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This was my experience too, as a gamer through the 80s. Even people who were not particularly devout were concerned that something...

Yes, I agree. His and Greenwood's articles are consistently the highest quality writing in the magazine.

I've read that there were some letters about the cover published in the following issues. I haven't looked into it myself yet, but I...

It wasn't until internet forums became widespread many years later that I heard about #114's cover supposedly stirring up some folks...

My first thought on seeing the cover was "Oh, that is fairly Boris Vallejo . . . ish."

I never really was affected any by the Satanic Panic, even living in a tiny MT town full of rural Christian types. Mostly, people...

As the old adage says, people often fear what they don't understand. And one certainly had to dedicate a bit of time to be able to...

I remember reading an editorial note that made it clear to one curious reader that it was not that Roger Moore... 😅

This issue came out around the time I was really getting into D&D, although I only bought it somewhat later as a back issue. It is...

I have long said that Mentzer's TPL/APL system was the genesis for 3e's CR. Thankyou for also noticing this.

The recharge article is something I would have jumped on.

Harpy . . . or werebat?

A lot of people lash out when they are scared or feel threatened. It doesn't make the response any better, but a lot of time, it's...

It always feels like people have an ANGER inside of them, and it needs to go somewhere. And lacking a grand cause to direct their anger...

So did I. And yeah, listening to reason was not something that the people under the sway of the Satanic Panic did. Even the people that...