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<blockquote data-quote="Vradna" data-source="post: 3791561" data-attributes="member: 21102">Certainly true.&nbsp; If you can get a hold of RA Salvatore's first editions of the Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver and Halfling's Gem (under TSR), you will see that the spelling of the alloy in those books is 'Mithril' (Check the last sentence in the book of tCS).&nbsp; When the books were republished after D&amp;D changed hands to WotC, 'Mithril' was changed to 'Mithral' to avoid future IP violations and also to trademark their own IP.*Anecdotally, 'Treants' were also named 'Ents' in the first copies of D&amp;D, but were also removed for the same reasons as the word 'Hobbits'.&nbsp; *Githyanki were originally ceated by George RR Martin (though different to how they appeared in Fiend Folio all those years ago) George wasn't aware that the name was taken in vain until relatively recently.*Drow are wizened goblin-types that live beneath the earth in some myths and legends. *Anakin Skywalker's story is closely mirrored from the Mabnagion's 'Peredur' (I know, it doesn't relate, but I wanted to throw that in!)I'll stop now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vradna, post: 3791561, member: 21102"] Certainly true. If you can get a hold of RA Salvatore's first editions of the Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver and Halfling's Gem (under TSR), you will see that the spelling of the alloy in those books is 'Mithril' (Check the last sentence in the book of tCS). When the books were republished after D&D changed hands to WotC, 'Mithril' was changed to 'Mithral' to avoid future IP violations and also to trademark their own IP. *Anecdotally, 'Treants' were also named 'Ents' in the first copies of D&D, but were also removed for the same reasons as the word 'Hobbits'. *Githyanki were originally ceated by George RR Martin (though different to how they appeared in Fiend Folio all those years ago) George wasn't aware that the name was taken in vain until relatively recently. *Drow are wizened goblin-types that live beneath the earth in some myths and legends. *Anakin Skywalker's story is closely mirrored from the Mabnagion's 'Peredur' (I know, it doesn't relate, but I wanted to throw that in!) I'll stop now. [/QUOTE]

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