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<blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 1584863" data-attributes="member: 426">I am trying to set up a world with parallels between our own, as well as some key differences -- including nonhuman races and magic.&nbsp; I think the system can work well, but it seems that there are some changes in the different editions of D&amp;D.&nbsp; I do like Arcana Unearthed, and I am thinking of maybe allowing the magic system from there to run with a D&amp;D 3.5 magic system -- but with some modifications. Do you think this would be too confusing, or should only be used as an &quot;interim&quot; measure.&nbsp;&nbsp; (There are a few people who contacted me about a game, so I will e-mail them soon to see if they are interested and what they think.&nbsp; As a DM, I think it is important to consider the interests and desires of players.)&nbsp; I am familiar with Sir James Frazier's The Golden Bough , which describes many real world rituals and customs for everything from growing crops to cheating death.&nbsp; Possibly spells from AU or 3.5 could easily be incorporated into a ritual.&nbsp; The incantations from Unearthed Arcana are also interesting.&nbsp; I am finding that creating a campaign setting is more work than I anticipated and requires more thought.&nbsp; However, it is fun.&nbsp; One of the more interesting things I have noticed is how one good idea often leads to another.As for the poll results, it seems that many of the people who responded are not satisfied with the current &quot;Vancian&quot; magic system.&nbsp; The poll has given me a lot to think about for my campaign.&nbsp; Thanks for the responses so far.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="William Ronald, post: 1584863, member: 426"] I am trying to set up a world with parallels between our own, as well as some key differences -- including nonhuman races and magic. I think the system can work well, but it seems that there are some changes in the different editions of D&D. I do like Arcana Unearthed, and I am thinking of maybe allowing the magic system from there to run with a D&D 3.5 magic system -- but with some modifications. Do you think this would be too confusing, or should only be used as an "interim" measure. (There are a few people who contacted me about a game, so I will e-mail them soon to see if they are interested and what they think. As a DM, I think it is important to consider the interests and desires of players.) I am familiar with Sir James Frazier's [I]The Golden Bough[/I] , which describes many real world rituals and customs for everything from growing crops to cheating death. Possibly spells from AU or 3.5 could easily be incorporated into a ritual. The incantations from Unearthed Arcana are also interesting. I am finding that creating a campaign setting is more work than I anticipated and requires more thought. However, it is fun. One of the more interesting things I have noticed is how one good idea often leads to another. As for the poll results, it seems that many of the people who responded are not satisfied with the current "Vancian" magic system. The poll has given me a lot to think about for my campaign. Thanks for the responses so far. [/QUOTE]

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