Open - Licensed Material
The City itself as written here - its locations, its NPCs, its history and throughlines, the Player
Primer and GM Guide's narrative content, and any new mechanics introduced for the setting. Reference it,
remix it, run your own game in it, build your own commercial supplement on top of it.
Reserved - Not Licensed
The Adversary Index (47 creature stat blocks) and the Anomalous Objects Index (22 cursed or haunted
objects) - Backwater Static's own original bestiary and item catalog, kept back as our commercial
content. The title "Backwater Static" and its branding are reserved as well.
Backwater Static by Feralucce Savage is released under the ORC License, a perpetual, irrevocable open license for tabletop game mechanics and setting material, except where noted below.
ORC Notice
This product is licensed under the ORC License located at the Library of Congress at TX 9-307-067 and available online at various locations including azoralaw.com/orclicense and others. All warranties are disclaimed as set forth therein.
Attribution
This product is based on the following Licensed Material: Backwater Static, Copyright © 2026 Feralucce Savage, built on 20 Below Core Rules, Copyright © 2026 Feralucce Savage.
If you use this Licensed Material in your own published work, please credit it as follows: [Title of Your Work], based on Backwater Static, Copyright © 2026 Feralucce Savage, available at github.com/feralucce/Backwater_Static.
Reserved Material
Reserved Material elements in this product include, but are not limited to: the title "Backwater Static" and all associated branding; the Adversary Index and its 47 creature stat blocks; the Anomalous Objects Index and its 22 entries; and character names and likenesses of named NPCs where used as branding. Everything not listed here - the setting's narrative content, locations, and any new mechanics - is Licensed Material.
Expressly Designated Licensed Material
None at this time.