http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/sf-and-gaming/games/the-literary-origins-of-rpgs/ The blogs of Tim Hall Fri, 14 Apr 2017 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/sf-and-gaming/games/the-literary-origins-of-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-81037 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 06:48:42 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=16930#comment-81037 […] N (Where Worlds Collide) The Literary Origins of RPGs — “Today’s generation of RPG designers get their ideas more from film and television […]

]]> http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/sf-and-gaming/games/the-literary-origins-of-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-80996 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 12:08:13 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=16930#comment-80996 Fair point, “Lowbrow” probably isn’t the right word to describe Vance. His work is very hard to pigeonhole.

]]> http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/sf-and-gaming/games/the-literary-origins-of-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-80985 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:16:34 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=16930#comment-80985 Nice article, but I have never seen Jack Vance’s work described as “lowbrow”.

]]> http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/sf-and-gaming/games/the-literary-origins-of-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-80829 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:24:44 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=16930#comment-80829 Indeed. Do wonder what the ratio is of people who read the books versus people who have only seen the TV series.

]]> http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/sf-and-gaming/games/the-literary-origins-of-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-80827 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:33:59 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=16930#comment-80827 Padoxically, the programmes that dominate fantasy television today are based on books (or comics).

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