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<blockquote data-quote="TerraDave" data-source="post: 8522617" data-attributes="member: 22260">So, there is this <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/original-known-world-documents-released.685499/" target="_blank">thread</a>. Very funny to read this in light of it. There was never any purity in D&amp;D. Its certainly never been either a LoTR or a swords and sorcery RPG. There is a cycle of periodically going back to basics every few years and stripping out whatever weirdness has crept in....B/X, 1e, late 1e, 2e (especially), 3e, 4e only kinda, but then 4e essentials, and certainly 5e. But at each step it really keeps being its own thing. And now many of its supposed &quot;influences&quot; are its offshoots. There have also been people online--D&amp;D has been discussed online for 30+ years now--kvetching&nbsp; about all this anime influence (for 30 years) or whatever the fantasy flavor of the month is. Remember how GOT was supposed to make players OK with their characters dying?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TerraDave, post: 8522617, member: 22260"] So, there is this [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/original-known-world-documents-released.685499/']thread[/URL]. Very funny to read this in light of it. There was never any purity in D&D. Its certainly never been either a LoTR or a swords and sorcery RPG. There is a cycle of periodically going back to basics every few years and stripping out whatever weirdness has crept in....B/X, 1e, late 1e, 2e (especially), 3e, 4e only kinda, but then 4e essentials, and certainly 5e. But at each step it really keeps being its own thing. And now many of its supposed "influences" are its offshoots. There have also been people online--D&D has been discussed online for 30+ years now--kvetching about all this anime influence (for 30 years) or whatever the fantasy flavor of the month is. Remember how GOT was supposed to make players OK with their characters dying? [/QUOTE]

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