Dragons Beyond is a clone of the 1973 draft rules for Original D&D, and we encourage the community to create and share their own content based on these rules.

This page explains what you can do with Dragons Beyond when creating your own adventures, supplements, and tools.

You are free and encouraged to:

• Create and publish adventures, supplements, settings, and tools for Dragons Beyond
• Reference the Dragons Beyond rules in your work
• Sell your Dragons Beyond-compatible products commercially
• Use the "Compatible with Dragons Beyond" logo (see below)

You must include the following text somewhere in your product (on the cover, title page, or credits):

This copyright text must be legibly included somewhere on the product:

You are allowed and encouraged (but not required) to use the "Compatible with Dragons Beyond" logo in your product and on the website or storefront where you promote it.

Download the logo (PNG)

If you adhere to the terms below, you may publish third-party material stating compatibility with Dragons Beyond. The third-party material may be offered for free or sold for a profit without the need to provide royalties to Rod Hampton. The use of the compatibility logo is also royalty free.

When creating Dragons Beyond-compatible content:

• Stay true to the spirit of old-school gaming and the 1973 draft rules. You must make an effort to ensure that all rules mechanics used in your product are compatible with the Dragons Beyond rules
• Create content that is appropriate for ages 12 years and up and avoid overtly sexual content such as depictions or descriptions of sexual acts
• Do not publish content that is discriminatory or demeaning toward any human (or humanoid) race, color, creed, sexual orientation, or biological gender. Do not describe or depict things that could be construed as racist, homophobic, or transphobic
• Respect the intellectual property of others. Ensure that the trade dress of your product has fonts, colors, layout, artwork, and stylistic elements that are not overly similar to Dragons Beyond
• If you refer readers to sections of Dragons Beyond, do not use page numbers. Instead, make a reference to the booklet, section, and subheading; for example, 'Volume I, Classes, Magic-Users' should be used instead of page 23

Rod Hampton reserves the right to revoke this license for violation of the Content Guidelines. The revocation occurs immediately upon transmission of notice using commercially reasonable means including email, tagging, website posting, and public announcement.

Rod Hampton takes no responsibility for any legal claims against your product and will not be liable to you on any legal theory (including, without limitation, negligence) or otherwise for any losses, costs, expenses, or damages arising out of this license or use of the licensed material.

This license shall be governed by, and interpreted and construed in accordance with, the domestic law of the State of Tennessee without giving effect to any choice of law provision or rule that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Tennessee. The exclusive venue for any dispute related to this license shall be the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. You irrevocably consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction over you by the federal courts located in Nashville, Tennessee. You also irrevocably consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction over you by Tennessee state courts the counties of Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson.

Unless stated otherwise herein, copyright rights and moral rights -- such as the right of integrity -- are not licensed under this license, nor are publicity, privacy, or other similar personality rights. Patent and trademark rights are not licensed under this license. Rod Hampton reserves all rights not expressly granted herein.

If any provision of this license is deemed unenforceable, it shall be automatically reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable or, if not reformable, severed from this license without affecting the enforceability of the remaining provisions.

Nothing in this license is a limitation upon, or waiver of, any privileges and immunities that apply to Rod Hampton, including from the legal processes of any jurisdiction or authority.

If you have questions about this license, please reach out:

• YouTube: @DragonsBeyondRPG
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• Substack: @rhampton