@archon@BLKfeatherPress I love historical games, but the presence of Magic aids the GM immensely, allowing things to be handwaved that wouldn't be possible in a more prosaic setting.
@KevinLamb74@YoDanno I'm playing Gilthanas and Tas in our Wed Dragonlance game. Just started w him last session.
If anybody has some Gilthanas RP hooks for me, fire away. Tas is easy for me.
@WargodWargaming@DungeonNoir@YoDanno@rpgcyrusrite The Traveller LBB reprints were so great. The long format - with 2 LBB pages per reprint page - is very handy, staying open hands-free at the table. Spent a few lunches reading through them.
@DungeonNoir@YoDanno@rpgcyrusrite No, they're official reprints released by FFE, ca 2000.
I asked Marc if they were ever coming back... Nope. The films they used are incompatible w modern printing.
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@LawDogStrikes I've used the Deck of Many Things a couple of times, learned my lesson as a DM: It's pure chaos. Guaranteed your campaign will take a turn down the gravel road. I wouldn't use it again, except as a prelude to Tomb of Horrors perhaps. Madmen going in there would enjoy the DMT.
Got a couple of GAMMA WORLD 1st edition boxes going to the shop. Gonzo post-apocalyptic Nort America started here. Over at my gameblog, I have a love-letter in photos and some background you likely don't know; link in the comments.
NIGHT BELOW (1995), a pair going to the shop. A complete Underdark campaign, with amazing art by Arnie Swekel, plus old school pieces by David A. Trampier and Erol Otus. What a hidden gem! I've got a deep-dive into the art and printings at my photoblog; link in the comments.
@A_DungeonDelver@MizukaOhsaki I've created campaign worlds in the past. But ultimately I have more fun GMing in published settings. Partly because of the "shared" aspect. And partly because I've found that I'm more creative when I work inside of constraints, oddly enough.
Finding the old books you want is a trade-off, time vs money. If you have time to throw at the task, visiting a lot of little bookstores will eventually reward you. Every time you visit a city, go hit their bookstores.
On the downside, a number of the Appendix N type books are in the collectible realm, with prices to match. But a lot of the little stores don't know that.
Luckily (for you), fiction reading in America is plummeting fast. It's hard for paperbacks to compete with screens.
There are a few hundred titles that used to be reliable scores for me in the 2000s... that are now nigh-worthless for resale.
D&D / AD&D Miniature Books Boxes going to the shop shelves. These lil treasures were made by an Italian company in 2000. I've got a photoblog post with lots of pics of the B/X sets; link to the blog in the comments. Looking for the shop? Do a web search for "waynes books sales".