tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post782309377634867223..comments2024-03-28T09:41:39.187-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Forgotten ElmoreJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20640119696048665842011-04-04T14:43:25.828-04:002011-04-04T14:43:25.828-04:00It's really funny that you should bring this u...It's really funny that you should bring this up, because Jeff Grubb mentioned <i>Burned Bush Wells</i> on his blog as well. He's doing the A to Z challenge, and for B covers Boot Hill, pointing out that <i>Burned Bush Wells</i> was his first gig at TSR. Serendipity, i suppose.J. Michael Matkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879877157838643022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57025518591557933102011-04-04T12:01:06.144-04:002011-04-04T12:01:06.144-04:00That painting of the man confronting the wolves is...That painting of the man confronting the wolves is probably the single best thing I've seen from Elmore. I agree with James that Elmore does good landscapes, and they are especially good when they are wintry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14664356768017572302011-04-04T05:14:04.927-04:002011-04-04T05:14:04.927-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88466503446896280562011-04-04T05:11:58.943-04:002011-04-04T05:11:58.943-04:00I love Elmore's landscape art; I think it work...I love Elmore's landscape art; I think it works well for a certain sort of fantasy too; Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89462258503556170402011-04-04T01:58:02.416-04:002011-04-04T01:58:02.416-04:00"No great shakes?"
BBW is one of my fav..."No great shakes?"<br /><br /><i>BBW</i> is one of my favorite modules for any roleplaying game, and far and away my favorite for <i>BH</i>. It still has a strong influence I on how I run roleplaying games, as does <i>Mad Mesa</i>.<br /><br />What I like about the adventure, which is the iconic conflict between townsfolk and a wealthy businessman very similar to <i>Open Range</i>, is that it's presented through the random encounter table as a series of sequential 'special encounters.' What's great about <i>BBW</i> is that it's one of the few adventures out there in which the adventurers are perfectly free to ignore those encounters and the adventure spells out the consequences for doing so, both for subsequent encounters and for the adventurers themselves.<br /><br />The adventurers are free to side with a faction, or to ignore the conflict between Lyle Underhay and the citizens of Burned Bush Wells altogather, and the adventure is written with that in mind.<br /><br />I think it's a very good example of how a <i>status quo</i>, 'sandbox' setting can be run while including npc conflicts and schemes which may have bearing on the adventurers.Black Vulmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22654828060265672612011-04-04T01:42:30.972-04:002011-04-04T01:42:30.972-04:00Being a huge Boot Hill fan (well, the "Cow Pu...Being a huge Boot Hill fan (well, the "Cow Puncher" edition anyway), I own all five of the old BH modules, and the cover art of Burned Bush Wells (BH4) is probably my favorite. However, BH5 and BH3 have some great art (I really dig the interior of Ballots & Bullets), as well.<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55679703434061563972011-04-04T00:35:28.709-04:002011-04-04T00:35:28.709-04:00One of the things I like most about the second pie...One of the things I like most about the second piece is the way one of the horses' noses is breaking the frame. I'm not sure <i>why</i> I like that. Maybe because it helps create an illusion of depth. Maybe because it suggests the action could spill out into the real world...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14398295844409607075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-60279905974545923912011-04-03T22:00:16.688-04:002011-04-03T22:00:16.688-04:00Man, those are phenomenal, especially that second ...Man, those are phenomenal, especially that second one. It looks a lot like the old interior art from western pulps.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348128429151023348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43964041147699173412011-04-03T20:44:04.587-04:002011-04-03T20:44:04.587-04:00This is what I love about this blog, Jim. There...This is what I love about this blog, Jim. There's always something rare, nostalgic, intriguing, and enjoyable. Keep it up!toddroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668825555921002430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-62284329335471255702011-04-03T20:14:29.291-04:002011-04-03T20:14:29.291-04:00Two things Boothill is a very nice system that nee...Two things Boothill is a very nice system that needs to get more credit then simply being D&D's red headed step child. Elmore's work is very evocative & captures the sense of adventure. The module is ok for what it is. The art though that's another story & seems to almost evoke a sense of Zane Grey.Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.com