tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post3854075014572368885..comments2024-03-19T07:56:00.031-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: REVIEW: The People of the PitJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18161463945384818802009-05-11T21:19:00.000-04:002009-05-11T21:19:00.000-04:00I realize that I'm a few days late to the party on...I realize that I'm a few days late to the party on this one, but the Ship of Ishtar edition we're publishing is the "memorial" edition that represents Merritt's preferred version of the text. <br /><br />Whether it's better or not is the reader's decision, of course, but I liked both versions plenty. :)<br /><br />--Erik Mona<br />Publisher<br />Paizo PublishingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-60047957773676599892009-04-29T19:40:00.000-04:002009-04-29T19:40:00.000-04:00Nice. I've just finished reading this one and I'm ...Nice. I've just finished reading this one and I'm about to start dropping hints into my campaign. Hopefully someone takes the bait...<br /><br />I'll be posting my own review soon, even though my appraisal pretty much echoes your own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862556389958594140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68173059490360559262009-04-29T19:39:00.000-04:002009-04-29T19:39:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862556389958594140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48694159702614830812009-04-29T12:19:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:19:00.000-04:00This sounds like a good one. I've only just start...This sounds like a good one. I've only just started breaking into Merritt's works with <I>The Moon Pool</I>, but so far I'm digging it. I'm sort of wondering if this story is the genesis of the "oh shit, we're on a crazy magic trolley that we can't exactly control" meme that appears in so many D&D adventures.DestroyYouAlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713840319693422886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5604409268193850062009-04-29T10:10:00.000-04:002009-04-29T10:10:00.000-04:00Nice review. I will put this on my 'to get' list. ...Nice review. I will put this on my 'to get' list. One thing I do like is that we now have an underground adventure that does not use the drow. Sadly these guys have been far overdone in recent years and I think this will be a breath of fresh air.Joshua Sherrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308286154275114804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70553545615605725792009-04-28T20:36:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:36:00.000-04:00I have the Avon version, as well. Its been a long...I have the Avon version, as well. Its been a long time since I read it, but I agree with T Foster on the pacing and that more is not always better.<br /><br />All the talk on Merritt and other Appendix N authors has got me all motivated. I have a stack of about 25 books for my impending one month trip to Kazakhstan! I know I will have plenty of free time to catch up on some serious old school reading, not to mention a few levels of my own megadungeon.Keith Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319879076978887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-58729053635319337742009-04-28T20:32:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:32:00.000-04:00I didn't know until now that Paizo was reprinting ...I didn't know until now that Paizo was reprinting <I>The Ship of Ishtar</I>. That's awesome news, as it's surely on a very short list of the best books in the entire genre (IMO head-and-shoulders above anything else Paizo has published to date). I wonder, though, about Erik Mona saying the edition they're publishing is "about a third longer" than the Avon version (the one I read). I thought that version was just about perfect and wonder what 25% more content would add, other than slowing down the pace, which is already pretty slow in the first half -- the real swords & sorcery stuff doesn't start until the second half. More isn't necessarily always better, and many books (and movies) had material cut for a reason...Trenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889179660165006042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1011457049553082432009-04-28T20:30:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:30:00.000-04:00Strange -- I'd had a specific mention of OSRIC in ...Strange -- I'd had a specific mention of OSRIC in the review, along with a link to the free PDF, but it seems to have somehow disappeared. I have now re-added the reference.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7303468282930465842009-04-28T20:25:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:25:00.000-04:00Indeed, this is an excellent new module. I notice...Indeed, this is an excellent new module. I noticed the post did not mention OSRIC. I think it is important to note OSRIC makes these types of modules in print more possible. To date, 7 publishers have produced more than two dozen OSRIC modules. That's great news for someone like me who always has and always will play AD&D. My thanks to P&P, Mythmere, and all the rest for opening the gates for new AD&D to be produced via OSRIC.Terrexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326372724518590612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24804324637755994712009-04-28T17:37:00.000-04:002009-04-28T17:37:00.000-04:00This one sounds pretty good...I may to pick it up....This one sounds pretty good...I may to pick it up.<br /><br />I'm glad that you're highlighting Merritt - he really is one of the under appreciated, and under-utilized, fantasy writers. Now, we just need someone to write a Ship of Ishtar module!Keith Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319879076978887933noreply@blogger.com