There is an ongoing disagreement in Dungeons & Dragons that simply will not die. It is older than "edition wars," older than OSR vs. NuSchool arguments, older than reddit threads, tweets, or theoretical videos debating the ills and praises of the Vancian Magic System. It was happening when people were writing essays about Gygax in zines, when convention tables were arguing over whether a longsword could block lightning bolt, and when "game balance" had not yet become a phrase, but rather was a gut feeling.

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