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A lot of us loved the original boxed set. The 3e Van Richten stuff was really good as well.

The following day the first troll appeared. The day after that the war started...

Yes, buuuut... I rated them based on 1) how much I would have to refer back to my other stuff, and 2) the changes made to the settings. The less I would have to refer to my older materials and the more changes were made to the core of the settings, the lower the rating.

Their concerns are not entirely unfounded. We have seen, even in 5.5e, changes that indicate that sensitive topics are still something they are willing to change. Altering the pictures and text of some creatures regarding gender, comments in the past about slavery, etc. Enough change to these...

Same here. We just weren't old enough then to really take much of it seriously or think about the consequences of what the setting meant.

In movies, roleplaying games, etc., it's all done for entertainment. That doesn't mean that entertainment has to be light, fluffy, non-serious, etc., but it's still there for our enjoyment. Serious Dramas like Schindler's List, Harriet and others such movies have people leaving those movies...

I don't agree with that. "It depends on the DM" applies to just about everything. Are combat encounters fun? It depends on the DM. Will you get a lot of magic items or very few? It depends on the DM. Will Charm Person be treated as a god spell, or will the DM play it as written and treat it...

Fry's Electronics should be on that list.

Sometimes visiting one of those sites has me leaving feeling like I've had a Mind Flayer encounter.

I guess that really depends on the DM. When I ran Dark Sun there were plenty of social encounters and threats.

Because it also caused pain to nearby people and came with the death penalty.