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SOLASTA: CROWN OF THE MAGISTER – English review

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Historical retrospective



After purchasing TSR in 1997, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) rolled-out the 3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons in 2000. That edition simplified some of the more confusing rules found in Advanced D&D 2nd edition (yes, THAC0 I am looking at you) to streamline the experience, but also marked another major event: the decision to release the foundations of the new system in a document known as… System Reference Document (SRD). The SRD was under the Open Game License (OGL) and the aim was quite simple: provide the opportunity and motivation for 3rd-party companies to publish more material for D&D 3E. It was a decision that seemed (and was) altruistic in concept. D&D had, for the most part, cast off its stigma and had started to break into the mainstream with momentum, owing quite substantially to videogame legends (Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale series) which introduced the game to a whole new generation. The SRD would provide an opportunity for...

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