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Third-Party Content & Licensing

This document outlines all third-party content referenced or adapted in the Sundered system and ensures proper attribution and legal compliance.

🔰 Derived Content from the 5e SRD​

The Sundered system makes limited use of content originally published in the Dungeons & Dragons 5e System Reference Document (SRD 5.1), released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This includes:

  • Spell names (e.g., Fireball, Magic Missile, Counterspell, Wish, etc.)
  • Select class features and names (e.g., Sneak Attack, Divine Smite)
  • Monster stat formatting and layout
  • Basic spellcasting structures and terminology

These elements are used under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 License, and are clearly separated from original Sundered mechanics wherever possible.

The full CC BY 4.0 License text can be found here.

If you are publishing Sundered-compatible works, you do not need to include the CC BY license, unless you are directly reproducing or remixing 5e SRD content. In that case, proper attribution and license compliance are required under CC BY 4.0.

🪓 Derived Content from Pathfinder via the ORC License​

Some content in this ruleset is derived from materials originally released under the Open RPG Creative License (ORC) created by Paizo Publishing and Azora Law. This includes derivative elements from the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the System Reference Document released under the ORC License.

The following are considered Licensed Material under the ORC and have been adapted, transformed, or referenced in accordance with its terms:

  • Spell names and structures from legacy spell lists
  • Class progressions or ability templates from the Pathfinder SRD
  • Specific terminology such as feats, conditions, or combat scaffolds

The full ORC License text can be found here.

✅ Original Content (© Robert Alexander Beeson)​

All mechanics, terminology, and systems presented in this document are original to the Sundered System and protected under copyright. They may not be reproduced or used outside the terms of the Sundered Creator License (SCL).

This includes, but is not limited to:

Source, Source Dice, Techniques, Conversion, Echelons, Momentum & Renown, Stress & Strain, Replenishment & Renewal, the DC formula (30 − Ability Score), scaling difficulty based on missing Source Dice, and the full terminology and structure outlined in this ruleset.

These elements are not part of any existing open license.
📎 https://sunderedsystems.com/license

🧵 Attribution​

Some content from the Dungeons & Dragons 5e SRD is used under the following notice:

This material includes content from the System Reference Document 5.1 by Wizards of the Coast LLC, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

If any community contributor publishes their own Sundered-compatible work that uses SRD or ORC content, they are individually responsible for adhering to the license(s) that govern their use.

🛡️ License Transition Note​

If Wizards of the Coast revokes, alters, or reinterprets the status of the SRD 5.1 license in the future, Sundered will transition to a standalone license model with renamed or restructured content. All original material will remain available under the SCL.