Spotlight Interview: John Rogers on the Manual of the Planes

[Scribble]

Not really something that would inspire me to buy a D&D book to mention in someone's "writing" credits.

I recall hearing/reading Jackie even saying something along the lines of "it is a good children's show".

Just watched the premiere of Leverage, and is doesn't look that good. I would rather the writer of the Librarian be writing for D&D.

Really?

Seems like lots of gamers are jacki chan fans... And D&D has always seemed filled with people making characters that do crazy things.

Haven't seen leverage, so I can't really comment on how it is as a show, but a team of people with difefrent skill sets working as a team being hired to accomplish various "missions?"

Might not be fantasy but it sure sounds pretty typical RPG to me.

 

[Phaezen]

Lost... Pan's Labyrinth, Cthulu, and Sandman all in one place?

I'm shaking with an awesome overload.

So you think adding a little of Feist's Faerie Tale to mix would be overdoing it?

Phaezen

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I need to check out Leverage now.

I think you should. And report back.

 

[Scribble]

So you think adding a little of Feist's Faerie Tale to mix would be overdoing it?

Phaezen

I've never read that one, but I do like me some feist...

 

[Stoat]

I was pretty young when I read Faerie Tale, and it freaked me the hell out. I'm all in favor of throwing it into the game.

 

[Phaezen]

I've never read that one, but I do like me some feist...

Do your self a favour and read the book as soon as possible.

I was pretty young when I read Faerie Tale, and it freaked me the hell out. I'm all in favor of throwing it into the game.

I recon it ranks as one of the most intense thriller/horror reads available. Using the concepts in the novel can add a bit of a dark element to the feywild.

Phaezen

 

[WizarDru]

John Rogers is a damned fine writer and his oevure covers a pretty wide base. He's been attached with plenty of decent geek properties and brought a deft hand to many. Many of the best bits of the Transformers movie were his (and many of the stupid parts were not), his story hours here on ENWorld are made of the stuff of awesome and his work on various shows should not be downplayed.

Jackie Chan Adventures was far better than it needed to be, and a larger portion of that is owed to John. Cleverly written with solid characters, an honest-to-goodness continuity and stories that actually remembered events from previous episodes were just some of the things that set it above standard 'talk down to kids' fare.

And really, JAC fit pretty strongly into the RPG mold, as others have noted. A team of rotating characters with special talents and access to magic items are trying to retrieve magic talismans, recover demon boxes, find magic animals, retrieve ancient Oni masks or seek magic items. They search ancient ruins, fight otherworldly monsters and gain abilities and experience over time. Sounds a lot like D&D to me.

 

[Rechan]

I confess I really liked JCA. Not only do I enjoy watching cartoon shows, but the writing was very solid and witty. Particularly when the talismans were being bounced around in everyone's hands, which lead to interesting action sequences.

 

[Scribble]

Do your self a favour and read the book as soon as possible.

I recon it ranks as one of the most intense thriller/horror reads available. Using the concepts in the novel can add a bit of a dark element to the feywild.

Phaezen

I think I will... I've always prefered the idea that the fey are kind of slightly creepy... Like they do things that end up being horrible, not because they mean to do so, but because they don't understand it's horrible to a person.

I've gone and turned your children into wooden dolls, now you can have them with you forever and ever and they won't get old and go away! Wait... why are you crying?

 

[Rechan]

He references Jim Butcher?

Awesomesauce.