Jun 11, 2026 · 55 min · 12 segments
Get ready for spells to make opponents (and DMs) cringe with fear! This supplement for a popular unnamed Fantasy RPG of 1979 says ‘Hold my beer!’ to only 9 levels of Magic User spells. No, we have 15…
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Well, since this was your choice, Jim, no doubt chosen to avenge yourself upon me for Fantasy Wargaming-
I'll admit, that sounds just like something I would do, but I genuinely love this product, so that was not my intent-
My first impression is I'm a customer who bought this off the shelf when it was brand new.
I got this book at the Rusty Scabbard game store in Lexington, Kentucky in 1979, which was, I think I shared this with some of you, my first year playing D&D, although I was 18 at the time.
It was a glorious time in '79, as we all recall, because, uh, six-by-nine inch saddle stitch D&D books were still everywhere, including the actual D&D supplements, Arduin, and this little thing was on the shelf one day.
All the magazines, like Different Worlds magazine, published, uh, uh, three issues that covered a whole new class called specialty mages.
We're like, "Okay, new spells, and this book of new spells." Well, I, my favorite character's always been a magic user, from Midas the Mad onwards, so I, I snapped it right up.
Midas in a different form is still running around with that third level acid rain spell in his spell book, which I loved using.
And, and, and then I'll say, you know, I could, I could hear your tone, and, uh, although this is, I-
although I imprinted on this at a young age and it holds a very warm and fuzzy place in my heart, it's completely of its time, which means half the stuff in here came from California beaver D&D and is, would break any campaign if you tried to run at all.
Well, since this was your choice, Jim, no doubt chosen to avenge yourself upon me for Fantasy Wargaming-
I'll admit, that sounds just like something I would do, but I genuinely love this product, so that was not my intent-
My first impression is I'm a customer who bought this off the shelf when it was brand new.
I got this book at the Rusty Scabbard game store in Lexington, Kentucky in 1979, which was, I think I shared this with some of you, my first year playing D&D, although I was 18 at the time.
It was a glorious time in '79, as we all recall, because, uh, six-by-nine inch saddle stitch D&D books were still everywhere, including the actual D&D supplements, Arduin, and this little thing was on the shelf one day.
All the magazines, like Different Worlds magazine, published, uh, uh, three issues that covered a whole new class called specialty mages.
We're like, "Okay, new spells, and this book of new spells." Well, I, my favorite character's always been a magic user, from Midas the Mad onwards, so I, I snapped it right up.
Midas in a different form is still running around with that third level acid rain spell in his spell book, which I loved using.
And, and, and then I'll say, you know, I could, I could hear your tone, and, uh, although this is, I-
although I imprinted on this at a young age and it holds a very warm and fuzzy place in my heart, it's completely of its time, which means half the stuff in here came from California beaver D&D and is, would break any campaign if you tried to run at all.
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