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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Balrog" data-source="post: 372929" data-attributes="member: 3543">Here's to the Old Guard!!I have to agree with those that favored the early days of Dragon.  I started gaming in 1982, and after about a year of gaming with basic D&D, i switched to what my friends were playing exclusively, AD&D 1st Edition.  I bought up every 1st Edition hardbook available that I could and that wasnt enough.  At that time, (i believe pre-UA), Dragon was pushing the envelope with articles ranging from the Ecologies, the Nine Hells, new classes such as the Cavalier, Barbarian, and the Thief Acrobat, and inspiring articles by Ed Greenwood about the then-new Forgotten Realms.  Everything was new, and the best of the best worked for Dragon, and it showed.  And it is no coincidence that ALOT of material from those Dragon Mags (issues 60-100?) ended up as the core of material in Unearthed Arcana and Monster Manual 2.  Also, you could find a decent adventure or stand alone game in the center of the magazine back then about 3 or 4 times a year.  That rocked.  (Anybody else like Clayorama??!!)  And I loved Wormy. I even sent in some money to Dave Trampier for a proposed graphic novel of Wormy back in the late-80s, but he ended up cancelling the project supposedly, and he sent back my money.  Too bad.Now as someone has mentioned above, the "talent" is more spread out among D20 companies, whether its print, internet, or both.  I think we are in a "new" Golden era, because as others have mentioned before, 3rd Edition was new for awhile and therefore Dragon content was also.  But I agree that lately it has gotten somewhat stale.  Yet I still buy it just about every month, because while as a whole the magazine has slipped, there are still some good, useful articles, depending on your campaign.  And of course, Dungeon has taken over the role of supplemental adventures, and I dont ever see Dragon usurping that unless Dungeon should happen to go under....or they merge.Bottom line is, back in the day, it wasnt enough if ONE person in the campaign bought the monthly issue of Dragon.  I had to buy every one for several years.  ( i think i finally quit subscribing to  them in 1990).  They were that good.  Nowadays, its enough for me if ONE person in the campaign buys the monthly issue.  If there is something I like, i will borrow it from a friend and use said material, or even decide to then go buy it for myself.  but that has not been the case very often lately.  Other than the first 18 or so issues for 3rd Edition, they have been really spotty.</blockquote>

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