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<blockquote data-quote="Terath Ninir" data-source="post: 479187" data-attributes="member: 47">Howdy!&nbsp; I'm the author of this upcoming PDF, so I should probably respond.The spell lists are like a clerical domain, without the power, and with a 0th level spell.&nbsp; After I had the book 90% done, I looked in my copy of MERP for the first time in years (I was comparing magic systems).&nbsp; I noticed that the spell lists I'm using are similar to the MERP/ICE spell lists.&nbsp; Thus, whilst not a direct borrowing, I bet that I know where 3e got the clerical domains.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The spell lists are not the same, though.&nbsp; MERP/ICE spell lists are, in most ways, much less powerful than D&amp;D spells.&nbsp; This is balanced against D&amp;D.&nbsp; And the MERP spell lists, at least, tended to be all over the place -- some offensive spells, some defensive, some utility.&nbsp; These spell lists are more focused, so a list will be all offense, defense, etc.I can't comment on Dangerous Journeys, as I've never seen those books.&nbsp; But Final Fantasy *was* an inspiration, though a slight one.&nbsp; The book has black mages, white mages, and red mages, but they're quite a bit different than any of the video game versions.&nbsp; And there is a grey mage, too.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />It has nothing whatsoever to do with Magic: the Gathering.&nbsp; I spose you could make that into an RPG, but I'm not going to be the one to try.If y'all have any other questions, I would be happy to answer them.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Terath Ninir, post: 479187, member: 47"] Howdy! I'm the author of this upcoming PDF, so I should probably respond. The spell lists are like a clerical domain, without the power, and with a 0th level spell. After I had the book 90% done, I looked in my copy of MERP for the first time in years (I was comparing magic systems). I noticed that the spell lists I'm using are similar to the MERP/ICE spell lists. Thus, whilst not a direct borrowing, I bet that I know where 3e got the clerical domains. :) The spell lists are not the same, though. MERP/ICE spell lists are, in most ways, much less powerful than D&D spells. This is balanced against D&D. And the MERP spell lists, at least, tended to be all over the place -- some offensive spells, some defensive, some utility. These spell lists are more focused, so a list will be all offense, defense, etc. I can't comment on Dangerous Journeys, as I've never seen those books. But Final Fantasy *was* an inspiration, though a slight one. The book has black mages, white mages, and red mages, but they're quite a bit different than any of the video game versions. And there is a grey mage, too. :) It has nothing whatsoever to do with Magic: the Gathering. I spose you could make that into an RPG, but I'm not going to be the one to try. If y'all have any other questions, I would be happy to answer them. :D [/QUOTE]

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