Vance and Tokien as influences on D&D

Dave Lebling · 09 Jun 2007, 20:07 · from 2007-June.txt.gz

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From: dlebling at hyraxes.com (Dave Lebling)
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:07:42 -0400
Subject: (urth) Vance and Tokien as influences on D&D
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stilskin wrote:
> --- Tim Walters <walters at doubtfulpalace.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> And Fletcher Pratt, who I think is less well known
>> than he should be (G. G. Kay and G.R.R. Martin owe him plenty).
>>     
>
> Let's not forget Michael Moorcock and Poul Anderson!
>
>   
If we're going that far, we might as well include L. Sprague deCamp as 
well. The "Incomplete Enchanter" stories he wrote with Pratt were one of 
the highlights of the "Unknown" era. I for one always liked deCamp 
better than Pratt.

In any case, the magic system in D&D (and the one in the Zork computer 
games) was directly stolen from the Dying Earth stories, as was the 
grue. As the thief in the latter case, I can be sure of that.

Dave Lebling, aka vizcacha
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