tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post800429047189618499..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: You Know That Fantasy Novel is Really the Author's D&D Game When...Adam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-38657081689274845082012-05-31T03:40:25.450+07:002012-05-31T03:40:25.450+07:00I have no idea what most of this means, but I thor...I have no idea what most of this means, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-78969371447152360202012-05-26T22:29:41.680+07:002012-05-26T22:29:41.680+07:00For some reason, the party always fights orcs and ...For some reason, the party always fights orcs and goblins for the first few chapters....Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126561808521998532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-55614156275755118772012-05-26T11:26:03.219+07:002012-05-26T11:26:03.219+07:00@Christine...so right on!!!
Bear@Christine...so right on!!!<br /><br />BearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-809901990078201942012-05-26T04:26:04.813+07:002012-05-26T04:26:04.813+07:00Yes, they entered and exited through a theme park....Yes, they entered and exited through a theme park. It was animated, on Saturday mornings in the 80s.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-32251852116352662552012-05-26T04:24:32.694+07:002012-05-26T04:24:32.694+07:00There are some killer Sci-Fi ones.There are some killer Sci-Fi ones.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-41160318373641489532012-05-26T04:24:08.582+07:002012-05-26T04:24:08.582+07:00Did you ever play table-top RPGs, Susan?Did you ever play table-top RPGs, Susan?Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-3353090740143961442012-05-26T04:23:38.510+07:002012-05-26T04:23:38.510+07:00You write this post as if there were something wro...You write this post as if there were something wrong with a novel being an extremely obvious translation of a campaign module. I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed The Dragonlance Chronicles as a boy, even though they were taken directly from a campaign. Would they stand up now that I'm not an adult? Perhaps not, but The Death Gate Cycle does (I know, not a D&D module, but a clear-cut maturation of the same authors skills).Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-1048804897344352662012-05-26T03:57:19.021+07:002012-05-26T03:57:19.021+07:00I've never understood the love of apostrophes ...I've never understood the love of apostrophes in the names. Perhaps they are all modeling after Anne McCaffrey? Come to think of it, Tolkien's names had a lot of squiggles in them.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-88262394471425231932012-05-26T00:02:53.974+07:002012-05-26T00:02:53.974+07:00Also, the hooded or drunk men at the next table wi...Also, the hooded or drunk men at the next table will be discussing the state of the Empire, either its fall from mirth and happy grace, or its over-taxation and tortured peasants. Also, rumors of what it would take to defeat said empire, all with the accuracy of a soothsayer. They will do this loud enough for the reader to hear through the pages.Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-48994575812628621742012-05-25T23:58:46.500+07:002012-05-25T23:58:46.500+07:00And really, you had me at #1. I would also add tha...And really, you had me at #1. I would also add that whatever is drunk at the tavern is referred to as Ale, and whatever woman is at this tavern is referred to as Wench. <br /><br />If she's to be a main character, she will be called Wench by some gross indiscriminate man, whom the main character will challenge to a bar fight or frown upon. <br /><br />We will then be told why she hates being a bar wench, and only does so so she can provide for her ailing family or small child that will be killed off later. <br /><br />If the wench is serving the hero and he likes her round behind, she will remain "wench" and like it.Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-48744488488245480602012-05-25T23:54:52.813+07:002012-05-25T23:54:52.813+07:00With the crux treasury or villain's lair lying...With the crux treasury or villain's lair lying right in the center. If there is a castle on the edge it is a decoy.Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-81212540849233268472012-05-25T23:51:35.013+07:002012-05-25T23:51:35.013+07:00There's a funny bit in the new Stephenson nove...There's a funny bit in the new Stephenson novel, Reamde, about the apostrophes. There is an event that is related during the story called the Apostropocalypse. Oh, Neal, what would I do without you?MattyDubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202037980573994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-18401984478900397462012-05-25T23:51:00.870+07:002012-05-25T23:51:00.870+07:0014. The Hero MUST sleep with a femme fatale villai...14. The Hero MUST sleep with a femme fatale villainess in order to unlock the door/box/steal the key etc. <br /><br />If female, the hero must seduce the villain in order to unlock the door/box/steal the key/throw him off guard so male hero can escape/kill him.Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-69679262445695177212012-05-25T22:32:48.431+07:002012-05-25T22:32:48.431+07:00There is a line map of "The Realm(s)" th...There is a line map of "The Realm(s)" that can be overlaid on a grid.Kelly Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805995507687187766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-2873406475877404352012-05-25T22:07:12.153+07:002012-05-25T22:07:12.153+07:00That was more making fun of the adventure game tro...That was more making fun of the adventure game trope that anything you can pick up is needed for some puzzle somewhere.Cap'n Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374110956066710321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-69664213131173900252012-05-25T21:55:36.217+07:002012-05-25T21:55:36.217+07:00I don't know, but your pictures are bringing b...I don't know, but your pictures are bringing back long-buried memories. Was there a TV show called D&D? I must have watched it.Ben Spendlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715176546668792509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-50675684438689608292012-05-25T21:16:51.029+07:002012-05-25T21:16:51.029+07:00*of
Bear*of<br />BearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-89332739360272916132012-05-25T21:16:04.431+07:002012-05-25T21:16:04.431+07:00The use if "gold pieces" as the key mone...The use if "gold pieces" as the key monetary term<br />BearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-17509679284259286412012-05-25T19:22:36.522+07:002012-05-25T19:22:36.522+07:00Heh. I remember a Freakazoid episode that made fun...Heh. I remember a Freakazoid episode that made fun of that trope. He kept picking up random objects and was told, "You never know when you might need it." Of course he ended up using every single one.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-23442961252961302892012-05-25T19:16:55.831+07:002012-05-25T19:16:55.831+07:0013. They find things or are given things along the...13. They find things or are given things along the way that will take them through the next leg of their journey in safety, or give them the power to defeat the villain.Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-56591777120149701402012-05-25T19:10:33.795+07:002012-05-25T19:10:33.795+07:00I can never get past #6. Perhaps this is why I wri...I can never get past #6. Perhaps this is why I write science fiction. :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.com