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stilskin wrote:
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<pre wrap="">--- Tim Walters <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:walters@doubtfulpalace.com"><walters@doubtfulpalace.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">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).
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Let's not forget Michael Moorcock and Poul Anderson!
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Dave Lebling, aka vizcacha<br>
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