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<blockquote data-quote="Valiant" data-source="post: 3790714" data-attributes="member: 54792">Sure, I agree presentation has more to do with it then availability.&nbsp; For instance, in a 1E game you might have everyone walking around with a ton of magic on, but unless you have detect magic cast you'd never know, the vast majority of town peasants have no idea.&nbsp;&nbsp; In 1E you just don't see any magic displayed in public that would destroy the setting.&nbsp; Plus, a +1 dagger would be worth then most AD&amp;D villages, why on earth would some dirt digging slob not sell it?&nbsp; The reason this is so important in AD&amp;D and not 3E (and other D20 systems) is because AD&amp;D has a more Midievil feel exemplifide in their artwork and descriptions (compared to 3E, which runs the gambit of settings) some of the art work in 3E looks positively post-apoptalictic Japanimation with spikey armor tattoos and mowhawks).&nbsp; It only makes since to make magic more everyday in such sexy settings.&nbsp; But thats not true for 1E with a very Medievel flavor.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Valiant, post: 3790714, member: 54792"] Sure, I agree presentation has more to do with it then availability. For instance, in a 1E game you might have everyone walking around with a ton of magic on, but unless you have detect magic cast you'd never know, the vast majority of town peasants have no idea. In 1E you just don't see any magic displayed in public that would destroy the setting. Plus, a +1 dagger would be worth then most AD&D villages, why on earth would some dirt digging slob not sell it? The reason this is so important in AD&D and not 3E (and other D20 systems) is because AD&D has a more Midievil feel exemplifide in their artwork and descriptions (compared to 3E, which runs the gambit of settings) some of the art work in 3E looks positively post-apoptalictic Japanimation with spikey armor tattoos and mowhawks). It only makes since to make magic more everyday in such sexy settings. But thats not true for 1E with a very Medievel flavor. [/QUOTE]

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