Version 1.07 Last updated: 17th October 2024
This license allows you to make stuff that builds on our games or is compatible with them, and either publish it for free or sell it, without us taking a cut. If you are unsure about doing something with our games that isn‘t covered here please get in touch with us to discuss it. You can contact us through our contact form or by email at admin@rowanrookanddecard.com. If you make something using this licence, please let us know about it, as we’d love to see what you’ve made!
If you create a printed product that’s compatible with one of our games, please contact us so that we can discuss buying some copies of your work to sell on our website. We want to support your creative efforts.
This licence applies to:
- Heart, Spire and other Destera games
- Games based on the Resistance toolbox
- Voidheart Symphony, Unbound, Royal Blood, Goblin Quest and other stand-alone games by RR&D or UFO Press
- Grant Howitt’s One Page RPG series
- Eat The Reich
- Games based on the Havoc Engine
It doesn’t apply to Legacy: Life Among The Ruins Second Edition and its spin-offs, which have their own Worlds of Legacy SRD licence you can use. It also doesn’t apply to the UFO Press title Shattered City, or to the DIE RPG.
We do not finalise the community license for a game until after the project has been released to the public. If you are looking to create open license content for any game that has not yet been published (for example, Hollows), please write to admin@rowanrookanddecard.com for guidance.
Please note that this license does not now, and will not ever, permit you to create NFTs or cryptocurrency tokens that are based on, or use any of, our games or artwork.
We also expressly forbid the use of our games, writing and art in the training of generative AI tools.
ROWAN, ROOK AND DECARD COMMUNITY LICENCE
Grant Howitt’s One Page RPGs
| If it’s… | One of Grant’s one-page RPGs, originally published on his Patreon |
| then you can… | remix, hack, translate, reimagine and make your own versions, and sell them if you want |
| as long as you… | credit Grant Howitt and any collaborators, and include a link back to his Patreon |
| and as long as you don’t… | make it look like Grant, his collaborators, or Rowan, Rook and Decard have endorsed your product, unless we have! |
| You can say this… | “[Product] is based on [One-Page game] by Grant Howitt [and any collaborators], copyright Rowan, Rook and Decard. You can find out more and support these games at patreon.com/gshowitt or rrdgames.com.” |
| You can also… | live stream, podcast, create actual plays, make written or video reviews, and generally have fun with the game online |
| and we’d really like it if… | you linked back to the game from the show notes or the text, and credited Grant Howitt and any collaborators with the game’s creation |
| You can say this… | “[Game name] is [an actual play/podcast/etc] of [One-Page game] by Grant Howitt [and any collaborators], copyright Rowan, Rook and Decard. You can find out more and support these games at patreon.com/gshowitt or rrdgames.com.” |
Rowan, Rook and Decard’s published games, including Heart, Spire, Unbound and others
| If it’s… | Heart, Spire, Unbound, Goblin Quest, or Royal Blood (but not Eat The Reich; we have specific rules for that game below) |
| then you can… | create fan supplements, hacks, and modules that are compatible with the core game and/or add to the setting, either for free or monetised – this includes modules for virtual tabletop platforms |
| and you can… | reference and reuse the mechanics and game rules of the game or games you’re working with |
| as long as you… | credit Rowan, Rook and Decard and include a link to our website (as set out under “You must include this…” below) |
| and as long as you don’t… | – use or translate writing or art from our games, – use our company or game logos, – claim that your product is “official” or “licenced” unless we’ve given you permission, – or do anything to bring the game into disrepute (for instance, making something illegal, racist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory) |
| You should use these… | 
You can recolour or resize the logo to fit your needs, but you may not substantially alter the logo other than that. Logo files can be found here. |
| You must include this… | “[Product name] is an independent production by [Author or Publisher] and is not affiliated with Rowan, Rook and Decard. It is published under the RR&D Community License.” |
| and this… | “[Heart/Spire/other game] is copyright Rowan, Rook and Decard. You can find out more and support these games at rowanrookanddecard.com” |
| You can also… | live stream, podcast, create actual plays, make written or video reviews, and generally have fun with the game online and in public |
| as long as you… | credit Rowan, Rook and Decard and include a link to our website (as described in the relevant sections above), and credit our artists and writers if you use excerpts of their work directly |
| and as long as you don’t… | – use all or a substantial part of the writing or art from our games in your product without permission, – use our company logo except as part of crediting us, – claim that your product is “official” or “licenced” unless we’ve given you permission, – or do anything to bring the game into disrepute (for instance, making something illegal, racist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory) |
| You can use these assets on screen… | Anything in this folder is OK to use! |
Eat The Reich
| If it’s… | Eat The Reich |
| then you can… | create fan supplements, hacks, and modules that are compatible with the core game and/or add to the setting, either for free or monetised – this includes modules for virtual tabletop platforms |
| and you can… | – reference and reuse the mechanics and game rules of the game or games you’re working with; – translate the character sheets from the core Eat The Reich book |
| as long as you… | credit Rowan, Rook and Decard and Will Kirkby and include a link to our website (as set out under “You must include this…” below) |
| and as long as you don’t… | – use or translate (apart from the character sheets) all or a substantial part of the writing or art from Eat The Reich in your product without our permission; – use our company or game logos; – claim that your product is “official” or “licenced” unless we’ve given you written permission; – give the impression that any of your own or anyone else’s work (whether it’s text or art) is ours or Will Kirkby’s; – make something or act in any way that is illegal, racist, fascist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory. Or do anything that promotes, advocates or incites this kind of behaviour, or that would otherwise bring the game or our company into disrepute. |
| You should use this logo… | 
You can recolour or resize the logo to fit your needs, but you may not substantially alter the logo other than that. Logo file can be found here. |
| and you may use these assets… | Anything in this folder can be used as part of your work. You can crop these assets if necessary, but may not alter them in any other way. |
| You must include this… | “[Product name] is an independent production by [Author or Publisher] and is not affiliated with Rowan, Rook and Decard or Will Kirkby. It is published under the RR&D Community License.” This needs to be provided in English and any other language(s) that you are distributing your product in. |
| and you must include this… | “The ‘Eat The Reich’ game is copyright © 2023 Rowan, Rook and Decard. All artwork in the game is copyright © 2023 Will Kirkby. You can find out more and support these games at rowanrookanddecard.com”. This also needs to be provided in English and any other language(s) that you are distributing your product in. |
| You can also… | live stream, podcast, create actual plays, make written or video reviews, and generally have fun with the game online and in public |
| as long as you… | credit Rowan, Rook and Decard and include a link to our website (as described in the relevant sections above), and credit our artist (Will Kirkby) and writer (Grant Howitt) if you use any of their work directly |
| and as long as you don’t… | – allow the non-playable character of Hitler to speak at any point, – use or translate all or a substantial part of the writing or art from Eat The Reich without our permission, – use our company or game logos, – claim that anything you do is “official” or “licenced” unless we’ve given you permission, – give the impression that any of your own or anyone else’s work (whether it’s text or art) is ours or Will Kirkby’s, – make something or act in any way that is illegal, racist, fascist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory. Or do anything that promotes, advocates or incites this kind of behaviour, or that would otherwise bring the game or our company into disrepute. |
| You can use these assets on screen… | Anything in this folder is OK to use! You can crop these assets if necessary, but may not alter them in any other way. You can also use the logos in the “You should use these logos…” section above, so long as you make it clear that your work (whether it’s an actual play, live stream, podcast, etc.) is unofficial and unsanctioned. |
The Resistance Toolbox
| If it’s… | the Resistance Toolbox |
| then you can… | create anything you like based on the tools and principles we’ve provided, and sell it if you’d like |
| and we’d really like it if… | you used the Sparked by the Resistance (SbR) tag to acknowledge its source |
| You can use this… | 
Logo files can be found here. |
| and you can say this… | “[Product name] is Sparked by the Resistance. It uses ideas from the Resistance Toolbox, published by Rowan, Rook and Decard. Find out more at rowanrookanddecard.com” |
| but you can’t… | – use our company logo except as part of crediting us; – claim that your product is “official” or “licenced” unless we’ve given you explicit permission in writing. |
The havoc engine
| If it’s… | the Havoc Engine |
| then you can… | create anything you like based on the Havoc Engine tools and principles we’ve provided, and sell it if you like |
| so long as you don’t… | – use our company logo except as part of crediting us; – claim that your product is “official” or “licenced” unless we’ve given you permission in writing |
| and we’d really like it if you… | – acknowledged that it uses the Havoc Engine in some way; – linked back to the Havoc Engine on our website (link will be provided once the final document is available for download) |
| You can use this… | [insert logo – to come, along with links to download it] |
| and you can say this… | “[Product name] is powered by the Havoc Engine. It uses ideas from the Havoc Engine, published by Rowan, Rook and Decard. Find out more at rowanrookanddecard.com” |
UFO Press games, including Voidheart Symphony
| If it’s… | Voidheart Symphony |
| then you must… | follow the rules laid out for “Rowan, Rook and Decard games” above, replacing “Rowan, Rook and Decard” with “UFO Press” |
| and you should… | use the Voidheart Symphony logo:
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The Legacy: Life Among The Ruins Second Edition setting or system
| If it’s… | Legacy: Life Among the Ruins 2e, or something that uses the Worlds of Legacy SRD |
| then you must… | follow the rules laid out in the Worlds of Legacy SRD |
NFTs or cryptocurrency coins or tokens
| If it’s… | an NFT, a series of NFTs, a cryptocurrency token or coin, or any other item or project based on the blockchain |
| then we will not permit you to use our work for it |
Something else
| If it’s… | something not on this list, a new or unpublished game, or you’re not sure if this applies |
| then you must… | get in touch with us at admin@rowanrookanddecard.com or rowanrookanddecard.com/contact to discuss it |
Some Small Print
We may update and change this Community Licence occasionally – for example if we update the list of our games to which this licence applies – so please check back here from time to time.
You are responsible for any content that you create under this Community Licence, including complying with the local laws of your country of residence and ensuring that your content does not violate those laws.
If you have any questions about this Community Licence then please reach out to us at rowanrookanddecard.com/contact.