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<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 4071554" data-attributes="member: 14159">Why would they assume that Magic-users weren't still in D&amp;D?&nbsp; If you last played D&amp;D 25 or 20 years ago and had little to no contact with the gaming world since then, would you really assume that D&amp;D has been through so many changes of editions and terminology?&nbsp; The idea that D&amp;D must produce a new edition every so many years, and that those editions will be big, sweeping changes are relatively new ideas.&nbsp; That somebody who was compiling a big book of all the various stuff that boys nowadays should know but might not is admirable, and I plan on getting The Dangerous Book for Boys for my son when he gets old enough.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'd imagine they fact-checked the history/literature parts to be sure, but the authors probably thought they remembered D&amp;D well enough to write on it and probably assumed that the same AD&amp;D and BECMI games were out there and were being played as the main version of D&amp;D.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 4071554, member: 14159"] Why would they assume that Magic-users weren't still in D&D? If you last played D&D 25 or 20 years ago and had little to no contact with the gaming world since then, would you really assume that D&D has been through so many changes of editions and terminology? The idea that D&D [i]must[/i] produce a new edition every so many years, and that those editions will be big, sweeping changes are relatively new ideas. That somebody who was compiling a big book of all the various stuff that boys nowadays should know but might not is admirable, and I plan on getting The Dangerous Book for Boys for my son when he gets old enough. I'd imagine they fact-checked the history/literature parts to be sure, but the authors probably thought they remembered D&D well enough to write on it and probably assumed that the same AD&D and BECMI games were out there and were being played as the main version of D&D. [/QUOTE]

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