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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8935311" data-attributes="member: 6877472">Zelazny really sold Vancian-style magic in the second cycle of Amber books, where sorcerers like Merlin had to take a great deal of time to set up magic in advance, then make sure to use the spells before their expiration date.&nbsp; As Merlin puts it, sorcerers are a dime a dozen in the Courts of Chaos, but the mark of a good one is strategy and preparation, being a true Batman Wizard.Then it gets all thrown out the window by Ghostwheel and the spikard rings, lol.Here's one that's been rattling around in my brain awhile.Why oh why don't more people use ki in D&amp;D worlds?Ki exists, and provides an alternative means to perform exceptional (bonus action dash), superhuman (paralyzing a guy with a touch), and even magical (four elements shenanigans) effects, all using an internal power source that resets with 30 minutes of meditation.So why are Monks the only people using this ability?&nbsp; At the very least, you'd expect ki-using subclasses to exist for other classes!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 8935311, member: 6877472"] Zelazny really sold Vancian-style magic in the second cycle of Amber books, where sorcerers like Merlin had to take a great deal of time to set up magic in advance, then make sure to use the spells before their expiration date. As Merlin puts it, sorcerers are a dime a dozen in the Courts of Chaos, but the mark of a good one is strategy and preparation, being a true Batman Wizard. Then it gets all thrown out the window by Ghostwheel and the spikard rings, lol. Here's one that's been rattling around in my brain awhile. [B]Why oh why don't more people use ki in D&D worlds?[/B] Ki exists, and provides an alternative means to perform exceptional (bonus action dash), superhuman (paralyzing a guy with a touch), and even magical (four elements shenanigans) effects, all using an internal power source that resets with 30 minutes of meditation. So why are Monks the only people using this ability? At the very least, you'd expect ki-using subclasses to exist for other classes! [/QUOTE]

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