fictional sources for this or that rule or game feature
Mar 8, 2021 21:20:26 GMT -5
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Post by hengest on Mar 8, 2021 21:20:26 GMT -5
Let's see if we can come up with some examples of this: a rule or game feature that (as far as you can tell has a specific reflection or source in fiction.
Halflings good at throwing things: Sam throws the apple at Bill Ferny in LOTR as the Hobbits leave Bree with Strider. Also Tolkien's note in the Foreword generalizing this idea.
How about this?
Magic: Vancian versus psi-based magic. In T&T the Wizard does not need to remember spells, he casts whatever spell he wishes and has the power to cast. No "fire & forget" magicks, and the Wizard can also exceed his daily casting ability at the risk of damage to himself.
If I recall right, Merlin does this in the film Excalibur when he grants Uther's desire to transform his own likeness for a night. Then he complains later that it put him our of comission for a while.
However, Excalibur post-dates Tunnels and Trolls.
So that's not a great example. So of course some things are based on tropes that have many instantiations. But can we think of any where a specific source seems likely?
Halflings good at throwing things: Sam throws the apple at Bill Ferny in LOTR as the Hobbits leave Bree with Strider. Also Tolkien's note in the Foreword generalizing this idea.
How about this?
Sept 28, 2017 10:18:28 GMT -5 @Deleted said:
Magic: Vancian versus psi-based magic. In T&T the Wizard does not need to remember spells, he casts whatever spell he wishes and has the power to cast. No "fire & forget" magicks, and the Wizard can also exceed his daily casting ability at the risk of damage to himself.
However, Excalibur post-dates Tunnels and Trolls.
So that's not a great example. So of course some things are based on tropes that have many instantiations. But can we think of any where a specific source seems likely?