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The resemblance between Fifth Age sorcerers and 3E+ D&D sorcerers is primarily in the name. 5A sorcery was still a learned and intellectually-based (Reason, under the SAGA rules) ability, limited in what it could control and effect, but capable of being shaped in the casting within the schools...

You forgot his time in Ravenloft: 1997 (introduced in Domains of Dread, his first appearance since WG4 Vecna Lives!) to 1998 (headliner of Vecna Reborn, the last full-length Ravenloft adventure produced).

They might pull in Raistlin for DL ... but if so, I predict much unhappiness in certain quarters.

The transition from 1st to 2nd Edition was handled dramatically differently than WotC's typical "burn the previous editions before an idol of Gygax Mearls Tiamat Asmodeus and let them never be spoken of until years have passed and we need to play up the nostalgia." Magazine support continued for...

Distinguo: DiTillio did a lot of good episodes for He-Man, but it's reaching to call him the "mastermind." He has a much stronger claim on She-Ra, where he wrote four-fifths of the opening serial and many other episodes. Interestingly, it was his gaming work that brought him to the attention...

"We are the Realms. We will add your biological and mechanical distinctiveness to our own. Your setting will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile."

Depends on whether WotC's secret master decides to pull the rug out from under them or start demanding more explicit shows of fealty. We'll see how front and center Asmodeus is in 5.?E. :)

Mike Mornard, part of Gygax's original group, described OD&D as "Leiber and Vance blended together and garnished with shaved Tolkien."

From the beginning, we were getting two different messages--"Ze game will remain ze same!" and "You're better off creating new characters and campaigns than trying to convert old ones," which I remember also coming out of GenCon 2007.

Resemblance of the latter's name to WotC's secret patron? ;) :D

The thief is utterly useless in the original in part because of coding errors that negated its whole escape/Luck schtick, although if you can make it through to the class change, the Ninja is respectable for its weapon access and Level 4 Black Magic (FAST is a gamechanger). Although other...

In the book, the Balrog's fire is quenched when it plunges into the abyss beneath the Bridge, and it doesn't become fiery again until it and Gandalf emerge from the Endless Stair.

Have they found them in Sumatra yet, or is the world still not prepared for that story? :)

True, and probably connected to the fact that for the past quarter-century, D&D has primarily been about being D&D. :) On the original premise, I'd support it if we were back at the planning for 2nd Edition again, but at this point, the genre has become its own thing, and the official game is...

The problem isn't that the cleric has no role, but that it has three of them--vampire hunter, wonder-working saint, and Knight Templar--mashed together uneasily. Even then, it could work, but it's been further mashed up with 'priest of Symbiotic Henotheistic Pagan Deities', and with the emphasis...

Fair enough; I was relying more on title than on OP for my assumption of why she hadn't shown up.

Guinevere's a queen, not a princess; different archetype and narrative space.

Are you sure? Because the "3.5" came from the fans; WotC was calling them the 'Revised 3rd Edition' rulebooks when first announced in 2002, but "3.5" became so popular in the online discussion space that they decided to run with it.

Adora, Aurora, Eilonwy (books, not film), and Zelda are my personal iconics of those who've been mentioned, but I also have a soft spot for the more obscure Princess Gwaelin/Lora (Dragon Warrior/Quest 1).

Dungeons & Dragons (2010s--Present): Brand first, game third.