More than just Dragon color coding has influenced more than one CRPG. I've always questioned the various notions that a Wizard could not be strong or a warrior intelligent. Sometimes I think it would be very good for game designers to really take a fresh look at these concepts and perhaps even throw them out!
(along with the perpetually extremely dark dungeons - pahlease!! There are other alternatives besides making players crank up their gamma and strain their eyes!
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Wyv