Posted by Peter R Booth on April 18, 1997 at 20:03:52:
In Reply to: IOUN Stones posted by Brian McCue on April 18, 1997 at 14:32:52:
I always thought the general currency of the Dying Earth milieu were terces...though in Rhialto they do dicker in a precursor when they go back in time...IOUN stones feature in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons books, circa 1977, compare this Rhialto's pub. date of 1985/86 and you wonder who made who up...the guys at TSR do list Vance as an influence and contributor. As for what IOUN stands for; who knows? With a lot of the byplay in Vance's books being haggling/stingy type things, it possibly does mean I Owe You Nothing :)