Bigby, Otto, Tenser, why did they all go away?
Too specialized and silly?
Or some Gygax and TSR and WoC business split?
Where did all the Named spells go??
Where did all the Named spells go??
Wow, Another Natural One! You guys are a sink hole for luck. Stay away from my dice.
Re: Where did all the Named spells go??
OSR games can't use names like that because they are copyrighted. Wotc made the names generic probably so they could include them in open content and also so they fit better in campaign worlds other than Greyhawk.
Re: Where did all the Named spells go??
Interestingly enough Greg Gillespie includes named spells as new spells in all his published megadungeons if you like that sort of thing.
Behind closed eyes, realize your sight....