Licensing
Licensing

Licensing

Last Updated: 18 November 2025
Open Almond Studios, LLC produces tabletop RPGs, discipleship tools, and creative biblical resources. This page explains how our content may be used, shared, or adapted, and outlines the specific licenses for our SRDs and products.
For questions or permission requests, contact:

1. Copyright & Ownership

Unless otherwise stated, all materials on this website and in all Open Almond Studios products are © Open Almond Studios, LLC. This includes:

Written Content

  • Warriors of the Covenant rulebooks, lore, Covenant Roles, mechanics
  • Legacy of the Remnant rulebooks, Survival Dials, Witness role structure
  • Hall of Faith Quest Deck text, biblical summaries, quest prompts
  • Covenant Path devotionals and verse-by-verse studies
  • Worldbuilding, narrative content, adventure paths
  • Blog posts, diagrams, teaching tools, and articles

Visual & Design Assets

  • Almond-eye emblem
  • Almond branch symbol
  • Character portraits and role art
  • All UI elements, diagrams, icons, and design layouts

Proprietary Mechanics

  • Grace Points
  • Conscience Stress system
  • Covenant Gifts
  • Four Attributes System (Heart, Soul, Mind, Strength)
  • Covenant Stress Meter (15-point spiritual tension system)
  • Legacy Dials (Resources, Security, Unity, Hope)
  • Fear & Fury tracks
  • Witness role
  • Survival check structure
  • Hall of Faith workflows
  • Any mechanic originated by Open Almond Studios
Nothing in our products transfers ownership.
You are licensed to use our work according to the terms below.

2. Studio Trademarks

The following are trademarks of Open Almond Studios, LLC:
  • Open Almond Studios™
  • Warriors of the Covenant™
  • Legacy of the Remnant™
  • Hall of Faith™ / Hall of Faith Quest Deck™
  • Covenant Path™
  • Almond-eye and almond-branch logos
You may not use these marks on products, merchandise, branding, or publications without permission.

3. Personal Use License

You may:
  • Play our games
  • Stream play sessions
  • Use content for personal study
  • Use in home groups or Bible studies
  • Create homebrew at your own table
  • Share excerpts with attribution
  • Quote content in reviews or commentary
You may not:
  • Upload our PDFs publicly
  • Redistribute books or digital products
  • Use our branding
  • Sell derivatives
  • Claim official endorsement
  • Train AI models on our content or art

4. Ministry Use License

Churches, missionaries, and Christian ministries may:
  • Use our materials for teaching and discipleship
  • Print internal copies for a single local ministry location
  • Use SRD content in lessons
  • Stream sessions for ministry outreach
  • Use the games for youth groups and church campaigns
They may not:
  • Publish or redistribute PDFs
  • Upload study materials to public repositories
  • Use our trademarks for ministry branding
  • Sell teaching material based on our games
Extended ministry rights available upon request.

5. Fan Content Policy (Non-Commercial)

We welcome faithful, creative expansions inspired by our games.
You may create:
  • Homebrew Covenant Roles
  • Custom Quests / adventures
  • New NPCs, factions, encounters
  • Items, artifacts, or scenarios
  • Actual play content
  • Fan art
  • Youth lessons or sermon tie-ins
  • Personal PDF handouts for your table
Fan Content Requirements
  • Must include: “Unofficial fan content; not affiliated with Open Almond Studios.”
  • Must not use our logos or trademarks
  • Must not reproduce large chunks of text verbatim
  • Must not distribute, sell, or monetize any part of it
For commercial publication permissions → licensing@openalmond.com

6. SRD Licensing (Unified for All Systems)

Both Open Almond Studios SRDs are released under the same Creative Commons license.

6.1 Warriors of the Covenant SRD

6.2 Legacy of the Remnant SRD

Both are licensed under:
Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International

You MAY:

  • Share the SRDs with attribution
  • Use them for personal or ministry play
  • Reference them for teaching
  • Quote small sections in reviews
  • Make homebrew content at your own table
  • Create ministry resources using SRD-based mechanics

You MAY NOT:

  • Sell SRD-based content
  • Publish altered or derivative versions
  • Distribute modified SRDs
  • Create new game systems based on them
  • Upload the SRDs publicly without attribution
  • Incorporate SRD text into commercial products

Permission Requests

Commercial permissions and derivative rights must be requested from the studio:

7. Fate Condensed Attribution

Warriors of the Covenant incorporates design concepts from Fate Condensed, developed by Evil Hat Productions.
Used under:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
FATE™ and the Powered by Fate Logo are trademarks of Evil Hat Productions, LLC.
The Fate Core Font is © Evil Hat Productions and used with permission.
Four Actions icons are by Jeremy Keller.

8. Hall of Faith Quest Deck Licensing

The Hall of Faith Quest Deck is fully proprietary.
You may:
  • Use it in church, youth group, or home study
  • Share themes in sermons or teachings
  • Print replacement cards for personal use
You may not:
  • Reproduce the deck
  • Post full card text online
  • Sell expansions or derivative decks
  • Use it for commercial curriculum without permission

9. Covenant Path Devotionals & Studies

All written studies, diagrams, and interpretive content are fully copyrighted.
Churches and ministries may use them for teaching but may not:
  • Republish the content
  • Create competing devotionals
  • Redistribute digital copies
  • Remove copyright notices

10. Bible Translation Licensing

World English Bible (WEB)

Public domain — no restrictions.

ESV® Bible

Used by specific permission when included in paid products.
Copyright notices appear where required.

KJV

Public domain.
Other translations appear only when proper rights and permissions are secured.

11. Restrictions Across All Products

Users may not:
  • Claim endorsement
  • Use Open Almond Studios logos
  • Train AI models on our art or text
  • Redistribute digital files
  • Remove copyright notices
  • Upload resources into public repositories
  • Sell any derivative without licensing

12. Licensing & Permissions Contacts

📧 info@openalmond.com – General
📧 support@openalmond.com – Product support
📧 licensing@openalmond.com – Commercial inquiries
📧 ben@openalmond.com – Direct communication with the founder

Summary

Both Warriors of the Covenant and Legacy of the Remnant SRDs share the same license: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Everything else — art, branding, lore, worldbuilding, advanced mechanics, supplements, studies — remains proprietary.
Ministries and players are free to use the content, but commercial distribution requires permission.