Yeah, it's worth noting that Mr Arneson apparently put way less thought into "canon" lore than most fans do.
As to Mr Arneson's real contribution to the DA series, well, he ran the campaign for 15++ years before the modules appeared. I think it's safe to say, if there was substantial impact on it from other authors, we would have known. Also, that he probably had plenty of notes.
As to the D&D ages, since I think all of us are on the same side here, and since this is ultimately our internet forum, I'll gladly go ahead and bluntly state that I think such a classification is retarded.
All this grognardism has degenerated from commemorating OOP games to windy authors trying to make a buck with demonizing their market rivals.
- No, not at all a slur against you, Aldy, I read your booklet on the FFC,
and it's the first contribution to that "oldschool renaissance" in a long while that was actually a worthwhile read and not just random crap with bad illustrations.
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