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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 4758832" data-attributes="member: 2732">Also keep in mind the "public domain" stuff only makes up part of the experience.  While some things were taken from novels, they were either sufficiently changed enough so they weren't plagiarism, removed, or even in a few rare cases given oral permission (Ioun stones).A lot of stuff is D&D exclusive.  Modrons, the culture of the Drow (if not the name), Kender, Beholders, Mind Flayers, Githyanki, stuff like Ultradaemons, etc.  Plus the various campaign settings etc.I know in the old days it was fast and loose, we had Giants In the Earth, April Fool's day jokes featuring Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck, etc.  As soon as D&D became a big enterprise with LJN figures, the Cartoon, and Novels, all that had to change.</blockquote>