Gary, I just found the script for the unaired final episode of the D&D cartoon! Simply brilliant! I can see just what you mean about the adventurers becoming reliant on their own skills rather than their magic items. A new series in the more "serious" tone would have been fantastic! I first learned the name "Dungeons & Dragons" from watching the cartoon as a boy, although I had no idea about the game. A few years later, I came across the Endless Quest books at the public library, one thing led to another, and here I am!