Linae Foster

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Linae Foster
Nationality American
OccupationGame production

Linae Foster was the D&D Licensing Manager at Wizards of the Coast, and part of the production staff for the fourth edition of Dungeons & Dragons .

Career

Linae Foster, Licensing Manager for Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast, and D&D Brand Manager Scott Rouse, created a new Open Gaming License (OGL) after the departure of its creator Ryan Dancey. [1] :295 Rouse and Foster worked on a new OGL to support the fourth edition of Dungeons & Dragons beginning in 2007. [1] :295 On January 2, 2008, Foster posted an update for the upcoming 4th edition version of the OGL, which would require a fee from publishers to for the right to publish books after the release of 4th edition. [1] :295 Later that year, Wizards laid Foster off and eliminated the Licensing Manager position. [1] :296

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN   978-1-907702- 58-7.