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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thedungeondelver" data-source="post: 5973586" data-attributes="member: 34865">At first I thought ol' Herschel there was trolling, but no, it's an impassioned plea to give some meaning and texture back to spells.  I, like Umbran, well recall seeing Tenser's Floating Discin the copy of B2 KEEP ON THE BORDERLANDS (which was the only - rules included - D&D book I had for about a year, and we still played!)  Who was Tenser?  What was with this Disc?  It was never "Floating Disc" it was never "Wizard's Hoverboard" - Tenser was as integral to the name as any part of it.  And it would rock on toast if we could know why.  I know some guys who got in to FORGOTTEN REALMS who'd still call it Mordenkaninen's Faithful Houndor Otiluke's Freezing Sphereor the like, irrespective of campaign world.I think Herschel's idea would be great.  Just like how modules often have boxed text, let the spells have a little too!  Put some mystery and history back in those spells.  Heck, you don't have to do it but once - under Tenser's Floating Disc, mention "Tenser was a mage of renown who blah blah blah and was also a character played in the original D&D games by...and is also responsible for Tenser's Transformation (pp 123.)" and so forth.Do you guys know one of the reasons the 1st edition AD&D DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE is so cool?  In addition to the "Gary's Cookbook" feel of it, there's a story, or more accurately many stories in there.  Machine of Lum the Mad?  Whoa, where'd that come from?  Ring of Gaxx?  SIXGUNS & SORCERY?  There's a whole section with texture and atmosphere!Later editions didn't do such a good job out of the chute.  I'd like to see that change.  I think spell-name explanation boxed text would be wonderful.  Thanks for the suggestion, Herschel.  Fight on! </blockquote>

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