tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post7498299619452555576..comments2024-03-26T02:31:48.024-05:00Comments on Trollsmyth: The Black Company Brings D&D Magic to Fantasy Littrollsmythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-55026431139212741492018-01-27T11:17:52.589-06:002018-01-27T11:17:52.589-06:00D&D magic isn't really Vancian, either.
I ...D&D magic isn't really Vancian, either.<br />I don't mind D&D magic, except that most players/DMs/D&D based fantasy is really lazy about making it seem magical at all. There's no attempt to integrate real magic, mythology, or something interesting - it's all 'you wave your hands and then a lazer!' This isn't the fault of D&D's magic system, it's the fault of people who are lazy/incompetent narrators.<br />The Black Company's magic actually seems more like D&D magic than any other series I've read not explicitly based on a D&D setting - including Vance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-17077188926659462552016-11-19T02:20:53.184-06:002016-11-19T02:20:53.184-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819192318511377936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-50496648079314616532016-11-16T20:05:41.970-06:002016-11-16T20:05:41.970-06:00Andrew Ceyton: agreed! Really enjoying returning ...<b>Andrew Ceyton:</b> agreed! Really enjoying returning to these books.<br /><br /><b>Jim Sales:</b> Just finished that one last night.<br /><br /><b>Kuseru Satsujin:</b> Excellent news. I'll be sure to check out Bunch's stuff.trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-38807557324902160902016-11-15T08:08:01.009-06:002016-11-15T08:08:01.009-06:00I also recommend Chris Bunch's Seer King Trilo...I also recommend Chris Bunch's Seer King Trilogy (though it's somewhat graphic with the sex scenes), it had similar depictions of magic, though the description of magic's battlefield applications struck me as particularly useful.<br /><br />Also, according to this interview: http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/articles/interview-glen-cook/ There are plans for an 11th and 12th book in the Black Company series (with the usual long wait for them to come out evidently).<br /><br />I also appreciated Cook's use of True Names in his magic system as they added an extra dimension to the flavor of magic.Kuseru Satsujinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204952299040568945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-57999919055156933502016-11-15T08:00:39.949-06:002016-11-15T08:00:39.949-06:00There are strangers on the plain, Croaker.There are strangers on the plain, Croaker.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098642017378991585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-19365465806759001192016-11-14T17:53:27.750-06:002016-11-14T17:53:27.750-06:00I don't remember how I stumbled across this se...I don't remember how I stumbled across this series but I finished all 8 books within a month. The first thing that captured me was the magic-users were not all-powerful sages but human and limited. Even with the acknowledgement of far superior magic in the world, the viewpoint given keeps it close to the masses. Wonderful series, slow building with a quiet epic touch. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918881559032984303noreply@blogger.com