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With the launch of ''Dungeons & Dragons''’s [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons|3rd Edition]], Wizards of the Coast made the [[d20 System]] available under the [[Open Game License]] (OGL) and [[D20 System#Trademark License|d20 Trademark License]]. Under these licenses, authors are free to use the d20 System when writing games and game supplements.<ref>Wizards of the Coast; The d20 System</ref> The OGL and d20 Trademark License also made possible new games, some based on licensed products like ''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast)|Star Wars]]'', and also new versions of older games, such as ''[[Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)#d20 Call of Cthulhu|Call of Cthulhu]]''.
During the 2000s, there has been a trend towards recreating older editions of ''D&D''. [[Necromancer Games]], with its slogan "Third Edition Rules, First Edition Feel"<ref>Necromancer Games; D20 Products with 3rd Edition Rules, 1st Edition Feel</ref> and Goodman Games ''Dungeon Crawl Classics'' range<ref>Goodman Games; Dungeon Crawl Classics</ref> are both examples of this in material for d20 System. Other companies have created complete game systems based on earlier editions of D&D. An example is ''[[HackMaster]]'' (2001) by [[Kenzer and Company]], a licensed, non-OGL, semi-satirical follow-on to 1st and 2nd Edition.<ref>Thorn; Review of Hackmaster 4th Edition</ref> ''[[Castles & Crusades]]'' (2005), by Troll Lord Games, is a
With the release of the fourth edition, Wizards of the Coast has introduced its [[Game System License]], which represents a significant restriction compared with the very open policies embodied by the OGL. In part as a response to this, some publishers (such as [[Paizo Publishing]] with its [[Pathfinder RPG]]) who previously produced materials in support of the D&D product line, have made the decision to continue supporting the 3rd Edition rules, thereby competing directly with Wizards of the Coast.<ref>Paizo Publishing; Paizo Publishing Announces the Pathfinder RPG</ref><ref>Pramas; Green Ronin and Fourth Edition D&D</ref>
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