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It did not come across that way at all. I just thought you might be interested to hear a reason or two why a writer might go with (or stick with, in my case) tie-in writing as opposed to non-tie-in writing. In any event, I'm pretty hard to offend, but I very much appreciate the considerate...

No worries. I'm not offended by it and appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Lots of folks have had bad experiences with tie-in fiction. But the questions of whether a writer is "really good" and "creative," IMO, do not relate to whether or not one writes in a tie-in world or not...

GSHamster, That's an interesting point. I would make a distinction, in connection with the importance of setting, between epic fantasy (and epic sci-fi, in the case of Dune) and sword and sorcery fantasy (FR follows the S&S tradition). In sword and sorcery fiction, setting is rarely as...

Mark and WG, Here are some tie-in books that I think represent quality storytelling. This is a non exhaustive list but here are some of the first things that jump to mind: In Eberron, Don Bassingthwaite's Dragon Below Trilogy. In the Star Wars expanded universe, Karen Traviss's Republic...

WG, I have not found it constricting. Notwithstanding the abundance of lore in the Realms, I've never butted up against any boundaries that put limits on the type of story I wanted to tell (and that applies to both subject matter and tone). For me, the Realms has always been a source of...

Not the first time I've been a buck short and a minute late. :)

Ah, you were typing while I was typing and you answered my question. Thanks, Grimslade.

I agree that there is a lot of excellent original fiction. But I also think there's a lot of excellent fiction that just happens to tie-in to a world that also serves as a setting for a game. Flexor, do you take your position because you think there is no quality tie in fiction or because you...

What I think is that each book, irrespective of the marketing niche in which it stands, should be evaluated on its own merits (perhaps we're saying the same thing here). In that regard, I think a good amount of licensed/tie-in fiction is underappreciated. It's really the same unwarranted...

True, Mark. I'm using sloppy terminology. Generally, it's not shared world fiction per se that is frowned upon, but licensed/franchise shared world fiction (e.g., Warhammer, Star Wars, Forgotten Realms, Eberron, and the like). Also, most licensed fiction does very well, too, if by "well"...

Graybeard, I appreciate your willingness to give it a try. Thanks. Paul

I've seen it, too, Ari, but I think that attitude is starting to budge a bit. Let's hope, anyway. Time will tell. :)

Well, that is nice to hear. Thank you, Galeros. I hope you enjoy them.

I know many readers of this forum have a relatively low opinion of shared world/tie-in fiction. I've tried to make the case (here , here , and here , among others) that a low opinion of shared world/tie in fiction as a general matter is unjustified. Anyway, in an effort to put my money...

Deadwood's dialogue is like Shakespeare crossed with George Carlin. Love the show. Just started Season 3 on Netflix.

There's nothing interesting about it. The reason I censored it on these boards and not in Dragon is because the two venues have different content guidelines. As I understand it, the language to be used here is subject to the "Eric's Grandma Rule." The language to be used in Dragon is subject...

The first sentence of my story, "Confession," published in Dragon 356, elicited a similar discussion on the Paizo boards. The first sentence went like this: "I sloshed through sh** up to my ankles." Some readers were (and are) offended by that sentence. Here's my thinking on the matter (this...

IMC, we treat flat-footedness as a relative condition that has applicability only in combat, i.e., it is a state that has in-game relevance only as between two combatants -- one is flat-footed as to the other, which results in certain consequences. We base this on the language of the "flat...

My PCs will be wrapping up RHOD in a month or three, so I want to start laying the groundwork for the next campaign arc. I'm looking for linked adventures (or a single mega-adventure) that start at 10th or 11th level and run through at least 15th, though 20th would be ideal. Unfortunately, I...

Alzrius, You are correct. "Confession" is not set in a shared/licensed world. Instead it takes place in a setting of my own creation (though the setting is little more than implied in this story). Some future short stories of mine will feature the same setting. And I'm glad you enjoyed the...