Test Run

The other day I was looking at gaming things and came across DCC RPG, I read some about it, and it sounds like a neat idea, I am looking forward to giving it a test run when the Beta is released. Joe mentioned the primary resources he used being Appendix N.

I took out my 1st Edition DMG, and took a look at it - out of all the authors and books, I had only read Tolkien.

That, in my mind, is a shame - I often feel like I am 'Old School' - I have been playing D&D since '83 or '84 - my first experience was when the Player's Book from the Red Box was lent to me from a kid in 6th grade. I was immediately hooked, and at that point I had read NO fantasy. My first real fantasy novel was The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks that was in 7th grade, later that year I would read the Hobbit, I then read some more Brooks, had a great time reading Eddings, and then Dragonlance hit the shelves - at that point most of my fantasy reading would be from people writing specifically for D&D.

I mean to amend this, not that the fantasy I read wasn't good, I have fond memories of these worlds, but I somehow feel that I have missed something.

So, I am going to take the Appendix N challenge - I am going to try to read everything on the list using them as inspiration for gaming and use this blog as a place to post my excited findings.

The other night I started on Poul Anderson's "Three Hearts and Three Lions", from what I have seen so far the Paladin's warhorse might owe it's existence to this novel.

I also like to make maps - so from time to time I will post what I am working on.