Vancian

Another element from the first book that a lot of people seemed to dislike - the names which I didn't mind as they were very Vancian, which is always good - is also much-reduced, although I did think that the character named 'Archer' perhaps should have just used his real name.

Archive 2009-06-01 Adam Whitehead 2009

Another element from the first book that a lot of people seemed to dislike - the names which I didn't mind as they were very Vancian, which is always good - is also much-reduced, although I did think that the character named 'Archer' perhaps should have just used his real name.

Fire by Kristin Cashore Adam Whitehead 2009

And as a regular visitor to the blog, you'll know that "Vancian" is the biggest compliment you can pay me.

:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2009

There are exceptions, of course, such as Jack Vance, whose "Dying Earth" books the first of which was published in 1950 and the second in 1966 were hugely influential of D&D, so much so that the game's peculiar form of spellcasting is termed "Vancian" because of its vague relationship to the magic of Vance's far future fantasies.

What is Pulp Fantasy? James Maliszewski 2008

(Trivia: It's called "Vancian" because Gary Gygax got the idea from Jack Vance's classic fantasy novel

GameSetWatch 2008

In previous editions, wizards were distinctive for their use of “Vancian magic.”

4e PHB Readthrough – Chapter 4: Classes « Geek Related 2008

Vancian spellcasting was horribly balanced and a pain to manage as a DM.

D&D 4e’s Out… And It’s Awful. Here’s Why « Geek Related 2008

Vancian spellcasting had to go? so does the sun, as it burns out the earth.

D&D 4e’s Out… And It’s Awful. Here’s Why « Geek Related 2008

"Up Jim River" is mostly a Vancian travelogue with the universe of "The January Dancer" taking place of Vance's Gaean Reach, so while it takes place in a space opera context, the novel is closer to a picaresque adventure than anything else.

"Up Jim River" by Michael Flynn (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu) Liviu 2010

I think the author said this might be a little Vancian, and he is probably right, there.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Template - Matthew Hughes Blue Tyson 2008