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I think we can generally agree that most fantasy literature does not use the D&D magic system. Heck, plenty of official D&D books don't seem to. But Elric is not simply a fighter. He's one of the most capable sorcerers of his day.

I'm aware of the etymology. I just remember there was a specific day on the WotC CharOps forum where someone said, "Hey, I have an idea! Let's start calling FMUs 'gishes'!" and I was like, "That's a terrible idea, please don't do that," but a significant number of people did it. I really hoped...

Why do we say gish? I remember the first time it was said on the old Character Optimization board and I didn't like it then and I don't like it now. It's a pointlessly opaque phrase, a shibboleth. It can also lead to funny situations with actual githyanki where you have gishes that aren't...

Well, in older editions, orcs and goblins were weaker in direct sunlight.

My all-time favorite:

Dracula, but what if played by John Travolta?

It definitely was the New Coke of D&D. It was quite popular, but never managed to convince a lot of the core fans it was a proper replacement for the previous version. So they went back to something more similar to the previous form, with some modifications to make it a little like the New...

does an interpretive dance

Revise the rules so all knit caps are henceforth known as beanies.

Warduke, you know I can't say no to you. Come here, you bad boy.

Yehimal appears to be essentially unpopulated. Durpar entirely lacks any sense of ethnic diversity. Durpar, for instance, has an almost singular religion, with only a minority practicing typical Faerunian religion, and apparently, the entire country is focused otherwise on wealth. It doesn't...

A hobgoblin was a house elf, typically depicted as a shapeshifter who was helpful but easily offended. "Hob" is just a nickname for Robert, so the name means "Bob goblin." The mythical hydra was truly immortal. Its last head had to be buried under a rock to prevent its regeneration. The...

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