Folkin FRAME License

FRAME is designed to be used, adapted, and developed.

You may use FRAME to create, publish, share, and sell your own table roleplay games, Frames, Loops, Tools, professional methods, workshops, courses, and other work built on the FRAME system.

No permission. No royalties. What you create remains yours.

Credit FRAME by Folkin and use the Built in FRAME mark when publishing work built on the system.

Yes, You Can

  • Create and sell complete table roleplay games built on FRAME
  • Create your own Frames
  • Use, modify, and combine Meta Loops, Macro Loops, and Micro Loops
  • Create your own Loops and Tools
  • Use UTL and develop your own applications of it
  • Create Settings, Tag Trees, NPCs, and other material
  • Create supplements and expansions
  • Create professional methods using FRAME
  • Use FRAME in Applied Table Roleplay
  • Teach FRAME
  • Offer paid workshops and courses
  • Create VTT modules
  • Create videos, podcasts, streams, tutorials, reviews, and actual plays

Your work may contain everything needed to use or play it independently.

You may explain the FRAME system elements needed for your work in your own words.

Built in FRAME

Built in FRAME identifies independent work built on the FRAME system.

Published work built on FRAME must credit FRAME by Folkin and display the Built in FRAME mark according to the FRAME brand guidelines.

Use the following credit:

Built in FRAME using the FRAME system by Folkin.

The Built in FRAME mark identifies the system your work is built on. It does not mean that Folkin has reviewed, published, approved, or certified your work.

The mark may be adapted to fit the visual identity of your work while remaining clearly recognizable.

Reviews, commentary, videos, podcasts, streams, tutorials, and actual plays may refer to FRAME without displaying the Built in FRAME mark.

[Download the Built in FRAME mark]

[Read the brand guidelines]

Your Work Is Yours

You retain the rights to the original material you create.

This includes your original:

  • Frames
  • Loops and Tools
  • Settings and worlds
  • Tag Trees
  • NPCs and characters
  • Stories and scenarios
  • Professional methods and materials
  • Writing
  • Artwork and illustrations
  • Maps
  • Graphic design

Using FRAME does not give Folkin ownership of your work.

The existing FRAME system and the material made available through the FRAME System Reference remain available under the Folkin FRAME License.

The FRAME Core Book

The FRAME system may be used and adapted under this license.

The text, artwork, layout, illustrations, examples, Resources, and other original content of the FRAME Core Book remain © Folkin.

You may use FRAME terminology and explain licensed system elements in your own words as part of your own work.

You may translate FRAME terminology and the system explanations necessary for your own work.

Translation, reproduction, or republication of the FRAME Core Book itself requires permission from Folkin.

FRAME System Reference

The FRAME System Reference defines the FRAME system material available under the Folkin FRAME License.

It provides the terminology and structures needed to create with FRAME without reproducing the FRAME Core Book.

This includes central FRAME structures such as:

  • Unified Table Language (UTL)
  • Meta Loop
  • Macro Loop
  • Micro Loop
  • Tools
  • The principles for creating Frames

[Read the FRAME System Reference]

Applied Table Roleplay

FRAME may be used freely in professional practice.

You may use FRAME for Applied Table Roleplay, including reflection, learning, training, development, education, pedagogy, facilitation, consulting, coaching, and other relevant professional contexts.

You may charge for professional work using FRAME.

You may also create your own professional methods, teach FRAME, and offer paid workshops and courses.

Professional responsibility and relevant competence remain with the practitioner.

You do not need to be FRAME Certified to use or teach FRAME professionally.

FRAME Certified

FRAME Certified identifies persons officially certified in FRAME by Folkin.

Certification is separate from the right to use or teach FRAME.

Only persons certified by Folkin may use the FRAME Certified mark or describe themselves as FRAME Certified.

Certification applies to persons.

[Learn about FRAME Certification]

Media

You may freely create commercial or non-commercial content about FRAME, including reviews, articles, videos, podcasts, streams, tutorials, actual plays, and online courses.

You may earn money from this content through sales, advertising, subscriptions, memberships, sponsorships, Patreon, or similar models.

VTT and Digital Use

You may create, publish, and sell VTT modules and other digital material for use with FRAME through existing virtual tabletop platforms.

PDFs, digital publications, websites, online courses, videos, podcasts, streams, and actual plays are also covered by the Folkin FRAME License.

Standalone software applications and digital platforms whose primary purpose is to implement the FRAME system require a separate agreement with Folkin.

For software licensing, contact Folkin.

License Terms

By publishing work under the Folkin FRAME License, you agree that:

  1. FRAME by Folkin must be credited.
  2. Published work built on FRAME must display the Built in FRAME mark according to the brand guidelines.
  3. You may create, publish, distribute, and commercially sell work built on FRAME without royalties or individual approval from Folkin.
  4. You may use, modify, combine, and develop the FRAME system elements made available through the FRAME System Reference.
  5. You retain the rights to the original material you create, including original Loops, Tools, Frames, and other system elements.
  6. Using FRAME does not give you ownership of the existing FRAME system or Folkin material.
  7. The original content of the FRAME Core Book remains protected by Folkin’s copyright.
  8. Translation, reproduction, or republication of the FRAME Core Book requires permission from Folkin.
  9. You may use and translate FRAME terminology and explain licensed FRAME system elements in your own words as part of your own work.
  10. You may use and teach FRAME professionally and commercially without certification.
  11. The FRAME Certified designation and mark may only be used by persons certified by Folkin.
  12. Standalone software applications and platforms primarily implementing the FRAME system require a separate agreement with Folkin.

Version

Folkin FRAME License, Version 1.0

Folkin may publish new versions of the Folkin FRAME License in the future.

Work published under a specific version remains associated with that version.

Questions

If you are unsure whether your project is covered by the Folkin FRAME License, contact Folkin.

We want people to create, adapt, and build with FRAME.