We will be using the World Serpent Inn extensively in the next Campaign Classics issue of Dragon.
That's not what I was talking about in the editorial, though. :)
--Erik
Relax guys! I have it on VERY poor authority, that it is none other then the Inn of the Vulgar Unicorn. Erik acquired the rights to the Thieves' World series novels just so that he could satisfy his dark obsession. ;-)
'Erik Mona' is Gygax's new non-de-plume.
Now THAT is funny... on oh so many levels!! ;-)
Denis, aka "Maldin"
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That sounds like an interesting project (or idea for a project.) I don´t know if just telling the story would do the trick, but if it were an adventure in which, for some reason, details of Robilars life would be very important, and the PCs have to piece it together, or even relive it as viewers, might just be a piece that all those intrigued by the often-hinted-at history of Robilar would love to have.
Stefan
Haven't you ever read Edgar Rice Burroughs?
Funny you mention that. I was just talking about him yesterday. I know that many authors, for one reason or another, milk their theme for all it's worth and more.
But there were a few year when Stephen King mentioned his writing schedule and his book count seemed to greatly exceed his pages per day quota. I'm not saying I know diddly squat in the way of the truth of the matter. Only that I got a feel he may be employing a writing staff the way Rembrandt may have employed a painting staff.
Do you remember this illustrated book of ERB's children's stories, taking place mainly in Africa? I loved that book as a kid.
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Haven't you ever read Edgar Rice Burroughs?Funny you mention that. I was just talking about him yesterday. I know that many authors, for one reason or another, milk their theme for all it's worth and more.
But there were a few year when Stephen King mentioned his writing schedule and his book count seemed to greatly exceed his pages per day quota. I'm not saying I know diddly squat in the way of the truth of the matter. Only that I got a feel he may be employing a writing staff the way Rembrandt may have employed a painting staff.
Do you remember this illustrated book of ERB's children's stories, taking place mainly in Africa? I loved that book as a kid.
I don't remember the children's book, but my daddy got me the Joe Kubert DC Comic Tarzan's with John Carter Warlord of Mars in back when I was three.
Didn't know what the hell any of it meant.
Do you remember this illustrated book of ERB's children's stories, taking place mainly in Africa? I loved that book as a kid.
CO-rrection! (not that anyone particularly cares but I didn't want to take the chance that I might send someone off on a wild goose chase for a non-existant book)
That was Rudyard Kipling's book of African children's tales or some such. The EGB book I had was a color illustrated book of Tarzan. Still have it around here somewhere.
The John Carter stories were absolutely great, just never could get through all the Tarzan books.
That reminds me of the Gor series - never could get through all of them.
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Norman had some odd, erh, interests. I actually planned to run a D&D campaign based on his series once (mid-late 1970's), actually redrew the map, but the campaign never took off.The John Carter stories were absolutely great, just never could get through all the Tarzan books.That reminds me of the Gor series - never could get through all of them.
I drew one too, in 9th. grade.
I liked the Tarnsmen with their riding hawks and all that...I just couldn't read the books any more after 3 or 4; repetitive.
I actually planned to run a D&D campaign based on his series once (mid-late 1970's), actually redrew the map, but the campaign never took off.
Wow, D&D was around in the 70's ??? That was like so long ago.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
don't remember the children's book, but my daddy got me the Joe Kubert DC Comic Tarzan's with John Carter Warlord of Mars in back when I was three.
Didn't know what the hell any of it meant.
ACK! I can't believe I posted right under your post with the same information. If only I'd read it I wouldn't have sat up at 4am realizing I'd committed and the error and run to the laptop saying "errata... errata..." like a PO'd Dalek.
Wow, D&D was around in the 70's ??? That was like so long ago.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Lord Vile, did you see that we had an ongoing discussion of the Chronicles Of Thomas Covenent The Unbeliever. Donaldson has some true fans on Paizo.
And yes, b(*#h, D&D was around in the 70's. ;) They know cuz they carbon dated the first boxed set.
Norman had some odd, erh, interests. I actually planned to run a D&D campaign based on his series once (mid-late 1970's), actually redrew the map, but the campaign never took off.
..so I discovered when I bought a few of his books when I was 14. Ga-ritty. The bookstore I went to at the time had all of his books in a row like some B&D themed version of Hardy Boys.
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I actually planned to run a D&D campaign based on his series once (mid-late 1970's), actually redrew the map, but the campaign never took off.Wow, D&D was around in the 70's ??? That was like so long ago.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Heck yeah. Thursday nights we'd play some D&D modules, then go disco dancing, then come home and watch Barney Miller.
..so I discovered when I bought a few of his books when I was 14. Ga-ritty. The bookstore I went to at the time had all of his books in a row like some B&D themed version of Hardy Boys.
LOL
Hardly Boys #68-The Missing Chums in the Spooky Closet
Lol. Hardly... dass gud. You don't happen to remember the TV show do you? Because Sean Cassidy and Parker Stephenson didn't exactly exude manliness.
Going back to the 40 year old virgin you-know-how-I-know-you're-gay game. You know how you know I'm gay? When I was nine I wanted to be Sean Cassidy. There I said it. I had posters up on the walls that came out of teen magazines. Oddly enough, I grew up to front a hard rock band before an audience of thousands. I wonder how they all would have reacted if I'd busted out a cover of Hey Deenie?
chirp... chirp... chirp...
"Wow, did a tumbleweed just blow across the stage?"
Heck yeah. Thursday nights we'd play some D&D modules, then go disco dancing, then come home and watch Barney Miller.
You know how you know I'm gay?
When I was eleven I won a disco dancing contest at a place called the Teen Club on Fort Devens, in Ayer MA. I wasn't an army brat but I could get on base. I was a rock/disco kid. They say the only one to ever be born in captivity.
The only upside is that I dance real black.
A few years ago I got interested in Barney Miller reruns. It's a dingy looking show but some of the scripts and characters are great. I want to buy the box set.
hey, Lets not knock the Gor novels too much.
Thanks to the ridiculous overreaction by the PC movement in the early 90's those novels are now rarity items. It makes me laugh that the better novels of the series..#1 to about # 6 are the easiest to find and the cheapest, while the crap filled later novels #20 to 25 are almost impossible to find and go for $50+ at used book stores, all because political correctness reduced their print runs..
sorry, back on topic, I hope the secret project is greyhawk related, Greyhawk city update would be great but what I would really like is more adventures in the land of black ice or in the sea of dust or farther west of that..
Give me wilderness with some ancient history and lost civilizations...yummy..
Hey! I have all of the Tarzan series stored away somewhere and the Gor books on the bottom of one of my bookshelves, with #17 right in front of me! I thought all were great books back then!
I have no interest in writing on Rary at all.
I take it Rary's not your character!
By the way are there 3.5 stats for Robilar
The character named Erac's cousin whats up with that name!
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Yep. That is the reason I could not get through all of ERB's books, though with Conan and REH they were shorter slices (at times) and more easily digested, and set in an ongoing story line, pieced together in short, interesting ways. I don't read King either, spare me the 50 pages of run-on character descriptions and background please. :/ YMMV.
Yeah, ERB is a bit of acquired taste. First you need to like that plot, then you need to be into reading it 50 times. :-P
But if you do, then you can wallow in Pulp Heaven with him.And yes, REH is the same, just in short stories.
I like King though, and other writers with extended background expositions like that. I find it an fascinating contrast with the short and sweet Pulp style. It is definitely an acquired taste though.
I got some more questions "Uncle" if you don't mind.
1.)Did Robilar just adventure in Greyhawks dungeons or did he go to places like Lost caverns of Tsojcanth or DGQ series or other popular titles by EGG?
2.) When you ran Maure castle(Rel Aja Kye) Mordakainen (EGG character went right? What other characters went in with him?
3.)Who are your other famous characters?
4.) When you played TOEE it was Robilar solo?
5.) How long did you guys play?all day at night
6.) Do you guys still play to this day?
thanks
Maure Castle was my Favorite module!
1) Those titles didnt exist when we were playtesting the game in 1973/74. So, no. But he went to China via a slide in GH Castle and came back alive the long way... ToEE (in its original, unpublished MS form) was the only "published" module (besides the original Tomb of Horrors, again in MS form) which I went into, and there is an interesting story regarding how my character came out of semi-retirement that day to do so... It was a spur of the momenet adventure. Ask later. ;)
Ok it's later...
What do you think of the D&D miniatures line?
here are the galleries check em'out
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mix/gallery
p.s-On the D&D message boards Robilar is often suggest by those whom want him cast as a mini-
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I took a "quick look" at The "Giants of Legend" set as I am running out the door soon, and many look very nice. How much does a complete set cost?
Later!
RJK
It depends on where you try to get them from. The various packs contain mostly random minis, so that is no guarantee to get a complete set. If you want that you could trade for them or maybe buy the singles off the internet. I know of Paizo and Strikzone selling them, and of those two Strikezone is usually has the lower prices. Some of the rare, large, and huge minis can get expensive (I think Paizo had the Drizzt mini for like $200).
As far as Greyhawk minis, I know they did Mordenkainen. Not sure who else.
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Too bad they are not offering them as separate minis or as complete sets, cuz it's less appealling to me to get random minis in a pack, especially if I'm shellin' out the mullah for them.
Tell me about it. There have been many discussions on these boards about the way WotC has been selling minis. I keep hoping that the company will start offering some non-random sets (such as all orcs, or maybe all drow).
However, speaking of separate minis, have you seen the iconic dragon minis? I have both of them, and let me tell you that even if I never use them in a game, they are still cool to own. The colossal red is friggin big!
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As far as Greyhawk minis, I know they did Mordenkainen. Not sure who else.
I think that the totallity of Greyhawk specific minis can be counted on one hand...
Mordenkainen, Scarlet Brotherhood monk, King Snurre, and Warduke (although he's a bit shoe-horned in). I can't think of any others off the top of my head.
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I just got my first look at the picts which OJ kindly linked me to. I'd want to collect specific minis for set battles in my campaign and am _way less_ likely to invest in something which is a "cracker jack surprise" in every box. I'll stick to metal for the real deal until WotC changes their marketing strategy, which is no doubt working for them right now, so more power to them as a business.
R
You might be interested to know that our web store sells them individually. But I think maybe someone might have mentioned that already...? :)
Has anyone suggested Irongate?
Uncle
Go to e-bay if your looking for individual pieces; although I must warn you, monsters such behoder and other great classics carry a hefty price, but for some reason paizo seems to have doubled or even tripled prices, e-bay is where you'll find more reasonable prices. Check out my store crafty collections.
Yes the miniature game sell boosters with random contents. The way around this is to buy by the case. Online dealers sell cases for around 90.00 dollars 8figs per booster 12 boosters per case thats 96 figs, thats a dollar a fig. cases also insure a good chance of getting the whole set minus 4-8 fig.
I have like 4,000 mini's
Lord Vile
I was in some kind of daze the other day, confusing Lord Vile for Lord Foul... so forget the Donaldson reference...
I also momentarily forgot the difference between Edgar Rice Burroughs and Rudyard Kipling.
What was I on? Oh yeah.