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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fanboy2000" data-source="post: 5487350" data-attributes="member: 19998">If you're still reading this thread, could you tell me what story that was? I'm reading through all the REH Conan material right now for the first time, and I'm having a hard time placing it. It's pretty typical for Conan to dispatch of a people in the manner you mentioned.Anyways, in answer to your question, bolded for my convience, this is what I've observed:1. Physical attack.This is used in stories, like Conan, where combat is quite deadly and people in general, not just wizards, die.2. Magic NullificationThis is often used when the wizard has used magic to extend their lifespan and uses magic to protect them from physical attack. Acquiring the ability to nullify the wizard can be the subject of the story. Maybe there is an artifact that nullifies the wizard's ability and the hero has to find it.Other times, the spellcaster may be kicking the hero's tail and, at the end of the book, the hero finds the source of the spellcaster's power and destroys it or otherwise prevents it from being used by the spellcaster. In D&D physical attack is typically used by NPCs against PCs, while magic nullification is typically what PCs do to NPC spellcasters.In addition to reading Conan, I like to suggest Fritz Leiber Lankhmar books. Personally, I'd start with Swords Against Death.I'd stay away from anything D&D labeled when it comes to fiction.</blockquote>