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Message: <blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 1331225" data-attributes="member: 426">I seem to recall a television program that had a section on the guillotine, and idndicated that a person could remain conscious for a second or two after decapitation.Getting back to the main topic of the thread, while I think Vancian magic works pretty well as a game mechanic (i.e. it actually forces players to make make choices for their characters and it is easy to learn), I am open to other systems.  However, I would like them to at least require the players to make some choices for their characters, and have some degree of balance.  Perhaps a key thing to remember about rules is to try to avoid making them cumbersome.  Rules are an aid to fun, not a replacement for fun.</blockquote>