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(Quote) On the mainland, I think this is true to an extent. In 'The Green Pearl' and 'Madouc', you do learn more about North Ulfland (which has a Scottish clans vibe); and Godelia, which also exhibits some differences to Dahaut and Lyonesse. In 'Sul…
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Vance employs his more florid style when deliberately working for comic or satirical effect, and most often in dialogue. I certainly don't recall an overuse of 'thees' and 'thous'. He's also quite a direct writer, conveying the incredible in a very …
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(Quote) The Dutch adore him! There's a pretty large Vancian cohort in the Netherlands.
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(Quote) There will be magic allowed by characters, but I'm afraid I can't share details. Not because I'm being coy, but because the Magic chapter's author, one P. Nash, hasn't shared it with me yet... (but knowing Pete, he'll have found the right wa…
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It's probably of little surprise that I concur 100% with Akrasia's comments here: we do share very similar tastes in fantasy and SF literature... I think the Lyonesse trilogy is sort of High Fantasy. It occupies a curious ground between the high mi…
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(Quote) It's a question I've asked myself a few times. I do believe that Vance was making a conscious effort to link Lyonesse with DE, and the use of Sandestins, commanded by 'spells' (which is how the spell/Sandestin relationship is supposed to wor…
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There isn't space to detail everything we've done, but essentially, we're aiming to capture the culture and feel of the books, rather than try to make game play emulate the stories slavishly. Thus, there are lots of tweaks to character creation to …
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(Quote) I think Vance was making it clear that this isn't a traditional fantasy where the fair prince wins the princess, and her beloved mentor smiles on benevolently. Bad things happen to Good People, but that beautiful little relationship brings a…
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(Quote) I shall try to explain my statement... :) In the Glossary section of my e-copy of 'Suldrun', the section concerning Fairies says: "The ‘heavy’ fairy is abusively ejected from the shee as a boor and lummox, to wander the countryside an…
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(Quote) He pursues Glyneth with the sole intent of raping her, and has a whole dungeon in Tintzin Fyral given over to the exotic tortures and mutilations he imposes on those who displease him. Vance doesn't do Sauron-level baddies. All his baddies …
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(Quote) > Ah, the Neverfail... (Image)
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Magic works on several distinct levels. Faerie Magic is unique to the faeries, and seems to follow its own strange logic and rules. The magic used by magicians such as Shimrod is more akin to cantrips/simple spoken charms, a touch of alchemy, and th…
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(Quote) Oh, I disagree. There are two: they're just drawn very differently to most Big Baddies, and that makes them appear less conspicuous. Casmir is the architect of most of trials, tribulations and tragedies that befall the heroes throughout the…
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(Quote) Well, one could level the same criticism at T H White for 'The Once and Future King' (which shares many similarities with 'Lyonesse'); or Mallory for 'Le Mort d'Arthur', or Spenser for 'The Faerie Queene', but I think it would be churlish to…
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Let me start with my thoughts on 'Suldrun'. Despite the trappings, 'Suldrun's Garden' is anything but a cozy Princess Bride-esque fairy tale. There are some bleak, downright unpleasant themes here, and the core protagonists seem to endure agony aft…
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(Quote) I haven't read 'The Princess Bride'; I've only seen the film, but I understand what you mean. Interestingly, the cartographer who's created the map for the Lyonesse RPG also created the map for The Princess Bride RPG. Stick with the book th…
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I'm Lawrence Whitaker, often known as Loz, and reasonably active in the RPG community having worked with Chaosium and Mongoose on a couple of projects, and more recently as one half of The Design Mechanism (TDM), the company publishing the Mythras R…
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I'll see what I can do. Glad you like the cover: it was Dave Morris's concept... :) (Quote)
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(Quote) Looking forward to the discussion kicking off. As a taster, here's the cover of the RPG from The Design Mechanism: (Image)
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Looking forward to the discussion starting. Has anyone started reading yet?
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I'm really looking forward to the group discussion on 'Suldrun's Garden'...