Help:Licenses

This page lists all the different types of licenses that may be used for content on the wiki. Note that all wikitext content added to the main namespace is governed by bg3wiki:Copyright, unless directly copied out of the game (like dialogue text). The license templates shown here are instead for:

Adding them to the top of a non-main-namespace page, such as a Guide or Template, if under a non-standard license.
Adding them to file uploads, which is done automatically by selecting the correct entry from a drop-down.

Using Larian content edit

Larian Fan Content made by you edit

This is for when you've created something of your own, using Larian's content. For example, screenshots or gameplay footage, a modified version of a game asset to make it work better as an icon or the like in the wiki, a render of a 3D model from the game, and so on.

When you upload such content of your own, you are publishing it under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 and CC BY-SA 4.0; for details see bg3wiki:Copyright.

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{{license self-cc-dual-larian}}

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I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

This work's copyright is partially owned by Larian Studios.
This work constitutes Fan Content as defined in Larian Studios' Fan Content Policy and / or the Baldur's Gate 3 Fan Content Terms.

Larian Fan Content under BY-SA edit

This is for Fan Content similar to the previous, but made by someone other than you, and published by them under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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{{license cc by-sa|larian|Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source}}

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Attribution: Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source

Some or all of this work is © Larian Studios.
Any fan-created works using content from Larian fall under: Larian Fan Content Policy and / or Baldur's Gate 3 Fan Content Terms.

Larian Fan Content under BY-NC-SA edit

This is for Fan Content similar to the previous, but made by someone other than you, and published by them under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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{{license cc by-nc-sa|larian|Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source}}

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Attribution: Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source

Some or all of this work is © Larian Studios.
Any fan-created works using content from Larian fall under: Larian Fan Content Policy and / or Baldur's Gate 3 Fan Content Terms.

Larian Fan Content licensed to bg3.wiki edit

This is for Fan Content similar to the previous, but made by someone other than you, and you have their written permission to use it on bg3.wiki.

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{{license wiki|larian|Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source}}

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The owner of this copyrighted work has agreed to license its use to bg3.wiki. If not otherwise specified, this license is irrevocable, unlimited, and non-exclusive. It may not be permissible to use this work outside of the context of bg3.wiki.

Additional terms: Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source

Some or all of this work is © Larian Studios.
Any fan-created works using content from Larian fall under: Larian Fan Content Policy and / or Baldur's Gate 3 Fan Content Terms.

Data-mined from BG3 edit

This is for when you're uploading content data-mined from the game without any modifications. Converting between image formats (like PNG to WebP) does not count as a modification.

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{{license datamine}}

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This work's copyright is wholly owned by Larian Studios.
Its use on bg3.wiki is covered by Larian Studios' Fan Content Policy and / or the Baldur's Gate 3 Fan Content Terms.

Source: extracted from Baldur's Gate 3 game-data

Other Larian property edit

Direct copy of something published by Larian, obtained through some other means than data-mining it from BG3.

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{{license larian}}

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Some or all of this work is © Larian Studios.
Any fan-created works using content from Larian fall under: Larian Fan Content Policy and / or Baldur's Gate 3 Fan Content Terms.

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{{license larian|Some other Larian game, maybe.}}

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Some or all of this work is © Larian Studios.
Any fan-created works using content from Larian fall under: Larian Fan Content Policy and / or Baldur's Gate 3 Fan Content Terms.

Source: Some other Larian game, maybe.

Using WotC content edit

WotC Fan Content made by you edit

This is for when you've created something of your own, using WotC's content. For example, a drawing of a WotC character, a modified version of some image they published to make it work better on the wiki, and so on.

When you upload such content of your own, you are publishing it under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 and CC BY-SA 4.0; for details see bg3wiki:Copyright.

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{{license self|wotc}}

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This work is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. It is not approved or endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are © Wizards of the Coast LLC.

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

For works published July 20, 2024 or later, or if the author has agreed to dual-license their previous work (see bg3wiki:Copyrights):

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

WotC Fan Content under BY-SA edit

This is for Fan Content similar to the previous, but made by someone other than you, and published by them under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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{{license cc by-sa|wotc|Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source}}

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Attribution: Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source

This work is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. It is not approved or endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are © Wizards of the Coast LLC.

WotC Fan Content under BY-NC-SA edit

This is for Fan Content similar to the previous, but made by someone other than you, and published by them under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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{{license cc by-nc-sa|wotc|Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source}}

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Attribution: Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source

This work is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. It is not approved or endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are © Wizards of the Coast LLC.

WotC Fan Content licensed to bg3.wiki edit

This is for Fan Content similar to the previous, but made by someone other than you, and you have their written permission to use it on bg3.wiki.

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{{license wiki|wotc|Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source}}

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The owner of this copyrighted work has agreed to license its use to bg3.wiki. If not otherwise specified, this license is irrevocable, unlimited, and non-exclusive. It may not be permissible to use this work outside of the context of bg3.wiki.

Additional terms: Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source

This work is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. It is not approved or endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are © Wizards of the Coast LLC.

WotC Property edit

Direct copy of something published by WotC, like an image they published, uploaded directly to the wiki.

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{{license wotc}}

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{{license wotc|Some other WotC game, maybe.}}

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Notes: Some other WotC game, maybe.

Not using Larian or WotC content edit

This is for entirely original content not using, or derived from, anything from Larian or WotC.

Made by you edit

If you've made it yourself, the easiest thing to do is let it be governed by the standard bg3wiki:Copyright rules.

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{{license self}}

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I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

For works published July 20, 2024 or later, or if the author has agreed to dual-license their previous work (see bg3wiki:Copyrights):

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

BY-SA edit

Released by its author under BY-SA.

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{{license cc by-sa|Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source}}

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

BY-NC-SA edit

Released by its author under BY-NC-SA.

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{{license cc by-nc-sa|Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source}}

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Licensed to bg3.wiki edit

Written permission from author to have it used on bg3.wiki.

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{{license wiki|Whoever made this, preferably with link to original source}}

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The owner of this copyrighted work has agreed to license its use to bg3.wiki. If not otherwise specified, this license is irrevocable, unlimited, and non-exclusive. It may not be permissible to use this work outside of the context of bg3.wiki.

Public Domain edit

It's in the public domain; no license needed and copyright does not apply.

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{{license pd|[reason it is public domain, either expired or not eligible]}}

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This work is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain.

Reason: [reason it is public domain, either expired or not eligible]