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Message: <blockquote data-quote="diaglo" data-source="post: 3950827" data-attributes="member: 2885">in OD&D(1974) they couldn't wear armor and cast spells.they were either a magic user or a fighting man. while being a magic user they needed the freedom of movement armor prohibits to work their magic. they also needed to be free of the burden of too much metal. if you believe terry pratchet they couldn't be near iron. now terry wasn't part of OD&D. but i like that touch.as a fighting man they needed to have their mind clear of all that magical hocus pocus. so they could react in battle on instincts. that magic stuff takes up too much room in the head.i blame gary for giving the elf fanciers more stuff in 1edADnD.</blockquote>