Magic systems are a dime a dozen these days. In this week’s Legends and Lore Monte talks about Vancian magic in D&D and, thankfully, some other ways to do it. Monte already covered the first two thoughts that I had on the topic: the close relationship between early D&D and pop culture sources, plus some different approaches to magic in games. There are still a few other options when dealing with magic beyond what Monte mentions, so let’s take a whirlwind tour. First stop: Mortal Coil. This approach is so far gone from D&D that it probably isn’t a great choice for that game, but it’s also maybe the most...