tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post5997764680035416187..comments2024-04-10T16:50:03.604-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Ye Olde Comeback InnJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50338654993089283202021-02-14T19:24:43.864-05:002021-02-14T19:24:43.864-05:00A Midsummer Tempest was published in 1974, several...A Midsummer Tempest was published in 1974, several years after Arneson introduced the Comeback Inn in Blackmoor. Trenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889179660165006042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76108056564050284362021-02-12T20:29:13.674-05:002021-02-12T20:29:13.674-05:00There's an old Poul Anderson novel, A Midsumme...There's an old Poul Anderson novel, A Midsummer Tempest, which includes an inn called the Old Phoenix which is a gateway between numerous parallel worlds. I suspect that was another inspiration, especially since Holger Carlson from Three Hearts & Three Lions and Valeria from Operation Chaos make cameo appearances. Crouchbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633154359317901331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-9368204437789376252021-02-12T15:45:29.846-05:002021-02-12T15:45:29.846-05:00Thanks for the link. I'll try to remember it i...Thanks for the link. I'll try to remember it if we're ever allowed to eat in restaurants again ...James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89714515783856183872021-02-12T15:17:42.030-05:002021-02-12T15:17:42.030-05:00I love the fact that Gary and Rob's first game...I love the fact that Gary and Rob's first game with Dave started in the Comeback Inn...the "opening scene" of Gary's experience with D&D.<br /><br />I know what you mean about the odd restaurants with medieval themes...<br /><br />If you're ever in Montreal, you must check out the Auberge du Dragon Rouge, which has the best website name, ever: https://oyez.ca/<br /><br /><br />paleologoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640356065053822793noreply@blogger.com