7. Required Declaration of Content

All publishers must clearly declare within their product:

What portions are Open Game Content

What portions are Product Identity

Automatic Open Content Rule Any mechanical content derived from or based on GunCraze RPG rules is automatically considered Open Game Content, even if not explicitly declared.

Fallback Protection If no declaration is made:

GunCraze mechanics remain Open Game Content

All original material is treated as Product Identity by default

8. Compatibility Language

Publishers may state that their product is:

“Compatible with the GunCraze RPG Core Rulebook”

“Compatible with the GunCraze Action Tabletop Roleplaying System”

Such statements must not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or official status.

9. Prohibited Uses

Publishers may not:

Claim ownership of GunCraze Product Identity

Use GunCraze logos or branding without permission

Present products as official GunCraze releases

Reprint GunCraze narrative text, lore, or characters

Suggest endorsement by Action Tactics Roleplay Gaming LLC

Reproduce or republish substantial portions of the GunCraze RPG Core Rulebook text, except as necessary to reference or implement Open Game Content

10. Attribution Requirement

All products using this license must include the following notice:

“This product uses the GunCraze Open Gaming License and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Action Tactics Roleplay Gaming LLC.”

11. Termination

This license terminates automatically if:

The terms are violated

Required royalties are not paid after triggering

Previously published works remain licensed unless termination results from fraud or willful non-payment.

12. Versioning

Publishers may continue using the version of the GC-OGL under which their product was originally released, even if newer versions are issued.

13. Governing Law

This license is governed by the laws of the United States of America.