tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436797024696330837.post8944560751995025835..comments2024-03-21T16:11:13.842-07:00Comments on Ten Foot Polemic: When and How To Fix RulesJames Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728054107958411289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436797024696330837.post-42305336619656344832017-01-07T14:51:37.821-08:002017-01-07T14:51:37.821-08:00A very good point actually.
As I was writing this ...A very good point actually.<br />As I was writing this I was kept removing Synchronisation as a word because it's annoying.<br />I might just separate this and make it a blog post on its own instead of a weird sorta-related two parter.<br /><br />Vancian magic I know all about, but it's no cultural touchstone for players.James Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728054107958411289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436797024696330837.post-80840220502609857352017-01-07T08:17:48.213-08:002017-01-07T08:17:48.213-08:00I agree with your thesis, but this could have been...I agree with your thesis, but this could have been condensed into a few paragraphs instead of two blog posts. Brevity would make this stronger.<br /><br />Concerning the "age-old constantly-head-rearing issue of trad D&D Vancian magic" - does no one actually investigate the source anymore? Or read Gygax's essays on this very matter, and his justifications and reasoning for the decisions he made? For anyone who has actually read Vance, the mechanics make perfect sense.<br /><br />The folks at Gorgonmilk put together a fantastic booklet - the Vancian Magic Supplement - that includes several short stories from Jack Vance's Tales of the Dying Earth as well as the following essays from Gygax - THE D&D MAGIC SYSTEM, ROLE-PLAYING: REALISM VS GAME LOGIC, AD&D'S MAGIC SYSTEM: HOW AND WHY IT WORKS, and JACK VANCE AND THE D&D GAME.<br /><br />https://gorgonmilk.blogspot.ca/2013/03/free-vancian-magic-supplement-pdf.htmlJWDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655605701809755404noreply@blogger.com