Roleplaying games from historical research
When I first read this story, I thought: “That’s an odd one from you, Doc.” E. E. “Doc” Smith was a popular early science fiction author. He wrote the Lensman series, which predates and is very reminiscent of Star Wars. The thin I didn’t know is that there were two writers going by E. E.…
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A quick return to Cellini, where he almost changes the course of Magonomia history. *** I SHALL skip over some intervening circumstances, and tell how Pope Clement, wishing to save the tiaras and the whole collection of the great jewels of the Apostolic Camera, had me called, and shut himself up together with me and…
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The last time we visited Mythic Venice we found a representative of the Infernal, so perhaps its fitting that this time we add a saint. He’s not one of the great saints, like Mark, or a locally potent but slightly pagan-seeming saint like Giustiana. He seems to be a folk saint, supported by a bishop.…
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Time for our monster of the month. Hume Nisbet was an English writer who lived for a while in Australia, and it affected much of his fiction. This story, though, when I think of it, seems better suited to England, with its gloomier light and shingle roofs. The recording was released by TypicalJax through Librivox.…
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In early Elizabeth’s England, if you want to make a fast getaway, you use a horse, except if you are in London, where you slope down to the river and embark surreptitiously, with the help of a convenient waterman. You don’t, surprisingly, use a carriage. That being said, at the end I’ll discuss some ways…
Read MoreHello, the scripts for the first quarter of 2022 are out!
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A couple of quick comments, beyond the usual reminder to look at how many times Cellini tells you that he is better than other people, including you, We have some characters who, for context, need a little bit more description. The angel of death he meets is not the Jewish angel of death covered in…
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A quick bonus episode to give you a little regio, from the poetry of Clark Ashton Smith. The recording was released through Librivox by Rosslyn Carlyle. Thanks to her and her production team. Above its domes the gulfs accumulate.Far up, the sea-gales blare their bitter screed:But here the buried waters take no heed—Deaf, and with…
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This week a little sliver of Venice. This is from my recording of the biography of the dogaressas of Venice for Librivox. It’s the story of the daughter of a doge who was married into a rival family. When the rival family rebelled anyway she, and all of her children, and anyone who was married…
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This is our monster for the month. He’s clearly a faerie who sells Arcane Connections. Stats eventually. This recording was released through Librivox by Dale Grothmann. Thanks to Dale and his production team. *** The Vendor of TearsBy William M . ConselmanThe little old man closed my library door and stepped nimbly forward. He bowed…
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Games From Folktales 