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    \$\begingroup\$ This seems like it'll need some extremely long answers, and any answer's going to need a "I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice" disclaimer. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but it is something to note. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 19, 2023 at 20:19
  • \$\begingroup\$ In terms of "what they own", WoTC/Hasbro has copyright on all of the materials they've published, and trademarks on some key terms and trade dress. That is, technically, "what they own". So I don't think that phrasing that question in that way leads to useful information. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 19, 2023 at 20:57
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    \$\begingroup\$ I removed the PF2e tag since none of the question is specifically about Pathfinder, Paizo, or Golarion. Examining that is probably a separate question anyways (but, in the case of PF2e, it's nothing). \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 19, 2023 at 21:16
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    \$\begingroup\$ @ThomasMarkov this points out that the statement "Places like Forgotten Realms and characters like Mordenkainen are obviously theirs." isn't really correct, in that these two terms are different legally; Maybe the better way is to say that these terms were identified as "product identity" under the OGL, and then ask what legal protections outside of that document applies to these kinds of terms. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 19, 2023 at 21:28
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    \$\begingroup\$ @Dave They claim all characters as theirs in their copyright notices, and claim names used in spells as product identity, so I am pretty sure Mordenkainen is going to be defended as their IP. Gary Gygax lamented often enough that he lost the IP on his own, favorite player character's name to TSR. If he could have used it, he would. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 20, 2023 at 7:10