Attribution & Licensing

Evolve RPG’s multi-system support draws on several third-party game-system reference documents released under open licenses. Per the terms of those licenses, attribution is recorded below. Evolve Simulations is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of the publishers listed.

Heroic Fantasy — 5e System Reference Document 5.2.1

Source:: System Reference Document 5.2.1 by Wizards of the Coast LLC.
License:: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0)
Modifications:: Reference entries in srd_rules (source = 'dnd5e-srd-5.2.1') are paraphrased into Evolve's own voice and reorganised by category. The original SRD text is not redistributed verbatim.

Space Opera Sandbox — Stars Without Number: Revised Edition (Free Version)

Source:: Stars Without Number: Revised Edition Free Version by Kevin Crawford / Sine Nomine Publishing.
License terms:: The Free Version is distributed by the author with explicit permission to share and reproduce.
Modifications:: Reference entries in srd_rules (source = 'swn-revised') are paraphrased rules summaries written in Evolve's own voice. The original Free Version text is not redistributed verbatim.

Gaslamp Heist Noir — Blades in the Dark

Source:: Blades in the Dark by John Harper / Evil Hat Productions, LLC.
License:: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0)
Modifications:: Reference entries in srd_rules (source = 'bitd') are paraphrased rules summaries written in Evolve's own voice. Setting names, mechanical terminology, and proper nouns (Doskvol, Spark-craft, the Ghost Field, action ratings, Devil's Bargain, etc.) are used under the CC-BY 4.0 license. The original Blades in the Dark text is not redistributed verbatim.

1920s Cosmic Horror — Cthulhu Eternal (1920s only)

Source:: Cthulhu Eternal Open Game License rules supplement (Modiphius / Cthulhu Eternal Project).
License:: Open Game License 1.0a (the rules content used is the Open Game Content as designated by its publisher).
Modifications:: Reference entries in srd_rules (source = 'cthulhu-eternal-1920s') are paraphrased and adapted for the Jazz-Age module only. Designated Open Game Content is reused under the OGL; designated Product Identity is not reproduced.

Contact

Questions about licensing, attribution, or take-down requests: christian@evolvesimulations.com — Evolve Simulations, Sydney, AU.