tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4199250734158425349..comments2024-03-29T07:58:31.156-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: City of the GodsJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57968513647409761802021-12-21T15:57:01.817-05:002021-12-21T15:57:01.817-05:00The First Fantasy Campaign published by Judges Gui...The First Fantasy Campaign published by Judges Guild is worth a read for insight into Dave's game world. Seems like a collection of notes directly from Dave himself.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136911966123162269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2600101822361703802021-12-20T15:39:03.231-05:002021-12-20T15:39:03.231-05:00I believe the author is Van Vogt. I read an eccent...I believe the author is Van Vogt. I read an eccentric translation as a kid and was hooked.<br />Thomas Lindgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529775120938964314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7137133407343622832021-12-19T12:02:56.359-05:002021-12-19T12:02:56.359-05:00Does anyone know what happened to Arneson's pe...Does anyone know what happened to Arneson's personal campaign material for City of the Gods? It really needs to be published.Old Black Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673828726570977353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90340737353509026522021-12-18T04:40:55.025-05:002021-12-18T04:40:55.025-05:00I guess you are onto something there, Rick. He cou...I guess you are onto something there, Rick. He could do with what he had in his head.AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55544607323786924932021-12-17T14:25:59.955-05:002021-12-17T14:25:59.955-05:00Oh, now I understand the reference to the Beagle i...Oh, now I understand the reference to the Beagle in Wrath of the Immortals. I loved the idea of a science fiction background to my fantasy games but my players wanted to have nothing to do with it. So I had it there anyway and just never explained it. Mandevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878218840122224331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32451460409979453912021-12-16T20:10:08.230-05:002021-12-16T20:10:08.230-05:00There's a pretty major tip there to Appendix N...There's a pretty major tip there to Appendix N author Jack Williamson's story collection Voyage of the Space Beagle. The episodic adventures of that multinational planetary survey crew not only had a heavy influence on Star Trek, but the weird creatures they encountered inspired at least 3 D&D monsters - the Displacer Beast, Green Slime, and the Fiend Folio's Xill.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63230401068379141322021-12-16T18:26:57.840-05:002021-12-16T18:26:57.840-05:00well, for one, unlike gygax, he did not need to sh...well, for one, unlike gygax, he did not need to share the details with anyone else. And, in fact, loved tinkering so much that his whole campaign seemed to change, year to year.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872338936249305301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19584869525487649572021-12-16T16:02:46.426-05:002021-12-16T16:02:46.426-05:00The robots on the cover sorta give me an "Ame...The robots on the cover sorta give me an "American Poster for Castle in the Sky" kinda vibe, though I would be surprised if there was actually any relation given the release dates for both. It's the extra-jointed arms, I'm sure.doccarnbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406919373469437352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59040839407678773672021-12-16T15:55:13.298-05:002021-12-16T15:55:13.298-05:00I have many times wondered why so little of what p...I have many times wondered why so little of what played out at the table in Blackmoor has been put to paper. Why has it always been "fixed" by someone? I agree that Blackmoor has an allure that the other earlier campaigns does not.AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61660608573752462222021-12-16T15:11:03.959-05:002021-12-16T15:11:03.959-05:00I was a greyhawk guy growing up. Hated the new 2e ...I was a greyhawk guy growing up. Hated the new 2e stuff that came out, it was so...generic. and, (this is a rare time I will say something nice about Gygax), Gary was able to share a bunch of his vision in products we could buy. Arneson clearly has issues getting ideas onto paper...Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872338936249305301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18923775219746257072021-12-16T12:55:34.262-05:002021-12-16T12:55:34.262-05:00For sure. It's a whole futuristic city laid ou...For sure. It's a whole futuristic city laid out. I am not sure I can think of another module that baits and switches the same way with the cover. Sure lots of modules have cool covers and poor execution (looking at you Endless Stairs) but this feels over the top. sevenbastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961009160456478009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11050005872093429632021-12-16T08:40:07.785-05:002021-12-16T08:40:07.785-05:00Thanks James. Your retrospective series, and rela...Thanks James. Your retrospective series, and related posts like 'favorite old school modules,' is among my favorites on your blog. I don't often comment on them because I've nothing to add. But I find them incredibly useful, informative and fun. Thanks for doing it!Etrimynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412524174369676893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28943395355178169322021-12-16T07:26:15.831-05:002021-12-16T07:26:15.831-05:00Me too.Me too.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80064463186598441302021-12-16T01:37:46.634-05:002021-12-16T01:37:46.634-05:00I really wish the module lived up to that cover.I really wish the module lived up to that cover.ligehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866236293322652977noreply@blogger.com