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Use of Can I use initialisms such as DMG, PHB and MM in third-party OGL content?

I'm creating some commercial content that will deal with techniques for playing solo DnD. In the text I will be referring to the 3 core books, to guide readers, but will not be drawing any content directly from the books.

e.g.

The DMG has a section of rollable tables to generate adventures.

Is it within the terms of the OGL to use the terms PHB, DMG, and MM in place of copyrighted titles?

Another option I had considered is to have a terminology along these lines, in the introduction to the publication:

PGB: The official player’s guidebook.

GMG: The official games masters guide.

MoC: The official manual (or bestiary) of creatures.

  • PGB: The official player’s guidebook.

  • GMG: The official games masters guide.

  • MoC: The official manual (or bestiary) of creatures.

Use of initialisms such as DMG, PHB and MM in third-party content

I'm creating some commercial content that will deal with techniques for playing solo DnD. In the text I will be referring to the 3 core books, to guide readers, but will not be drawing any content directly from the books.

e.g.

The DMG has a section of rollable tables to generate adventures.

Is it within the terms of the OGL to use the terms PHB, DMG, and MM in place of copyrighted titles?

Another option I had considered is to have a terminology along these lines, in the introduction to the publication:

PGB: The official player’s guidebook.

GMG: The official games masters guide.

MoC: The official manual (or bestiary) of creatures.

Can I use initialisms such as DMG, PHB and MM in third-party OGL content?

I'm creating some commercial content that will deal with techniques for playing solo DnD. In the text I will be referring to the 3 core books, to guide readers, but will not be drawing any content directly from the books.

e.g.

The DMG has a section of rollable tables to generate adventures.

Is it within the terms of the OGL to use the terms PHB, DMG, and MM in place of copyrighted titles?

Another option I had considered is to have a terminology along these lines, in the introduction to the publication:

  • PGB: The official player’s guidebook.

  • GMG: The official games masters guide.

  • MoC: The official manual (or bestiary) of creatures.

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Use of initialisms such as DMG, PHB and MM in third-party content

I'm creating some commercial content that will deal with techniques for playing solo DnD. In the text I will be referring to the 3 core books, to guide readers, but will not be drawing any content directly from the books.

e.g.

The DMG has a section of rollable tables to generate adventures.

Is it within the terms of the OGL to use the terms PHB, DMG, and MM in place of copyrighted titles?

Another option I had considered is to have a terminology along these lines, in the introduction to the publication:

PGB: The official player’s guidebook.

GMG: The official games masters guide.

MoC: The official manual (or bestiary) of creatures.