tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81842769903528394932024-03-13T14:16:28.763-07:00Appendix NAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-77633508203852312892010-12-14T05:14:00.000-08:002010-12-14T05:14:00.187-08:00Den Neverwhere: Intervention<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkkSBi9B8Y9AQlH7vV0Qr5lcMm5fRGbhU9niwW4jFnEGOSvNg5L2OnKN8-5NqF0s7uvyOGOCXKIHwhwcGKNJsaW-R0rbBzBGOsbJuKmJli29edKVSGQMl7ioJDg-MM1a-4ag3VR4pRPoT/s1600/den.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547804662223526338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkkSBi9B8Y9AQlH7vV0Qr5lcMm5fRGbhU9niwW4jFnEGOSvNg5L2OnKN8-5NqF0s7uvyOGOCXKIHwhwcGKNJsaW-R0rbBzBGOsbJuKmJli29edKVSGQMl7ioJDg-MM1a-4ag3VR4pRPoT/s320/den.JPG" /></a><strong><em> "I CHARGED!!!"<br /></em></strong><br /></div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-42213436601411319822010-12-13T07:08:00.000-08:002010-12-13T07:58:43.402-08:00Den Neverwhere: Foul Intentions<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7SBOuOpFWa_6VgrXRX62XLv4MeUd1_pWzWKyfZx9uxJfMogtlU5b4BMFk71LeQWqtFncJ71fgyeQK5lILfHX7BracsRHTWzjbVZQmlF3sZHfh_AdpG2_w2LwyyatEX_oMU4uJFlmJF2M/s1600/lizard.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547803904347175314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7SBOuOpFWa_6VgrXRX62XLv4MeUd1_pWzWKyfZx9uxJfMogtlU5b4BMFk71LeQWqtFncJ71fgyeQK5lILfHX7BracsRHTWzjbVZQmlF3sZHfh_AdpG2_w2LwyyatEX_oMU4uJFlmJF2M/s320/lizard.JPG" /></a><em>"The beast's intentions became obvious as we entered the building complex. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>I rushed to hide among the sculptures along the staircase between them. The predator hissed an expectant chuckle. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Frantically I searched for a weapon. The girl turned and saw the lizard but didn't seem frightened."</em>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-48731169695746191272010-12-12T05:58:00.000-08:002010-12-12T05:58:00.248-08:00Den Neverwhere: Stalking Horse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtpY3w7siaLq2kR1y5duG9_jMyvLeUJoi0xXwLjtiySm3BhPpzWWbj5LBiMjlbDH3fRfXeg3Y_RNyOi513649Jw-DKowUDyUf8OB1HmBCxPDPOY9lWIEpZo22O5kZsg7e-cFOhH7htDlJ/s1600/Scan6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 142px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547800754573410562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtpY3w7siaLq2kR1y5duG9_jMyvLeUJoi0xXwLjtiySm3BhPpzWWbj5LBiMjlbDH3fRfXeg3Y_RNyOi513649Jw-DKowUDyUf8OB1HmBCxPDPOY9lWIEpZo22O5kZsg7e-cFOhH7htDlJ/s320/Scan6.jpg" /></a><br /><div><em>"I followed the lizardman ... Who followed the girl ... Whose destination was apparently the architectural anomaly, but her purpose there was still a complete mystery."</em></div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-77988728482574872702010-12-11T08:54:00.000-08:002010-12-11T08:54:00.408-08:00Den Neverwhere: Hunter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0bjC3_qHp99OJ4d6rJfAwUm6tJMblpIJcWSsOo1asPu1QSMtTBvFkc7tTvWEv29tK_v7axkv7OhUgFf7ZURU_PeE5XIDu3avSplqGphOCliBOOyBM8p0xNeGRUthSVdsw6L70ZaQpDaB/s1600/Scan5.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547799510805022226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0bjC3_qHp99OJ4d6rJfAwUm6tJMblpIJcWSsOo1asPu1QSMtTBvFkc7tTvWEv29tK_v7axkv7OhUgFf7ZURU_PeE5XIDu3avSplqGphOCliBOOyBM8p0xNeGRUthSVdsw6L70ZaQpDaB/s320/Scan5.jpg" /></a><em>"Surprised at my own reaction, I sat motionless, wondering about what has caused it and what to do next, when a shadow crossed me. </em><br /><div><em></em></div><br /><div><em>It was the lizardman I had seen earlier. Was it a coincidence that he travelled in the same direction? ... I rejected this thought. He seemed intent upon something ... the girl ... I was suddenly afraid, not for myself, but for her even though I didn't know her. </em></div><br /><div><em>Despite my lack of a strategy, I resolved to prevent this beast from harming the Indianess."</em></div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-1914397798837495452010-12-10T07:33:00.000-08:002010-12-10T07:33:00.427-08:00Den Neverwhere: Awakening<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianL4pAd4cX44_sYCSDlPNjSsSRwlfW3Mrb1gwaWpz6AQz6spSqkbgCYBfCwHHhmhuOTKbnojJasPikwc5Fm64oR5tF90zRQnUuFNewPlC7RUVAOeVlBoLB2BH2qL3H-xEPRFRui_q4eeO/s1600/Scan4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 130px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547794521960845666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianL4pAd4cX44_sYCSDlPNjSsSRwlfW3Mrb1gwaWpz6AQz6spSqkbgCYBfCwHHhmhuOTKbnojJasPikwc5Fm64oR5tF90zRQnUuFNewPlC7RUVAOeVlBoLB2BH2qL3H-xEPRFRui_q4eeO/s320/Scan4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><em>"I studied the artifact as I passed. I conjectured that it housed machinery that drew water rocks or the depths of the earth (if this really was Earth). And was powered by solar rays or nuclear energy.</em></div><br /><div><em></em><em>This was the only human I'd seen since I had awakened here. Perhaps I should've confronted her and tried communication. An ominous aura around her discouraged that plan. It was the SOUND! Why would a sane person travel in this hostile land wearing nothing but noisy ornaments which could attract carnivorous beasts. I circled ahead to watch her pass.</em></div><br /><div><em></em><em>The images stirred phantasmic forces in my head and erotic ones in my body."</em></div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-31700374880730801722010-12-09T05:14:00.000-08:002010-12-09T05:14:00.881-08:00Den Neverwhere: More Visitors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsAkPeHAL0uFPy1vaih5t8OAEiMZNkj34VYpMPBvd10DCXY-yVl6guOQGYaE58TE0TmXQj2LHkTaWiliy_X5GNaR78uMoaevi4OFgBAayobRvHFsavZjvBIVzLLX4BgnvQOkVchkcxdCN/s1600/Scan3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547791938720391154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsAkPeHAL0uFPy1vaih5t8OAEiMZNkj34VYpMPBvd10DCXY-yVl6guOQGYaE58TE0TmXQj2LHkTaWiliy_X5GNaR78uMoaevi4OFgBAayobRvHFsavZjvBIVzLLX4BgnvQOkVchkcxdCN/s320/Scan3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><em>"Another figure approached. The ornamental headdress and anklets exuded the sound that alerted me.</em></div><br /><div><em>I concluded that it was an Indian girl, which gave me new thoughts about my location. She drank and left.</em></div><br /><div><em>The girl travelled toward the edifice. It was my quest also, though I had no predetermined purpose there.</em></div><br /><div><em>I ate ... Drank ... And followed her ... "</em></div></div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-50698081496804094492010-12-08T06:06:00.000-08:002010-12-08T06:06:00.158-08:00Den Neverwhere: Fear<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwfjED4OFYHeVEs2m3qBorVjbSDl0cwO3ZnjnncT_lJDMQTD0p8HL31KPsTKgk8iN8ivyDFBgeseBWP1IREIF4hQFgyT-p4SwtYyuSFhsNroErMf0I6w4nZTONlREAnMmK0CtLXc6Wmyw/s1600/Scan2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 144px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547787249025071474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwfjED4OFYHeVEs2m3qBorVjbSDl0cwO3ZnjnncT_lJDMQTD0p8HL31KPsTKgk8iN8ivyDFBgeseBWP1IREIF4hQFgyT-p4SwtYyuSFhsNroErMf0I6w4nZTONlREAnMmK0CtLXc6Wmyw/s320/Scan2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><em>"A creature, the likes of which I'd never seen before, was drinking from the pool. I was frozen with fear. Could it hear my pounding heart? Could it find me from my scent? Could it sense my presence by some unknown faculty?</em></div><div><em></em></div><br /><div><em>Apparently quenched, the lizardman left and disappeared among the rocks. I was about to descend for a drink when...</em></div><br /><div><em>... cha ching ... cha ching ... cha ching ... cha ching ... "</em></div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-486034152559035272010-12-07T07:55:00.000-08:002010-12-07T07:55:00.694-08:00Den Neverwhere: Dreams<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByGn-f5COWy0aHF5iNp361DrveIFu8nVdt8AM4vnzF7S21tDXOEKexf9IVlK1fNAK0oz9VraxM4JuUQVnuJwvH_AZIG7AeXEMFi9vew3qK8oOGE_68dmVj6K2XYJDlpPVhQ7uuROHxfYT/s1600/Scan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 137px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547784914279262978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByGn-f5COWy0aHF5iNp361DrveIFu8nVdt8AM4vnzF7S21tDXOEKexf9IVlK1fNAK0oz9VraxM4JuUQVnuJwvH_AZIG7AeXEMFi9vew3qK8oOGE_68dmVj6K2XYJDlpPVhQ7uuROHxfYT/s320/Scan.jpg" /></a> "<em>After further refreshing myself, I thought to find a place to sleep. Apprehensive of predacious creatures that might habit the fountain, I left its immediate vicinity and found a protected spot nearby.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Near morning dreams came to me. There was a person, and the book of my former vision. The surroundings were strangely familiar.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The man's attention was wholly upon reading and was surprised by the discovery of the loose paper. Then the scene changed. The man manipulated miniature structures into an incomprehensible assembly. I woke with an overwhelming anxiety."</em>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-79337401919924394372010-12-06T05:02:00.000-08:002010-12-06T05:02:00.362-08:00Den Neverwhere: Nourishment<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQkKNno5QaoNmHGbwJOWLy7AFfrQVYLwEciPcIRRLAK16jKEGeJDGTy4VFnyGdo0iaAYW2Btyz3Sfkmyq3d6ecqXTsTnavo36NSBLxZCFfDBpC0SVSeQx32kzzZjZVOQaTW44Ax48vmFz/s1600/Scan.jpg"><em><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 236px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547090815034615042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQkKNno5QaoNmHGbwJOWLy7AFfrQVYLwEciPcIRRLAK16jKEGeJDGTy4VFnyGdo0iaAYW2Btyz3Sfkmyq3d6ecqXTsTnavo36NSBLxZCFfDBpC0SVSeQx32kzzZjZVOQaTW44Ax48vmFz/s320/Scan.jpg" /></em></a><em>"I walked. My bare footfalls in the sand created the only sound. A slight breeze was a small relief in the heat.<br /></em><div></div><br /><div><em>After several hours existence in this desolate land ... I was overtaken by a vacuous feeling ... HUNGER.</em></div><br /><div><em>-- FOOD!!</em></div><br /><div><em>There were instincts, reflexes and a good amount of muscular dexterity contained in this body in which I found myself. I was thankful but still confused.</em></div><br /><div><em>As evening approached I came upon an enigmatic oasis with a fountain. I ponder the artisans identity. I was happy to drink the sweet water without pause. The abundant fruits were also delicious."</em></div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-26669649575062566222010-12-05T06:26:00.000-08:002010-12-05T10:48:34.150-08:00Den Neverwhere: Desolation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRS7uynGujFLtJcfxWx-87nNJEMQNZaBIgc0DORB51UpUMqrepAycpjxhj4S7vIMZBtXa-UdYojYW8YYL1miI9y-pD0RAa0dRy1Nhzv7nrKmo516KpjZvEPDHFeHVRuDOnozfRL-TCqQe/s1600/Scan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 163px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547080966599371218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRS7uynGujFLtJcfxWx-87nNJEMQNZaBIgc0DORB51UpUMqrepAycpjxhj4S7vIMZBtXa-UdYojYW8YYL1miI9y-pD0RAa0dRy1Nhzv7nrKmo516KpjZvEPDHFeHVRuDOnozfRL-TCqQe/s320/Scan.jpg" /></a><br /><div><em>"Who was I? Where was I? ... The landscape was totally unknown to me, even my body was unfamiliar.</em></div><br /><div><em>What forces brought me here? I searched my mind for memories ... There was something there, but it was too clouded ... A name ... D ... E ... N ... My name is DEN.</em></div><br /><div><em>I scanned the horizon. A distant structure rose out of the mists. I decided to go there. Perhaps it held a clue to the mystery."</em></div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-50646237125468180642010-12-04T18:23:00.001-08:002010-12-04T18:40:02.207-08:00Den Neverwhere: Arrival<em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfartq_2UTv-nyYovreaqAlDlV2c0QAVCnaWyov5rsRCgY7GKFM9dUdLCjPR9kUPGF7b8Ws7x6HwFkI_uwyOjHjbDVa45uIBGxtzsgra9Pci3LAaZ_sK2eXYQ9rMgorr_b2W8BHyMSlDK5/s1600/Den.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547021369127156082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfartq_2UTv-nyYovreaqAlDlV2c0QAVCnaWyov5rsRCgY7GKFM9dUdLCjPR9kUPGF7b8Ws7x6HwFkI_uwyOjHjbDVa45uIBGxtzsgra9Pci3LAaZ_sK2eXYQ9rMgorr_b2W8BHyMSlDK5/s320/Den.jpg" /></a><br /><div><em>"It seems like I was floating in darkness for an extremely long time. Slowly jumbled clouds of electroneural impulses coalesced to form my mind and I became aware of myself as an entity. I drifted across nebulous unfocussed colors.</em><br /><br /><em>As I wandered through the maze I saw something. It was an image ... a memory, but it was so fuzzy and indistinct. It seemed as though I was looking at a book. What is a book?</em> </div><br /><div><em>Within the book was an unconnected page. It had something on it ... an incomprehensible labyrinth of lines. The images faded, swept away by a searing light. Other sensations accompanied the radiance, bombarding my emerging consciousness."</em></div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-18844167322859371402010-11-30T12:07:00.000-08:002010-12-04T18:45:54.137-08:00Den Neverwhere: Cover Art<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82XBexoKTMQ2cQ81X1ABb_L551FM-LkFQTunU1wrId494zgdZFw0jrRGqRLEwC8UNgW_WG89EJ7xRqlc-ZfetEUcbwiecJkHUh8qTBf4LD8C8I9hJoOP1q0N1QKd3X6tp7IQN4x95KbIq/s1600/Scan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545438842813887138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82XBexoKTMQ2cQ81X1ABb_L551FM-LkFQTunU1wrId494zgdZFw0jrRGqRLEwC8UNgW_WG89EJ7xRqlc-ZfetEUcbwiecJkHUh8qTBf4LD8C8I9hJoOP1q0N1QKd3X6tp7IQN4x95KbIq/s320/Scan.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Den, appearing as it did in Heavy Metal Magazine in 1977 and 1978, was an important influence on my early Dungeons and Dragons sensibilities. One of my middle-school friends had parents who allowed him to collect Heavy Metal. It seemed odd at the time, and still seems odd to me now, but I and the rest of his adolescent friends benefited from his rather permissive parents. D&D and Traveller sessions at his house would be regularly interspersed with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">surreptitious</span> gawking at the images in Heavy Metal. Even then, Den was our favorite, along with Barbarella. This is the cover art from the second printing of Den. It added to our D&D sensibilities, as it was a fantasy tale from which to draw adventure inspiration, in addition to feeding our teenaged appetites for images of nekkid women. The cover has a very Barsoomian, Burroughs-esque vibe to it. That's probably because of the green monster and damsel.</div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-27117677433755247292010-11-14T17:25:00.000-08:002010-11-14T18:39:22.462-08:00Tackling Appendix NI created this blog as a vehicle for posting regularly on my exploration of the suggested reading lists found in various role-playing game appendices. The title of this blog, Appendix N, refers to the Appendix, in the back of the original 1979 Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide, bearing the same title. On a weekly basis, I intend to post a review of a book, movie or graphic novel that I find inspirational for designing and running a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Since my tastes are varied and my concentration notoriously unreliable, i'm not going to commit to a particular schedule, other than trying to blog once per week, but at present i'm going to first try to tackle at least one book from each of the following authors, before I branch out to other writers and mediums.<br /><br /><br />• Anderson, Poul<br /><br />• Anthony, Piers<br /><br />• de Camp, L. Sprague & Pratt, Fletcher<br /><br />• Haggard, H. Rider<br /><br />• Howard, Robert E.<br /><br />• Lanier, Sterling<br /><br />• Leiber, Fritz<br /><br />• Merritt, A.<br /><br />• Moorcock, Michael<br /><br />• Saberhagen, Fred<br /><br />• Vance, Jack<br /><br />• Zelazny, RogerAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-30214489237111016942010-11-13T14:59:00.001-08:002010-11-13T15:15:01.858-08:00Appendix N From Mythus Magick<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYSP4hDEldUOQgDm_j3f978-RagmMHhQ_qO5e7eaBPkrlSP3YwhdJVWcrFiAmkiz6H_hcsKE5KP7M7obuVziGeBo4ign1cDp8HIUmf9yPUTpTknO_6kum4hoqhg5HliKlFj79UECaZ99y/s1600/mythusmagick.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 248px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539174142734497650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYSP4hDEldUOQgDm_j3f978-RagmMHhQ_qO5e7eaBPkrlSP3YwhdJVWcrFiAmkiz6H_hcsKE5KP7M7obuVziGeBo4ign1cDp8HIUmf9yPUTpTknO_6kum4hoqhg5HliKlFj79UECaZ99y/s320/mythusmagick.jpg" /></a>Chevski over at Grognardia published <a href="http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2010/06/appendix-n-20.html">this appendix n list</a>, which appears on the last page of the Mythus Magic rpg book, and is part of the Gary Gygax's Dangerous Journeys game.<br /><br />This is a very good list of Appendix N entries, and so I am reproducing Chevski's summary on my blog, for easy reference. As Chevski mentions, the stars behind certain authors names indicates Gygax's estimation of each author's relative importance as sources of inspiration for role-playing games.<br /><br />• Abbey, Lynn<br />• Anderson, Poul ****<br />• Anthony, Piers ****<br />• Asprin, Robert<br />• Barker, M.A.R.<br />• Bellairs, John<br />• Brackett, Leigh<br />• Brooks, Terry<br />• Burroughs, Edgar Rice<br />• Carter, Lin<br />• Chalker, Jack L.<br />• Cherryh, C.J.<br />• de Camp, L. Sprague<br />• de Camp, L. Sprague & Pratt, Fletcher ****<br />• Eddings, David<br />• Farmer, Phillip J.<br />• Fox, Gardner<br />• Gardner, Craig Shaw<br />• Gygax, Gary<br />• Haggard, H. Rider ***<br />• Hambly, Barbara<br />• Hickman, Tracy & Weiss, Margaret<br />• Howard, Robert E. *****<br />• Lanier, Sterling ***<br />• Leiber, Fritz ***<br />• McCaffrey, Anne<br />• Merritt, A. *****<br />• Moore, C.L.<br />• Moorcock, Michael ****<br />• Offutt, Andrew J.<br />• Pratchett, Terry<br />• Saberhagen, Fred ****<br />• St. Clair, Margaret<br />• Sims, John<br />• Springer, Nancy<br />• Stasheff, Christopher<br />• Stewart, Mary<br />• Tolkien, J.R.R.<br />• Vance, Jack ****<br />• Wagner, Karl<br />• Weinbaum, Stanley<br />• Williamson, Jack<br />• Weiss, Margaret<br />• Zelazny, Roger ****Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-19524879243242216212010-11-12T02:24:00.000-08:002010-11-12T02:24:00.147-08:00Reading For Fun And Ideas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OdxSur1gri7CA1lzhWAi5VjtSvodnKAQE3iqND_bvCtHn-j0UoiZ-AiltfOqt8wHFbZ4x7lq6jzC7Jf5pwPqWXc00DOOtWd4heezc3Qg_M5x_Or8ojP-aJ3vbOUeofCkKE-EJwFgK5Sx/s1600/StarFrontiers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538164706371990690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OdxSur1gri7CA1lzhWAi5VjtSvodnKAQE3iqND_bvCtHn-j0UoiZ-AiltfOqt8wHFbZ4x7lq6jzC7Jf5pwPqWXc00DOOtWd4heezc3Qg_M5x_Or8ojP-aJ3vbOUeofCkKE-EJwFgK5Sx/s320/StarFrontiers.jpg" border="0" /></a>"The Following list of books contains suggestions for reading that is relevant to the Star Frontiers game. The more a player or referee reads for fun, the more ideas he will have to use during play or in creating an adventure.<br /><div></div><br /><div>The books listed below are only a few of the many good science and science fiction books available. Most of the authors listed have written many more books than can be shown here, so this list should be used as a starting point.</div><br /><div><strong>FICTION</strong></div><br /><div>Anthony, Piers -- Macroscape</div><div>Anderson, Poul -- Ensign Flandry series</div><div>Asimov, Isaac -- Foundation trilogy; I, Robot; Gods Themselves</div><div>Asprin, Robert -- The Cold-Cash War</div><div>Bester, Alfred -- The Stars, My Destination</div><div>Blish, James -- Cities In Flight</div><div>Bradbury, Ray -- The Martian Chronicles</div><div>Brown, Frederick -- What Mad Universe</div><div>Brunner, John -- Stand On Zansibar</div><div>Budrys, Algis -- Rogue Moon</div><div>Chandler, Bertram A -- Commodore Grimes series</div><div>Clarke, Arthur C -- Rendezvous With Rama; Fountains Of Paradise</div><div>Clement, Hal -- Mission Of Gravity; Close To Critical</div><div>de Camp, L. Sprague -- Krishna series</div><div>Dick, Philip K. -- Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?</div><div>Dickson, Gordon R. -- Dorsai series</div><div>Drake, David -- Hammer's Slammers</div><div>Farmer, P. J. -- Riverworld series</div><div>Garrett, Randall -- Starship Death</div><div>Goulard, Ron -- many short novels</div><div>Haldeman, Joe -- The Forever War</div><div>Hansen, Karl -- War Games</div><div>Harrison, Harry -- Bill, The Galactic Hero, Stainless Steel Rat</div><div>Heinlein, Robert -- Starship Troopers; Moon Is A Harsh Mistress</div><div>Herbert, Frank -- Dune series</div><div>Laumer, Keith -- A Plague Of Demons; Retief series</div><div>Le Guin, Ursula K. -- The Left Hand Of Darkness</div><div>Lem, Slanislaw -- Solaris; The Cyberiad</div><div>Longyear, Barry -- Circus World</div><div>Niven, Larry -- Ringworld; Takes Of Known Space</div><div>Niven and Pournelle -- The Mote In God's Eye</div><div>Norton, Andre -- Star Rangers</div><div>Pohl, Frederick -- Gateway</div><div>Pournelle, Jerry -- The Mercenary</div><div>Russell, Eric Frank -- The Great Explosion</div><div>Saberagen, Fred -- Berserker series</div><div>Silverberg, Robert -- The Man In The Maze</div><div>Simak, Clifford -- City</div><div>Smith, E.E. -- Triplanetary; Space Patrol; Lensmen series</div><div>Stapleton, Olaf -- Last and First Men</div><div>Vance, Jack -- Big Planet; Tschai series; Demon Princes series</div><div>Van Vogt, A.E. -- Voyage of the Space Beagle</div><div>Varley, John -- Persistence Of Vision</div><div>Zelazny, Roger -- Lord Of Light"</div><div></div><div>-- S. Winter, 1982 Star Frontiers, p.61</div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-21232695761058087082010-11-11T08:31:00.000-08:002010-11-10T21:51:51.129-08:00Inspirational Source Material<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4n3VB4Rp8Q1IIjRlJi52LXarnVDCUWSmnbUffGYuJE3wJ4I9YAo4XuXYvu59dKJAONbRywJa57iHgglnPQ6g8oBWsVWabvFrXV7fBq0-aFHue5czuOeWMgQhL4CpEXq3nLHQG3XRTc98Z/s1600/Moldvay_Basic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538147759639411714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4n3VB4Rp8Q1IIjRlJi52LXarnVDCUWSmnbUffGYuJE3wJ4I9YAo4XuXYvu59dKJAONbRywJa57iHgglnPQ6g8oBWsVWabvFrXV7fBq0-aFHue5czuOeWMgQhL4CpEXq3nLHQG3XRTc98Z/s320/Moldvay_Basic.jpg" border="0" /></a>"A good D&D campaign is imaginative and creative. Sometimes a little research is useful to improve a dungeon, flesh out a scenario, and provide inspiration for a campaign. Books on folklore, mythology, fairy tales, bestiaries, and knightly legends can often help the DM fill in important details of a campaign, but fictional tales and fantasy novels usually provide the best sources of inspiration. The following list includes some books which might prove useful. A title list followed by 'et al' means that the author has written more fantasy titles than those which can be listed in the limited space available. Note that some books listed as 'non-fiction' are about myths and legends, but are labeled as non-fiction because they are not on the fiction shelves of the library or bookstore.<br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>FICTION: YOUNG ADULT FANTASY</strong></div><br /><div>Alexander, Lloyd - The Book of Three; Black Cauldron; Castle of Llyr</div><div>Baum, L. Frank - The Wizard Of Oz, The Emerald City Of Oz</div><div>Bellairs, John - The Face In The Frost; House With A Clock In Its Walls</div><div>Burroughs, Edgar Rice - A Princess Of Mars; At The Earth's Core</div><div>Carroll, Lewis - Alice's Adventures In Wonderland</div><div>Garner, Alan - Elidor; Weirdstone Of Brisingamen</div><div>Le Guin, Ursula - A Wizard Of Earthsea; Tombs of Atuan</div><div>Lewis, C.S. - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe</div><br /><div><strong>FICTION: ADULT FANTASY</strong></div><br /><div>Anderson, Poul - Three Hearts Three Lions; The Broken Sword</div><div>Anthony, Piers - A Spell For Chameleon</div><div>Asprin, Robert - Another Fine Myth</div><div>Brackett, Leigh - The Secret Of Sinharat; People of the Talisman</div><div>Campbell, J. Ramsey - Demons By Daylight</div><div>Carter, Lin - Flashing Swords; Year's Best Fantasy Stories</div><div>Davidson, Avram - The Phoenix In The Mirror</div><div>de Camp, L. Sprague - The Fallible Fiend; The Goblin Tower</div><div>de Camp and Pratt - The Incompleat Enchanter; Land Of Unreason</div><div>Dunsany, Lord - King Of Elflands Daughter; Over The Hills And Far Away</div><div>Eddison, E.R. - The Worm Ouroboros</div><div>Eisenstein, Phyllis - Born To Exile; Sorcerer's Son</div><div>Farmer, P.J. - Maker Of Universes, Gates Of Creation, Private Cosmos</div><div>Finney, Charles - The Unholy City; The Circus of Dr. Lao</div><div>Heinlein, Robert - Glory Road</div><div>Howard, Robert E. - Conan; Red Nails; Pigeons From Hell</div><div>Lee, Tanith - Night's Master; Storm Lord; The Birthgrave</div><div>Leiber, Fritz - The Swords of Lankhmar, Swords Against Wizardry</div><div>Lovecraft, H.P. - Doom That Came To Sarnath; The Dunwich Horror</div><div>Merritt, A. - The Moon Pool; Dwellers In The Mirage</div><div>Moorcock, Michael - The Stealer Of Souls; Knight Of Swords</div><div>Mundy, Talbot - Tros Of Samothrace</div><div>Niven, Larry - The Magic Goes Away; Flight Of The Horse</div><div>Norton, Andre - Witch World; Year Of The Unicorn</div><div>Offutt, Andrew - The Iron Lords; Swords Against Darkness</div><div>Pratt, Fletcher - The Blue Star; Well Of The Unicorn</div><div>Smith, Clark Ashton - Xiccarph; Lost Worlds; Genus Loci</div><div>Stewart, Mary - The Crystal Cave; The Hollow Hills</div><div>Stoker, Bram - Dracula</div><div>Swann, T. Burnett - Cry Silver Bells; Moondust</div><div>Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Hobbit, Lord Of The Rings</div><div>Vance, Jack - Eyes Of The Overworld; Dying Earth; Dragon Masters</div><div>Wagner, Karl Edward - Bloodstone; Dark Crusade</div><div>White, Theodore - The Once And Future King</div><div>Zelazny, Roger - Jack Of Shadows; Nine Princes In Amber"</div><br /><div>-- T. Moldvay, 1981 D&D Basic Rulebook, p. B62</div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184276990352839493.post-84756637852597538752010-11-10T00:15:00.000-08:002010-11-10T01:02:25.334-08:00Inspirational And Educational Reading<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1h9aQcLjWvF1h9u0k9gN6iFl2HU7E4_4Z8ZSnUxF8BQD22iQuHYLUqKONM7iqYciw294KrbxVy9-FmPripA9K9OXCgbg49DJr8S335Io4jawZOHziKiI2euYwdPltETKDD_fAQD9ph4d8/s1600/DMG1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 243px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537839837215601554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1h9aQcLjWvF1h9u0k9gN6iFl2HU7E4_4Z8ZSnUxF8BQD22iQuHYLUqKONM7iqYciw294KrbxVy9-FmPripA9K9OXCgbg49DJr8S335Io4jawZOHziKiI2euYwdPltETKDD_fAQD9ph4d8/s320/DMG1.jpg" /></a>"Inspiration for all the fantasy work I have done stems directly from the love my father showed when I was a lad, for he spent many hours telling me stories he made up as he went along, tales of cloaked old men who could grant wishes, of magic rings and enchanted swords, or wicked sorcerors and dauntless swordsmen. Then too, countless hundreds of comic books went down, and the long-gone EC ones certainly had their effect.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies were a big influence. In fact, all of us tend to get ample helpings of fantasy when we are very young, from fairy tales such as those written by the Brothers Grimm and Andrew Lang. This often leads to reading books of mythology, paging through bestiaries, and consultations of compliations of the myths of various lands and peoples.</div><br /><div>Upon such a base I built my interest in fantasy, being an avid reader of all science fiction and fantasy literature since 1950. The following authors were of particular inspiration to me. In some cases, I cite specific works, in others, I simply recommend all of their fantasy writing to you. From such sources, as well as just about any other imaginative writing or screenplay you will be able to pluck kernels from which grow the fruits of exciting campaigns. Good reading!</div><br /><div><strong>Inspirational Reading:</strong></div><br /><div>Anderson, Poul. Three Hearts Three Lions; High Crusade; Broken Sword</div><div>Bellairs, John. The Face in the Frost</div><div>Brackett, Leigh.</div><div>Brown, Fredric.</div><div>Burroughs, Edgar Rice. "Pellucidar" Series; Mars Series; Venus Series</div><div>Carter, Lin. "World's End" Series</div><div>deCamp, L. Sprague. Lest Darkness Fall; Fallible Fiend; et al.</div><div>deCamp & Pratt. "Harold Shea" Series; Carnelian Cube</div><div>Derleth, August.</div><div>Dunsany, Lord.</div><div>Farmer, P.J. "The World Of Tiers" Series; et al.</div><div>Fox, Gardner. "Kothar" Series; "Kyrik" Series; et al.</div><div>Howard, R.E. "Conan" Series</div><div>Lanier, Sterling. Hiero's Journey</div><div>Leiber, Fritz. "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" Series; et al.</div><div>Lovecraft, H.P.</div><div>Merritt, A. Creep, Shadow, Creep; Moon Pool; Dwellers in the Mirage</div><div>Moorcock, Michael. Stormbringer; Stealer of Souls; "Hawkmoon" Series</div><div>Norton, Andre.</div><div>Offutt, Andrew J., editor Swords Against Darkness III</div><div>Pratt, Fletcher. Blue Star; et al.</div><div>Saberhagen, Fred. Changeling Earth; et al.</div><div>St. Clair, Margaret. The Shadow People; Sign of the Labrys</div><div>Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit; "Ring Trilogy"</div><div>Vance, Jack. The Eyes of the Overworld; The Dying Earth; et al.</div><div>Weinbaum, Stanley.</div><div>Williamson, Jack.</div><div>Zelazny, Roger. Jack of Shadows; "Amber" Series, et al.</div><div></div><br /><div>The most immediate influences upon <strong>AD&D</strong> were probably deCamp & Pratt, REH, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, HPL, and A. Merritt; but all of the above authors, as well as many not listed, certainly helped to shape the form of the game. For this reason, and for the hours of reading enjoyment, I heartily recommend the works of these fine authors to you."</div><div></div><br /><div>-- G. Gygax, Appendix N, 1979 AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide, p. 224</div><br /><div></div>Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com0