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I was thinking about orcs and boars and pig faces.

And I came up with a clan of orcs who hunt boars and have an affinity/association with said boars. Perhaps even capture and train them, or use dire boars dor mounts.

And of course, the make ceremonial headresses and decorate their helmets with boar heads, leading to the pig-faced orc myth.

Did you copy/paste the link to see that picture?

The pig-faced orc myth had to do with their recessed nose and heavy brow.

The combination, on a dark night, lit only by the trembling hand of a fleeing commoner looking over her shoulder...

...or worse...

...pushing her down and sweating on her...

...will be interpreted quite swinish. There's no need for such a story for that myth.

There's also no reason to *not* write that story.

Rambling Scribe wrote:

Hmmm... new thought. Give them a strong affinity for dogs; instant culture clash with goblins.

If Kobolds are going to get Slurks. And Goblins have Worgs. What then for the Orc cavalry? The Lord of the Rings would have us believe that both Orcs and Goblins ride wolves. So, worgs could come into play. But how about something different? Slurks were new for Kobolds. Is there some new Varisian creature usable by Orcs? A brutish war-boar, perhaps? Or is that taking the "pig" metaphor too far? A warthog, maybe?

war-boar:

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We don't have a name for it yet. The reason we have to change it is because the term is WotC's intellectual property.

Then you need a thread to name it.

Mariners call the bottom of the ocean, "Davy Jones' Locker"...and a variety of name stemming from a similar mythos.

Tagging off of that tradition, I nominate, "Mohbad's Cellar"

I love the way the Storval Plateau seems to be encroaching and creeping upon the rest of the world.

The funny thing is that I saw the exact opposite.

I saw a continental shelf thousands of miles inland. That suggests a great upheaval of landmass...or a vast draining of the world's oceans.

The question is...will the sea rise to reclaim those lands and re-create those amazing vistas into the continental shelves they once were.

Tell me even if you can't imagine yourself reading fiction based on a game. Humor me. Who would get your attention and get you to buy?

--Erik Mona

I think "who" is less important than "what"...

Greyhawk was started by E. Gary Gygax, who wrote about a hero who never seems to appear in any portion of the game.

Earlier novels also seemed to be in an alternate universe...and some were pretty bad.

Later on, under WoTC, the novels take on the aspect of the classic adventures...which...by that time...had been played out.

I think "what" would draw my attention would be writing novels that complement the games and adventures you put out. The "bad guys" might win the day in the novel, setting the scenario for the adventure. Protagonists and antagonists both would be fair game for "consumption".

How would an author go about reporting the epilogue to launch a new adventure?

Would players report back results perhaps? West End Games had a feedback mechanism to advance the "TORG" setting. This idea could provide a never-ending supply of novels that players would be interested in, but not required to purchase, providing a real enjoyment to the game without leading them by a chain.

Well, I'll even submit something once the guidelines are up.
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If it is purely a matter of "who", then you will want RA Salvatore.

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