5 posts tagged with fantasy by Artw.
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Although it's commonplace nowadays to assume that J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings was the primary source of inspiration for Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax when they created the world's first tabletop roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons, a careful examination of the game suggests otherwise... James Maliszewski on The Books That Founded D&D. Some disagreement.
posted by Artw
on Nov 24, 2009 -
109 comments
The New York Times profiles Jack Vance (but fails to mention Vancian Magic. (Curse you Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition!)
posted by Artw
on Jul 16, 2009 -
53 comments
The Readers of Boing Boing interview Michael Moorcock
posted by Artw
on Jun 18, 2009 -
42 comments
"These are like cool Magic Cards!" - the sometimes disturbing (and sometimes NSFW) art of Alfred Kubin.
posted by Artw
on Feb 22, 2009 -
8 comments
Why Conan the barbarian isn't just some big dumb-dumb.
posted by Artw
on Dec 8, 2008 -
89 comments
