
274 ◾ Game Magic
Dungeons & Dragons would simplify the formula to a number of spell slots
scaling with the player character’s level. e division of spells into lesser and
greater slots also resembles late edition Dungeons & Dragons’ distinction
between major and minor actions, though by that point in the Dungeons
& Dragons franchise, spell slots had been eradicated. When unsure of the
obstacles they face, other magicians choose spells of “general utility,” which
could apply in many situations. When describing the magician Turjan of
Miir’s spell memorization process, Vance writes, “What dangers he might
meet he could not know, so he selected ...