Vancian Magic in D&D — Is It Undead?

Chapters

0:00 Introduction to Magic Systems
1:24 Sources of Magic
1:55 The D&D Magic System
2:31 The 4 Cardinal Types of Magic
3:37 Why Gygax Chose Vancian Magic
4:50 Spell Components
6:00 Mneumonics
6:47 Spell Slot Mechanics
8:47 How to Fill Spell Slots
9:38 Chainmail
11:00 Wizards
12:10 Arneson’s Magic
14:29 Men & Magic
15:07 Fifty Years of Vancian Magic
15:18 Holmes and Spell Points
17:46 Vancian Magic is Undead
18:57 Tradition Dies Hard at TSR
19:13 Problems With Spell Slots
20:45 Wizards Vs. Sorcerers
21:14 Innate Vs. Learned Magic
22:17 Arcane Origins?


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Isn't 50 years of Vancian magic enough? Why in the world are we still using Spell Slots?!

HINT: It’s undead!

This video dives deep into the origins of Spell Slots, the mechanic that came from Gygax's love of Jack Vance novels.

But what, if anything, has influenced it over the years?

Travel back with me through time to uncover the origins of Vancian magic and how it's survived over the last 50 years!

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