tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post5561702666248435224..comments2024-03-29T07:35:51.362+00:00Comments on Fabled Lands: Unearthing the Lich LordDave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-7191859324769040722016-12-04T23:04:19.773+00:002016-12-04T23:04:19.773+00:00Is that anything to do with Badogor the Unspoken?Is that anything to do with Badogor the Unspoken?Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-77292971838387081122016-03-07T19:10:10.932+00:002016-03-07T19:10:10.932+00:00You really wouldn't like Dragon Warriors. The ...You really wouldn't like Dragon Warriors. The characters in that world use these terms pretty interchangeably - though my argument in favour of that is that few of them can read, there are no monster manuals, and science is still at the level of treating plague with rose petal potpourri :-)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-33154375146933418962016-03-07T19:06:47.887+00:002016-03-07T19:06:47.887+00:00Don't get me started on the popular modern not...Don't get me started on the popular modern notion of zombies!<br /><br />Is Mortis really a lich? Well, in the sense that lich means corpse. Beyond that I couldn't say - I'm not even familiar with the D&D interpretation. (I'm partial to liches having grown up in a house with a lich-gate - there's a photo of it somewhere on the Mirabilis blog.)<br /><br />Wrt wights eating flesh... I'm sure if they do it then it's not for the calories. Like vampires drinking blood, it's just a kind of mimetic magic for what they're really about, which as you say is actually sucking life force.<br /><br />Ghouls of course originally were a kind of demon, but their association with graveyards has led to them becoming retooled as a variety of undead. I think the best approach is just to figure that all these labels are just stuck on them by ramshackle medieval-level attempts at taxonomy, which may or may not be entirely futile. A wight, after all, just means a living person - when William Morris translated Grettir's Saga using the term barrow wight he was saying, in effect, "barrow dweller" or "barrow man". But, rather like the "were" in werewolf, fantasy writers have perverted the original meaning.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-57587703100751869552016-03-07T05:42:14.929+00:002016-03-07T05:42:14.929+00:00Sorry that doesn't make sense, I meant to put ...Sorry that doesn't make sense, I meant to put (beginning paragraph two): "Wights shouldn't be described as hungry fro human flesh-they don't eat and were never decribed as such by either Steve or Ian, nor in the D&D world and monster manual. They're cool enough without that silly nonsense and they're not Ghouls, despite being solid too.DetonatorPlushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919729420688131335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-57342320852746555232016-03-07T05:39:37.707+00:002016-03-07T05:39:37.707+00:00I wished that you and Jamie's other ideas had ...I wished that you and Jamie's other ideas had been allowed by the wretched Puffin team as well. I like 'Keep Of The Lich-Lord' as an FF (it surprises me to hear both FF32 AND FF42 desribed as horror tinged FF-both were so god damn boring with less encounters of anything that you'd find in an empty matchbox. Two things on it though.<br /><br />I didn't like the way the Wights in the castle were desribed. They do not eat flesh and were never linked with via Jackson and Livingstone themselves nor the Dungeons & Dragons monster manual. Tha majority of undead beings do not need to eat and therefore have little point in doing so, especially when sucking the life force from a living being is far more potent and worthwhile to them. "Ravening hordes of the undead" you say. Well the only ravening hordes of undead are surely Ghouls, with maybe the odd Draugur here and there, but this is a misprint surely or an oversight. It's bad enough Hollywood pretends that "zombies" are actually zombies-rather than bitey idiot people in their lousy films (all million of them and counting), don't plague it into fantasy fiction where it has no right. There are many many things in the FF world that eat flesh and humans-we don't need every member of the undead to do it too. Demons yes, not undead except Ghouls.<br /><br />And I wondered why Mortis looks like a Chaos Warrior. Is he a twat of all trades-trying to be a fighting Knight of evil AND a sorcerer now back from the dead. Is he really a Lich? What does he look like with his helmet off?<br /><br />It's good to see this book in another guise, though I find adaption a little hard sometimes, and wonder how the rules/stats/play will compare with the FF rules I'm used to. Wish you could have made your unaccepted ideas available through Fabled Lands, but as I've barely heard of the series, and now some are back out, I'd be truly interested in looking at them.DetonatorPlushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919729420688131335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-67400769912863193742016-02-09T08:20:35.976+00:002016-02-09T08:20:35.976+00:00Life is good when you have your love ones around y...Life is good when you have your love ones around you, I am saying this because when i had issues with my lover i never seen life as a good thing but thanks to Dr. AGBAZARA of AGBAZARA TEMPLE, for helping me to cast a spell that brought my lover back to me within the space of 48hours. 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I am not going to tell you more details about myself rather i will only advise those who are having issues in there relationship or marriages to contact Dr.AGBAZARA TEMPLE through these details via; (agbazara@gmail.com)AGBAZARA TEMPLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964164265697640505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-44769469095216387362014-12-20T14:14:19.976+00:002014-12-20T14:14:19.976+00:00Ah,so he meant that his auntie is the queen of all...Ah,so he meant that his auntie is the queen of all Kull.I totally got it ;-)Deadshadowrunnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-81602998438621546012014-12-19T18:19:00.729+00:002014-12-19T18:19:00.729+00:00I think he meant Kull the Conqueror but he had a b...I think he meant Kull the Conqueror but he had a bit of phlegm ;-)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-12877266458508381972014-12-16T12:38:30.882+00:002014-12-16T12:38:30.882+00:00Hello,just wanted to note something.On section 281...Hello,just wanted to note something.On section 281 of Fabled Lands Quests:Keep of the Lich Lord,the guard talks about Khul.Do the Fabled Lands exist alongside Titan?Deadshadowrunnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-12168620745452258972014-11-21T08:02:08.862+00:002014-11-21T08:02:08.862+00:00Of course I don't know who owns the rights, bu...Of course I don't know who owns the rights, but Paul Mason's FF books have not been included in Wizard books FF ranges.Yaztromonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-80523686677000177112014-11-20T20:48:30.325+00:002014-11-20T20:48:30.325+00:00I'm pretty sure that Jamie & Mark signed S...I'm pretty sure that Jamie & Mark signed Sword of the Samurai over to Ian Livingstone to include in the Wizard Books FF range. And Paul probably did the same with his books. Magehunter I remember, as Paul wrote it after we'd been to see the movie Warlock, with Julian Sands and Richard E Grant.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-56377920657654311162014-11-19T20:27:22.189+00:002014-11-19T20:27:22.189+00:00Paul Mason's Crimson Tide and Black Vein Proph...Paul Mason's Crimson Tide and Black Vein Prophecy are clearly far eastern stories, while Slaves of the Abyss and Magehunter are more middle eastern in flavour. They are all part of FF.<br />One or two of them may be more difficult to adapt to FL, but... it's worth having a good look at them, I think.<br /><br />Then you can have a look at Sword of the Samurai, FF by Mark Smith and Jamie Thompson... people that you met before... I think...;-)Yaztromonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-31701346874535459682014-11-18T20:33:29.004+00:002014-11-18T20:33:29.004+00:00Ohps... I just double checked and I think that the...Ohps... I just double checked and I think that the bit that you mention was actually in the part of the interview, in #10Yaztromonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-80550680822650944762014-11-18T20:27:47.022+00:002014-11-18T20:27:47.022+00:00Yes, I remember I read that on his interview on Fi...Yes, I remember I read that on his interview on Fighting Fantazine #11 ;-)Yaztromonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-10507227151563041862014-11-17T23:47:06.133+00:002014-11-17T23:47:06.133+00:00There was at least one gamebook that Paul planned ...There was at least one gamebook that Paul planned in detail but didn't get around to writing before the FF series folded. I think he intended it to be set in real historical China, though.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-38376453055896811522014-11-17T17:02:19.581+00:002014-11-17T17:02:19.581+00:00I'd say that several FF gamebooks written by P...I'd say that several FF gamebooks written by Paul Mason will fit pretty well with FL6...Yaztromonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-33839087339118246692014-11-07T11:08:58.457+00:002014-11-07T11:08:58.457+00:00There's no conspiracy, James; we just have mor...There's no conspiracy, James; we just have more followers in the USA than the UK. Admittedly they may not all be on the West Coast.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-15159455106321530132014-11-07T10:48:29.281+00:002014-11-07T10:48:29.281+00:00For a long time I thought you were posting at real...For a long time I thought you were posting at really odd times of the night (like at half midnight and what not). Nope, for some reason comments on your blog are at GMT - 8! I'm sure White Light is behind it somewhere...James O'Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293956084685099045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-59303805581877575582014-11-07T10:46:58.971+00:002014-11-07T10:46:58.971+00:00Yes, I stand corrected! Crowdfunding can be an odd...Yes, I stand corrected! Crowdfunding can be an odd thing... :)James O'Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293956084685099045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-84393040732080187362014-11-07T09:39:31.212+00:002014-11-07T09:39:31.212+00:00That's the Megara way - the Dave Morris approa...That's the Megara way - the Dave Morris approach to Kickstarter is to have nothing to do with it! Jamie and I will be consultants, but we're very happy that Mikael Louys and his team are handling all the crowdfundery.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-48383921827003949002014-11-07T09:28:49.214+00:002014-11-07T09:28:49.214+00:00It's good news about Fabled Lands... and that ...It's good news about Fabled Lands... and that you're doing the Kickstarter the "Dave Morris way"... write the book first, then raise the money... with Russ as a stretch goal! Looking forward to it!James O'Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293956084685099045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-16085858086639341272014-11-06T23:51:43.014+00:002014-11-06T23:51:43.014+00:00I mentioned the series to Mikael Louys at Megara a...I mentioned the series to Mikael Louys at Megara and it turns out he's a fan from way back. Whether he'll have time to chase up the rights is another matter. He's kind of busy with the Lone Wolf boardgame, the Orb RPG, Way of the Tiger 7 and a Kickstarter for Fabled Lands next year!Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-63867978766151203892014-11-06T20:20:29.035+00:002014-11-06T20:20:29.035+00:00I'd figure that the resurrection text would ha...I'd figure that the resurrection text would have the addition "and as you leave the temple/area you are almost immediately set upon and eaten by hordes of ravenous undead. Start over in another Fabled Lands book."johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-2070603103699670442014-11-06T19:25:01.427+00:002014-11-06T19:25:01.427+00:00The Saga of Prester John can be adapted without ma...The Saga of Prester John can be adapted without massive interventions to Fabled Lands, as far as I can understand, as the theme of the Crusade is mostly a background story, rather than a influencing factor and there is nothing really peculiar of cristian crusades rather than any other fantasy crusade. Of course, probably this would involve acquiring rights or agreeing with the authors the adaptations.<br />It was written by a team of authors from Hachette publisher in the Eighties and had a great success in France, Italy, Spain and Germany (i.e. everywhere it was translated). A success probably bigger than Fighting Fantasy, just to clarify the scale.<br />For reasons that I can't understand, it was never translated in English and it could be a great surprise for lots of English speaking gamebooks aficionados.Yaztromonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-34970284966022769542014-11-06T09:35:11.386+00:002014-11-06T09:35:11.386+00:00Kingfede, there is a very good chance of all-new F...Kingfede, there is a very good chance of all-new Fabled Lands material coming up in 2015. I'll have a post with more details later in the month.<br /><br />Yaztromo, I'm very interested in Prester John - just wish my French was good enough to read this. Given the Crusades setting, it doesn't sound like it should be relocated to the Fabled Lands, though. I'll mention it to the guys at Megara as they could maybe re-release it in French. The problem with an English edition is that a good translation is a lot of work - and you need a writer who is fluent in both languages. But I'll ask Mikael at Megara if he knows anyone. Alternatively, could the author approach Tin Man Games? The higher sales of apps mean more money to pay a translator.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.com