Editing Dying Earth (section)

===Role-playing===

The original creators of the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' games were fans of Jack Vance and incorporated many aspects of the ''Dying Earth'' series into the game. The [[Magic (gaming)|magic]] system, in which a wizard is limited in the number of spells that can be simultaneously remembered and forgets them once they are cast, was based on the magic of Dying Earth. In [[role-playing game]] circles, this sort of magic system is called "Vancian" or "Vancean".<ref>GURPS Thaumatology- page 56</ref> Some of the spells from ''Dungeons & Dragons'' are based on spells mentioned in the ''Dying Earth'' series, such as the ''prismatic spray''. Magic items from the ''Dying Earth'' stories such as [[ioun stones]] also made their way into ''Dungeons & Dragons''. One of the deities of magic in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is named [[Vecna]], an anagram of "Vance".<ref name=gygax/>

The ''[[Talislanta]]'' role-playing game designed by [[Stephan Michael Sechi]] and originally published in 1987 by [[Bard Games]] was inspired by the works of Jack Vance so much so that the first release, ''[[The Chronicles of Talislanta]]'', is dedicated to the author.

There is an official ''[[The Dying Earth Roleplaying Game|Dying Earth]]'' role-playing game published by [[Pelgrane Press]] with an occasional magazine ''The Excellent Prismatic Spray'' (named after a magic spell). The game situates players in Vance's world populated by desperately extravagant people. Many other role-playing settings pay homage to the series by including fantasy elements he invented such as the darkness-dwelling [[Grue (monster)|Grues]].

Monte Cook identifies ''The Dying Earth'' as an inspiration for his game ''[[Numenera]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Numenera Discovery|last1=Cook|first1=Monte|last2=Cordell|first2=Bruce R.|last3=Reynolds|first3=Sean K.|year=2018|chapter=Appendix B: Bibliography and Resources|page=403|isbn=978-1-939979-77-3}}</ref>

''[[Goodman Games]]'' have announced the publication of the setting using their ''[[Dungeon Crawl Classics]]'' roleplaying game system, running a successful ''[[Kickstarter]]'' campaign for it. The game was released in 2023.