tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post5863699400274292947..comments2024-03-28T13:22:07.685-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: In Search of the UnknownJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16124933171280031502011-12-16T17:39:33.595-05:002011-12-16T17:39:33.595-05:00I once asked Gygax if The House on the Borderland ...I once asked Gygax if <i>The House on the Borderland</i> had any influence on his title for B2. He essentially shrugged and said "it might have."<br /><br />Along these lines, I should also point out the 1972 radio drama "The Fourth Tower of Inverness", which does show at least one clear influence on the AD&D module which partly shares its title.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08868302412533031659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61426401694326676082011-12-12T00:00:01.239-05:002011-12-12T00:00:01.239-05:00...the title of B2 being similar to The House on t...<i>...the title of B2 being similar to The House on the Borderland (1908). </i><br /><br />I still cherish this idea of using Hodgson's House as a replacement for the Keep, with the caves underneath as the dungeon. I've got to run that one day with Engines & Empires.Matthew Slepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056247825064943944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-29673058641001794282011-12-11T12:46:41.167-05:002011-12-11T12:46:41.167-05:00A lot of Chambers output was romances. But he did...A lot of Chambers output was romances. But he did write some stunning horror stories. Don't get me started on S.T. Joshi, though ;)aycornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098064529676071855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14242091160789657652011-12-11T12:23:55.496-05:002011-12-11T12:23:55.496-05:00Good finds (everyone above!)Good finds (everyone above!)Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19289913822564114162011-12-10T22:08:21.921-05:002011-12-10T22:08:21.921-05:00I second the statement that "The Repairer of ...I second the statement that "The Repairer of Reputations" is astonishing to say the least.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16369590169392110862011-12-10T22:07:08.436-05:002011-12-10T22:07:08.436-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83551548949192418512011-12-10T20:48:15.488-05:002011-12-10T20:48:15.488-05:00Great find, James; I hadn't heard of that book...Great find, James; I hadn't heard of that book before. Interesting also in relation to the title of B2 being similar to <i>The House on the Borderland</i> (1908). I just checked and THotB is also mentioned in the same Lovecraft essay.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32378636051022243572011-12-10T16:54:35.971-05:002011-12-10T16:54:35.971-05:00This is interesting! I feel like the Appendix N is...This is interesting! I feel like the Appendix N is the "Ur" text for a lot of D&D references. I am thinking of how in Appendix N Gygax recommends Lovecraft. In a lot of Lovecraft's correspondence he talked about Chambers as an important supernatural horror writer, and he also mentions him--and "In Search of the Unknown" specifically--in his famous essay, "Supernatural Horror in Literature" (New York: Dover, 1973). Thus, we can connect this book to D&D in just a couple of steps.Jason Carneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17279418997850991996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10008115223835708802011-12-10T14:51:14.376-05:002011-12-10T14:51:14.376-05:00The story "The Repairer of Reputations" ...The story "The Repairer of Reputations" is astonishing.Ed Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968478096142741974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82593933984749842932011-12-10T14:45:32.667-05:002011-12-10T14:45:32.667-05:00Oddly enough, I just discovered this book today as...Oddly enough, I just discovered this book today as well, while searching eBay for a copy of B1.Chris Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555034342473159491noreply@blogger.com