PCGen

PCGen is a character creation and role-playing game playing aid program for d20 System-based games, such as Dungeons & Dragons.

Licencing of Data
Traditionally, the stumbling block with computerized RPG play aids has been the publisher's reluctance to allow their published rules to be redistributed in another form. However, the OGL, an "open-source-like" license created by Wizards of the Coast allows PCGen contains all of the material found in System Reference Document as well as other related material in d20 System. Other, non-OGL content publishers have also allowed their content to be converted to PCGen format and included in data sets shipped with PCGen.

There have been a few license disputes; for example, while Wizards of the Coast did not want some of the source book data to be shipped with PCgen, they later allowed Code Monkey Publishing to work on commercial versions of the WotC book data sets. However, WotC did not renew CMP's license, which expired on November 30th, 2006.

Awards
The program has won Ennies (EN World awards) at Gen Con in 2003 and 2005.