martinStudying a book of magic in #NineTalesOfRaffalon by Matt Hughes: "The relationship between tome and reader was far more complex, combining elements of the prickly way confreres of the same profession might work together, along with the pupil/mentor axis, overlaid by the complex sentiments longtime players of a subtle and demanding game gradually developed toward each other. It was a mix of collegiality, rivalry, testiness, and the ancient human practice of upmanship."
Bodo Heye@kyonshi #VancianMagic is probably the element I like least about #dnd games. Yes, I get it: spell slots reinforce a resource-focused style of play. You run out of spell slots as you run out of torches, ammo, and hit points, but for me Vancian casting always represented a tool-like, somehow dull approach to sorcery. I prefer, how magic systems are re-envisioned in some modern #osr (adjacent) games: #DCC (😍) #Shadowdark #FiveTorchesDeep #TheBlackSwordHack …to name but a few
lumpleyOne time I wrote a spell of protection. How it works is, you cast it, and then any time in the next 30 days, if you're ever reduced to 0 HP, a winged lion comes and carries you away to a place of healing, where you're fed, cared for, massaged, allowed to rest, pampered, exercised, however long it takes until all your HP are restored. Then the winged lion returns...