Legality
Well, one of the questions that’s been floating around my head for a while has been answered, at least: “Is this legal?”
Obviously writing a text guide/FAQ is, but the problem comes in using and reproducing artwork in printed form when you aren’t the copyright holder. After trying to research it and coming up with nothing, I decided to just write Nippon Ichi and see what they said.
Incredibly, they said ’sure’.
It’s amazing, but they wrote back and said as long as it isn’t charged for and it states it is unofficial, they have no issue at all with it. So now I no longer have to worry about getting sued for reprinting Ar tonelico artwork! They were incredibly nice about everything, so I have to really thank them for encouraging a fan’s work instead of stomping it down.
As far as the guide itself, this weekend will be spent mocking up 1-page designs for each of the major sections, similar to what I’ve done for the bestiary and dungeon. It won’t be the final design (or even close), but I need to map out the data in my head to paper so I know what I’m missing and need to focus on. After that, it’s on to Phase II…and luckily, Phase I is the the longest and most complicated Phase, so the rest of the game should be a bit easier to get through.
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