tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4918041722242507561..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: REVIEW: No Dignity in Death: The Three BridesJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42126754572007012562009-08-23T17:52:36.959-04:002009-08-23T17:52:36.959-04:00I do like William Hope Hodgson, the grandather of ...I do like William Hope Hodgson, the grandather of bug hunts - Boats of the Glen Carrig is a favourite, with its sturdy sailors hacking through hordes of foul beasts; The Night Land is amazing but hard going. The idea of dead brides makes me go *ick* though; not Jim Raggi's fault.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33233892485788892522009-08-23T12:58:38.546-04:002009-08-23T12:58:38.546-04:00S'mon,
I can understand the comparisons with ...S'mon,<br /><br />I can understand the comparisons with <i>Ravenloft</i> and they're not wholly inappropriate. I'd say, though, that whereas <i>Ravenloft</i> is more "Hammer House of Horror," <i>Three Brides</i> is more like Arthur Machen, William Hope Hodgson, or Clark Ahston Smith.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85197498540999908452009-08-23T04:13:53.525-04:002009-08-23T04:13:53.525-04:00It sounds very Ravenloft-y gothic horror to me; pr...It sounds very Ravenloft-y gothic horror to me; probably not my cup of tea as I'm more a humanoids-in-caves kind of guy.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21195547502564830432009-08-23T02:46:40.655-04:002009-08-23T02:46:40.655-04:00Good review, thanks. :)
I do want to clarify a co...Good review, thanks. :)<br /><br />I do want to clarify a couple things, if I may (I know it's bad form for a review subject to argue a review and I hope I don't cross that line):<br /><br />Several people have mentioned the non-medieval feel of Pembrooktonshire, and I do want to mention that this doesn't include guns or steam technology in the town.<br /><br />While there may well be sections where the PCs are helpless (but not inactive - such passages provide the character interaction opportunities that made me believe People of Pembrooktonshire may have value), I am confident that they have full power to influence and determine (dice willing) all final outcomes. When I played The Great Games with my group, the resolution was heroic and successful with very little disruption. Their plan reminded me of Mission Impossible...JimLotFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992397707040836366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75621582406221283152009-08-23T00:57:35.464-04:002009-08-23T00:57:35.464-04:00Just from the tenor of your review, I'm willin...Just from the tenor of your review, I'm willing to bet I can adapt this and "Death Frost Doom" to WFRP without too much trouble; both seem to have that dark-fantasy flavor I enjoy. Thanks for the tips.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57141522158137049952009-08-23T00:11:52.548-04:002009-08-23T00:11:52.548-04:00Great review. I wanted to thank you doing these, I...Great review. I wanted to thank you doing these, I picked up Death Frost Doom based on your review and I did not regret my purchase. As I'm currently putting together a campaign with a pulp horror/fantasy vibe, No Dignity in Death: The Three Brides seems like it might a useful purchase.GrayPumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776658442266878498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32575550571717002792009-08-22T23:45:14.492-04:002009-08-22T23:45:14.492-04:00I've just received my copy in the mail today! ...I've just received my copy in the mail today! I can't wait to run it!Chad Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084711824869449643noreply@blogger.com