tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938885302784821.post6852104571810105206..comments2024-03-28T00:42:25.420-07:00Comments on Grognardling: I'm BackChristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988517412357391012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938885302784821.post-84465344432366169862012-04-02T14:53:49.880-07:002012-04-02T14:53:49.880-07:00I like the Earthsea books, but I think it would be...I like the Earthsea books, but I think it would be hard to recreate the tone of them in a gaming session. One of the challenges of gaming is that it's much easier to recreate the tone and style of mediocre fiction because the writer's voice is less distinctive and less demanding.John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318244888477546773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938885302784821.post-53867394424554951412012-04-02T10:39:09.104-07:002012-04-02T10:39:09.104-07:00I came to the stories a little later in life but l...I came to the stories a little later in life but love them. I think The Farthest Shore is one of, if not the source for the D&D lich. It's different than the fairy tale undying wizards in a darker way.Telecanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238356788092725244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938885302784821.post-23413795179015212782012-04-02T08:46:45.147-07:002012-04-02T08:46:45.147-07:00The Earthsea books are some of my favorite fantasy...The Earthsea books are some of my favorite fantasy novels. A Wizard of Earthsea would rank in my top ten. The Farthest Shore is pretty good too. The Tombs of Atuan also has some very nice megadungeon inspiration. I still don't think I have read Tehanu though.<br /><br />I remember seeing a Dragon Magazine article with stats for Ged (they were ridiculous).<br /><br />Studio Ghibli did an anime interpretation of the series. It plays fast and loose with the plots, but I enjoyed it and felt like it captured the spirit of the world pretty well.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495596/" rel="nofollow">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495596/</a><br /><br />I never bothered to watch the Sci-Fi channel live action version because apparently Le Guin hated it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2004/12/a_whitewashed_earthsea.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2004/12/a_whitewashed_earthsea.html</a>Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.com