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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silveras" data-source="post: 1143686" data-attributes="member: 6271">Official is not new to DragonDragon has been "official" for a long time. Back in 1st Edition AD&D days (when I started gaming) it was official, because Gary Gygax wrote columns of expansion material for the World of Greyhawk -- these were "official" updates to the campaign world. Dragon also included "official" previews of the content of upcoming books (the Barbarian, Cavalier, and Thief-Acrobat classes were previewed before the original Unearthed Arcana came out). Len Lakofka wrote a recurring series of articles that covered many interesting points (pre-1st level characters was one of the best, as well as the Cloistered Cleric class). "Official" then, as now, meant only that the content had been reviewed by someone other than the author and not found outrageously broken. The DM was still ultimately responsible for deciding whether it fit his/her campaign or not. Sage Advice was then, as it is now, the "official" rules interpretation Q&A resource. And then, as now, people got answers that made them ask "What is the Sage smokin' ?"And so it was through the days of 1st Edition AD&D, and 2nd Edition AD&D. As far as I know, Dragon has been "Official" since 1978 or so. "Official" ultimately means that, for people who only want "official" D&D content, Dragon is where you get it. For some people, that is very important; for others, it is not.</blockquote>