View Full Version : Eldritch magic, what exactly is it?
Katana_Geldar
2010-09-27, 02:15 AM
Okay, so I am running 4E Tomb of Horrors and was describing the various runes in the Garden of the Graves left by Acererak, Eldritch runes. Then a player asked me what Eldritch magic was and I had to tell him I didn't know.
So what is it? From what I can gather it involves demons, but I can find hardly anything to describe it. Can anyone recomend me some sources?
Xuc Xac
2010-09-27, 02:19 AM
Check the dictionary. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/eldritch)
Sindri
2010-09-27, 02:25 AM
Wiktionary said:
"Adjective
eldritch (comparative more eldritch, superlative most eldritch)
1. unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie"
"Eldrich," especially in the context of the flavor text of a module put out before there were such things as cohesive, intentionally balanced game systems with every word specifically defined in the manual, is just a description. It has no game effect whatsoever.
Katana_Geldar
2010-09-27, 02:33 AM
So there's nothing in terms of lore through the editions of D&D to help me out here?
Lord_Gareth
2010-09-27, 02:34 AM
"Eldritch" just means "magical" or "mysterious". The rune is magical or reminiscent of magic; maybe it indicates spellcasting or wizards or something.
senrath
2010-09-27, 02:34 AM
Nope. "Eldritch" has no special meaning in D&D, as far as I am aware. It just means what the word normally means.
Ravens_cry
2010-09-27, 02:50 AM
It's mysterious.
Terribly mysterious.
KillianHawkeye
2010-09-27, 03:53 AM
It's mysterious.
Terribly mysterious.
Its power is equalled only by its mystery....
Ravens_cry
2010-09-27, 04:02 AM
Its power is equalled only by its mystery....
. . .And the men who use it.
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