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Darkest influence on your campaign (GMs and Players)

Started by tenbones, January 14, 2014, 03:07:22 PM

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Gronan of Simmerya

#30
January 15, 2014, 05:39:52 PM
I get my "grim darkness" and my "dark grimness" from the same place Gary Gygax did.

The Dying Earth.

Seriously -- have you ever READ that shit?  Yeah, lots of fascinating ideas and stuff, but I don't think there's a really "good" character other than Guyal of Sfere.  Turjan is probably the best of the wizards, being only MODERATELY a shitbag.  But by the time you get to the high-level wizards of Rhialto the Marvelous, they are actively horrible people.

Add to that Poul Anderson's "Broken Sword" and "The Seven Geases" for its portrayal of blind, uncaring fate, and you've pretty much got all the dark grimness and grim darkness  you need.
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Rincewind1

#31
January 15, 2014, 05:43:22 PM
Quote from: Old Geezer;723861I get my "grim darkness" and my "dark grimness" from the same place Gary Gygax did.

The Dying Earth.

Seriously -- have you ever READ that shit?  Yeah, lots of fascinating ideas and stuff, but I don't think there's a really "good" character other than Guyal of Sfere.  Turjan is probably the best of the wizards, being only MODERATELY a shitbag.  But by the time you get to the high-level wizards of Rhialto the Marvelous, they are actively horrible people.

Add to that Poul Anderson's "Broken Sword" and "The Seven Geases" for its portrayal of blind, uncaring fate, and you've pretty much got all the dark grimness and grim darkness  you need.

When it comes for portrayal of uncaring fate I usually go back to the original concepts of Nemesis, so old tragedies ;). But I second the Broken Sword and Seven Geases, excellent pieces. I admit a personal weakness - I always drop in a cursed weapon in such a vein, if there's a particularly bloodthirsty or dedicated PC in the party.
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Benoist

#32
January 15, 2014, 09:25:59 PM
Quote from: Old Geezer;723861I get my "grim darkness" and my "dark grimness" from the same place Gary Gygax did.

The Dying Earth.

Seriously -- have you ever READ that shit?  Yeah, lots of fascinating ideas and stuff, but I don't think there's a really "good" character other than Guyal of Sfere.  Turjan is probably the best of the wizards, being only MODERATELY a shitbag.  But by the time you get to the high-level wizards of Rhialto the Marvelous, they are actively horrible people.

Add to that Poul Anderson's "Broken Sword" and "The Seven Geases" for its portrayal of blind, uncaring fate, and you've pretty much got all the dark grimness and grim darkness  you need.
Yeah that's what I was going to say: Poul Anderson's writings have a darkness about them as well.

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#33
January 15, 2014, 11:00:28 PM
Quote from: Rincewind1;723862When it comes for portrayal of uncaring fate I usually go back to the original concepts of Nemesis, so old tragedies ;). But I second the Broken Sword and Seven Geases, excellent pieces. I admit a personal weakness - I always drop in a cursed weapon in such a vein, if there's a particularly bloodthirsty or dedicated PC in the party.

You would like Joe Ambercrombie. He's grim but with a touch of British gallows humour to lift the mood.
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