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<blockquote data-quote="Klaus" data-source="post: 5979292" data-attributes="member: 607">A lot of that stuff did exist in myth. But the way they're portrayed in 3H&amp;3L *is* how they're portrayed in D&amp;D. That's where the rubbery-skinned, regenerating, only-damaged-by-fire troll came from. Excalibur was a creat sword, but Holger Carlson's sword in the novel shines with the power of law (it's a Law vs. Chaos thing), dispelling Chaos before it (that's where the &quot;dispel magic aura&quot; power of the holy avenger came from).Hussar: Have we developed our own definition? Maybe. Has that definition been accumulating detritus along the way for the past 30-something-years? Definitley. There is great value in looking at the origin of things to understand how they evolved along the way and what could possibly be recaptured of its initial incarnation. Don't dismiss the influencers of the game because they're &quot;obscure&quot;. On the contrary, seek them out so they're no longer obscure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Klaus, post: 5979292, member: 607"] A lot of that stuff did exist in myth. But the way they're portrayed in 3H&3L *is* how they're portrayed in D&D. That's where the rubbery-skinned, regenerating, only-damaged-by-fire troll came from. Excalibur was a creat sword, but Holger Carlson's sword in the novel shines with the power of law (it's a Law vs. Chaos thing), dispelling Chaos before it (that's where the "dispel magic aura" power of the holy avenger came from). Hussar: Have we developed our own definition? Maybe. Has that definition been accumulating detritus along the way for the past 30-something-years? Definitley. There is great value in looking at the origin of things to understand how they evolved along the way and what could possibly be recaptured of its initial incarnation. Don't dismiss the influencers of the game because they're "obscure". On the contrary, seek them out so they're no longer obscure. [/QUOTE]

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