Dragon Magazine #52, August 1981. The first issue I ever bought, with Faerie Dragon cover art by #BorisVallejo. There's a great article in this issue concerning the differences between the Holmes Basic and Moldvay Basic rules, by Holmes and Moldvay, respectively.
Going back and actually reading #DragonMagazine will give you a much more accurate understanding of what playing #RPGs in the early days was actually like than you will ever get by listening to old #OSR#cranks, #wingnuts, #neckbeards, #trolls, and #grognards bloviate about the #wokeness invading their precious little hobby. #DnD was not for conservative and reactionary people who didn't appreciate change. Literally everything about our games was changeable at will, and so we did.
Suppose I generally like having #hair on my face and body. Perhaps it's because I want society to perceive me as a man, since boys and women tend to have difficulty growing such hair.
Is there any reason to have hair on my neck? What purpose does it serve? Can I just remove it permanently?
When was the last time #neckbeards were considered fashionable or attractive? Is it likely to ever happen again? If they did become trendy again, would I want to be fashionable under such conditions?