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<blockquote data-quote="eris404" data-source="post: 2466281" data-attributes="member: 5338">Literary references aside, I might have to borrow that - my D&amp;D game is set in 19th century England and this word (like orgone) really fits. I can see the wizards of my world sort of like mad scientists experimenting with electricity. Orgone could be the raw magical energy and one thaum might be the amount of orgone a 1st level wizard would need to generate (channel?) in order to cast a 1st level spell. Thus, you might hear the party's wizard cry out:&quot;Do you realize the amount of orgone you have to generate to create a ball of fire that size?!? That's at least 15 thaums!!&quot;But on topic, I have to agree with HellHound here. I think the term &quot;mana&quot; in itself isn't bad and it is an easy term to describe &quot;magical energy&quot; but anyone who has played Magic the Gathering for any length of time might be a bit burned out at the term. I'd even go further to say that many D&amp;D players are wary of MtG elements creeping into WotC's D&amp;D products and so using the term &quot;mana&quot; in conjunction with D&amp;D specifically might irritate some players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eris404, post: 2466281, member: 5338"] Literary references aside, I might have to borrow that - my D&D game is set in 19th century England and this word (like orgone) really fits. I can see the wizards of my world sort of like mad scientists experimenting with electricity. Orgone could be the raw magical energy and one thaum might be the amount of orgone a 1st level wizard would need to generate (channel?) in order to cast a 1st level spell. Thus, you might hear the party's wizard cry out: "Do you realize the amount of orgone you have to generate to create a ball of fire that size?!? That's at least 15 thaums!!" But on topic, I have to agree with HellHound here. I think the term "mana" in itself isn't bad and it is an easy term to describe "magical energy" but anyone who has played Magic the Gathering for any length of time might be a bit burned out at the term. I'd even go further to say that many D&D players are wary of MtG elements creeping into WotC's D&D products and so using the term "mana" in conjunction with D&D specifically might irritate some players. [/QUOTE]

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