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Message: <blockquote data-quote="generalchaos34" data-source="post: 5565735" data-attributes="member: 96769">so what the heck is all the hubbub about? ive meandered through all your crazy and often off topic posts and i do not see what the issue is.Let me put this in the most basic terms possible, or at least why im not overly concerned....Think about in terms of your first car, for alot of us it was a total piece of crap (1988 Nissan Sentra that spewed toxic black clouds and had mystery stains). For some reason you cant explain, even if you own a sexy Mercedes or some equally awesome car, you still think of that junker fondly. You dont know why, but you do, and sometimes often enough that you question it. But heres the deal, you dont go around buying crappy cars to relive your glory days, or you try to find a car with the same kind of stains on the back seat. You get a nice car you can afford and show off to your friends. That first car represented freedom, adulthood, and possibly late night runs to taco bell. Thats why you think of it that way.This is what i see is the same deal with the legends and lore article. Mearls is pointing out that he remembers that old game fondly, it inspired him, it made him happy in odd and wonderful ways, it taught him to think. Remember, before Dnd the average person didnt have any access to fantasy type stuff, especially not in a way that worked the ol noggin and fired the imagination like an RPG, it was a revolution of sorts! Now that dosent mean hes going to design 4e to mirror 1e like he remembers, like he said, it was crap! However, he is going to remember what got him into playing RPGs and ultimately into writing, it was those experiences. Seriously though, the point of the L&L is to reminisce and talk about the olden days, usually making a connection to the modern game. If you take it too seriously you probably didnt listen to your grandparents rumble on about how much better things were when they were younger. Did you actually expect your grandparents to go around making people segregate or wearing poodle skirts after that? Not really, unless they are really crazy, which I do not think Mearls is. He may be alot of things to alot people, but I think you guys are thinking waaaay too deep into this whole thing.And once agiain....its a game, i come here to get ideas on how to make mine run smoother, not read you guys going at each others throats over a silly interpretation.</blockquote>

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