tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801483473113363785.post9121701163340202007..comments2023-05-12T05:10:20.941-04:00Comments on Raven Crowking's Nest: DCC NEW HOUSE RULE REWRITE: Learning Spells on the Fly, or, The Slippery Slope of Arcane Doomravencrowkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801483473113363785.post-15097918497644746682012-05-29T15:53:14.548-04:002012-05-29T15:53:14.548-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Banjo Dwarfed Cederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972362498658227306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801483473113363785.post-47524265636164427132012-05-29T11:51:48.958-04:002012-05-29T11:51:48.958-04:00I enjoy Howard's writing. I recently read my ...I enjoy Howard's writing. I recently read my first Leigh Brackett, and found her quite readable.ravencrowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801483473113363785.post-63104994039643395982012-05-29T11:25:00.849-04:002012-05-29T11:25:00.849-04:00I am admittedly not very much of a fantasy reader ...I am admittedly not very much of a fantasy reader (though I read a lot, my interest are elsewhere). I've been trying to find fantasy I enjoy and have had middling success. I picked up Swords and Deviltry and took out the Conan stories from the library hoping they will change my mind about the genre. I'm definitely looking for inspiration in my games from them.Vanguardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02787858605708891457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801483473113363785.post-34840314809790539772012-05-29T11:19:16.940-04:002012-05-29T11:19:16.940-04:00It comes from re-reading Appendix N fiction, and i...It comes from re-reading Appendix N fiction, and in some cases reading stories for the first time. I just finished The Compleat Enchanter, which I have not read in years, and am reading The Fallible Fiend for the first time ever.<br /><br />Verbal, Somatic, and Material components occur in the Harold Shea stories explicitly....but so does Shea's learning spells on the fly, often with humorous side effects (for the reader; not so for Shea!).ravencrowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801483473113363785.post-12618137934370772932012-05-29T11:08:10.977-04:002012-05-29T11:08:10.977-04:00I like this rule. I've yet to have run a Wizar...I like this rule. I've yet to have run a Wizard in my games, but it seems like they have the power to steer the group towards adventures which center around the accumulation of arcane knowledge. This seems like a shortcut, albeit a dangerous one.Vanguardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02787858605708891457noreply@blogger.com