Subject: Re: Magic system ideas Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 19:17:16 GMT From: "Icosahedron" Organization: AT&T Worldnet Newsgroups: rec.games.roguelike.development The Ultima series, IV in particular I think, used a rune type system where two or more runes could be combined to create a spell. Things like fire and wind would cause a bolt of fire for instance. It was nice, and it caused the player to find things out for themselves rather than just consult the manual. Icos