ioun stones?
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Glyfair
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Maldur said:
Ioun stones are from the Dying Earth series from Jack Vance. As a matter of fact, the article in "The Dragon" that first introduced them to D&D was called "Vancian Magic Items" IIRC.
I heard rumors that our Col_Pladoh was a big fan of Vance, and apparently a small part of the D&D rules was based on some of his works
Glyfair of Glamis
Grazzt
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Re: Re: ioun stones?
Yeppers- Glyfair hit it on both accounts. Hence why some people (mainly 1e peeps of which I am one) refer to the D&D spell memorization system as "Vancian Magic."
Glyfair said:
Ioun stones are from the Dying Earth series from Jack Vance. As a matter of fact, the article in "The Dragon" that first introduced them to D&D was called "Vancian Magic Items" IIRC.
I heard rumors that our Col_Pladoh was a big fan of Vance, and apparently a small part of the D&D rules was based on some of his works
Glyfair of Glamis
Yeppers- Glyfair hit it on both accounts. Hence why some people (mainly 1e peeps of which I am one) refer to the D&D spell memorization system as "Vancian Magic."
Luiz d'Artayn
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In addition to their pre-D&D source (as explained above), their AD&D history (in the FR setting) is given in the old "Netheril" accessory.
Hand of Vecna
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Hrrrmmmm....
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IT ALL MAKES SENSE!!!!!
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LightPhoenix
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Voadam said:
Well, while it is an anagram, it doesn't follow the other names, as it's not a simple letter reversal.
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