Jasper Nicolaisen · @nisjasper
299 followers · 651 posts · Server literatur.social#rpgaday2023 lieblings "Tie-In" das müsste #thedyingearth sein ...oder #starwarsd6.
#rpgaday2023 #thedyingearth #starwarsd6
Ten Thousand Worlds · @tenthousandworlds
111 followers · 936 posts · Server wandering.shopThe magic rules for the #DnD #TTRPG, including titles of specific spells & the syntax for naming magic items.
The "biggest jerk wins" mentality found in works such as #GameOfThrones.
The formal cadence & somewhat stilted style of speech used in countless TV shows to indicate that a speaker is alien, or not from the here and now.
#dnd #ttrpg #gameofthrones #thedyingearth #jackvance #audiobook #book
Ten Thousand Worlds · @tenthousandworlds
111 followers · 935 posts · Server wandering.shopDespite my wanting to punch most of the stories' protagonists, & the reinforcement of my conviction that some elements of beloved #SFF classics are best left in the past, it was worth diving into these stories just to see the origins of so much modern geekery:
#sff #thedyingearth #jackvance #audiobook #book
Joseph Kanski · @JPK_elmediat
240 followers · 2111 posts · Server mastodon.art@nonmateria Not sure if you are familiar with #JackVance's #speculativefiction, especially his #TheDyingEarth series. It is inspired by #ClarkAshtonSmith's stories of #Zothique & #Hyperboria. Smith was a much more open than either #HPLovecraft or #RobertEHoward. His artist fascination with other cultures & languages made him a #Xenophile in comparison to their #Xenophobia. He blended the #Lovecraft's #cosmichorror with a mix of #LordDunsany's ironic tone & the sensibility of #CharlesBaudelaire.
#CharlesBaudelaire #LordDunsany #cosmichorror #lovecraft #xenophobia #Xenophile #robertehoward #hplovecraft #hyperboria #Zothique #ClarkAshtonSmith #thedyingearth #speculativefiction #jackvance