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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7817881" data-attributes="member: 58172">I am fine with D&D 1e. Its ad-hoc, piecemeal, minimalist, and conflictive rules set often needs clarification. But the DM tradition of interpreting the 1e text to mean freedom of religion endured, and persisted in 2e and 3e. It would be nice if 1e is clearer about respecting religious sensitivities of other players. But 2e and the core rules of 3e are explicit about supporting freedom of religion.Basic D&D lacked religious freedom, but it kept religions out of the D&D game. They were assumed to happen (and assumed to comprise diverse kinds of religiousity) but were officially left unexplored.The main reason I am okay with 1e is, there are only three core books: PH, DMG, MM. By contrast, Deities & Demigods is a noncore supplement. Those who want to use polytheism can purchase it. Those who dont want to use it, effortlessly avoid opting in. The core is neutral.Instead of baking the Forgotten Realms setting and its polytheistic multiverse into everything everywhere, 1e core is setting neutral. Indeed, the 1e text continually recommends that the DM create ones own setting − while offering many conflictive suggestions that might pique the interest of the DM.</blockquote>