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<blockquote data-quote="MKMcArtor" data-source="post: 1880626" data-attributes="member: 23749">This is false. Wizards of the Coast still owns Dragon. Dungeons &amp; Dragons R&amp;D, D&amp;D's Special Projects Manager, and numerous other Wizards of the Coast personnel approve every article Dragon prints. Dragon stays in contact with Wizards of the Coast through each step of the process, and every article undergoes a multi-tierd approval process. Even the artwork that appears in Dragon undergo approval by Wizards of the Coast.&nbsp;True, and this is a strength of the magazine. Like any other publication dedicated to a hobby or pasttime, Dragon relies both on professionals within the field (from Wizards of the Coast R&amp;D and elsewhere) and our enthusiastic fans and readers to supply us with material to print. Although our articles might not be scrutinized by as many different sets of eyes before it leaves for the printer as a rules descriptions on EN World, Wizards of the Coast considers those who do see Dragon articles expertly knowledgeable about the rules of the game. In fact, several members of our staff originally came from Wizards of the Coast R&amp;D and Dragon's last three editors-in-chief have returned there.&nbsp;&nbsp;Wizards of the Coast frequently incorporates whole articles or specific rules from Dragon into their products, the number of which are too numerous to bother mentioning. Check any recent D&amp;D book's credit page and you will likely see a reference to Dragon or our sister periodical, Dungeon.That's fair, because Wizards of the Coast frequently allows Dragon to push the envelope and test new rules concepts they might not feel comfortable testing in a hardcover book. On the other hand, every spell or feat we print undergoes the same rigorous approval process of every other article we publish and are reviewed and edited by many of the same Wizards of the Coast R&amp;D people who look at D&amp;D hardcovers. Whenever Dragon publishes an article or rule that Wizards of the Coast considers untested or cutting edge we make it clear that such is the case.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MKMcArtor, post: 1880626, member: 23749"] This is false. Wizards of the Coast still owns [i]Dragon[/i]. Dungeons & Dragons R&D, D&D's Special Projects Manager, and numerous other Wizards of the Coast personnel approve every article [i]Dragon[/i] prints. [i]Dragon[/i] stays in contact with Wizards of the Coast through each step of the process, and every article undergoes a multi-tierd approval process. Even the artwork that appears in [i]Dragon[/i] undergo approval by Wizards of the Coast. True, and this is a strength of the magazine. Like any other publication dedicated to a hobby or pasttime, [i]Dragon[/i] relies both on professionals within the field (from Wizards of the Coast R&D and elsewhere) and our enthusiastic fans and readers to supply us with material to print. Although our articles might not be scrutinized by as many different sets of eyes before it leaves for the printer as a rules descriptions on EN World, Wizards of the Coast considers those who do see [i]Dragon[/i] articles expertly knowledgeable about the rules of the game. In fact, several members of our staff originally came from Wizards of the Coast R&D and [i]Dragon[/i]'s last three editors-in-chief have returned there. Wizards of the Coast frequently incorporates whole articles or specific rules from [i]Dragon[/i] into their products, the number of which are too numerous to bother mentioning. Check any recent D&D book's credit page and you will likely see a reference to [i]Dragon[/i] or our sister periodical, [i]Dungeon[/i]. That's fair, because Wizards of the Coast frequently allows [i]Dragon[/i] to push the envelope and test new rules concepts they might not feel comfortable testing in a hardcover book. On the other hand, every spell or feat we print undergoes the same rigorous approval process of every other article we publish and are reviewed and edited by many of the same Wizards of the Coast R&D people who look at D&D hardcovers. Whenever [i]Dragon[/i] publishes an article or rule that Wizards of the Coast considers untested or cutting edge we make it clear that such is the case. [/QUOTE]

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