Actually, I don't know where they take their influences from ,

but I often notice how innocently role-playing games use things from rather ethoteric sources without really knowing thier origins ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

Take Sacred, for example : Look at two particular spells the Magician has there ... (hint, hint) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />


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