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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 6851353" data-attributes="member: 6775031">It's probably more the case that magic doesn't affect gameplay more in 5E than in 2E, but in terms of setting, at-will cantrips make a world of difference. (Although, to be fair, most of the damage was done with the introduction of limited-slotless cantrips in late 2E or early 3E or whenever.)Once you have magic that you can use without massively compromising your own survivability, it means you can show it off in towns, and it slowly becomes a world where a lot of people will have seen magic. And in 5E, all it takes is a single level 1 spellcaster to share that magic with everyone they come across. It does a lot to erode the mistrust and fear of the unknown that you would otherwise find among the muggle populace.Of course, if anything was universal back in the AD&D days, it was that the experience varied from table to table. Maybe you had magic as known and accepted all along, in which case it wouldn't be much of a change for you.</blockquote>