Re: [dq-rules] Idiot-Savant Assembly Line Wizardry

["Deven Atkinson" <deven@bright.net>]

Did someone say DQ and Thieves' World?

----- Original Message -----
From: Anthony N. Emmel
>It is.  I have seen references to the Chaosium "Thieves' World" (Sanctuary)
>supplement that leads me to believe that they introduced DQ optional rules
for >allowing adepts to study in two colleges at once.  Anybody have a copy
of this and >can enlighten us?  (That's got to be one of the hardest fantasy
supplements to find >and I love Sanctuary's atmosphere. ~sigh~)

I see where Bruce Probst has already answered the question.  The 1st edition
DQ section of the Thieves' World supplement was authored by Eric Goldberg,
and the changes, not just the magic changes, were to make the game fit the
world.  I have experimented with the opposite, making the world fit DQ.  It
is difficult to do, although there is a little more wiggle room with 2nd
edition rules and Archane Wisdom.  Some of the later TW characters like
Superman...er... Tempus just don't translate at all unless you NPC the TW
gods and they use Full Geas constantly.

As an aside, Lynn Abbey has published a *new* Thieves' World book (summer
2002), and has begun collecting stories for another anthology run.  The new
book is "Sanctuary" and is placed 30 years after the events in the 12th
(last) book in the original anthology run.  Other TW related books, like the
later books in the Tempus series, are for the most part not considered
canon.