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Ayup. See also Thiel and JRRT. I was younger than that when I read them, and the problematic stuff went over my head as well.

That would require both a deeper understanding of the stuff he says he's a fan of, and a sense of humor. Neither of which he has shown himself to have. Xanth is so creepy. On a lark I tried re-reading some of the Xanth stuff, and it is both badly written and deeply problematic. All the moreso...

Yeah, they do kinda get funneled into using them, don't they? Still bothers me, though.

If druids and spellcasters with Polymorph are a benchmark, they are common in all ecosystems across all worlds. Drives me batty, that does. I limit dinosaurs to a few locales if I include them at all. Unless it's a world that specifically calls for them, I'd prefer if they weren't there at all...

When I saw the article on Facebook, I literally had to doublecheck that it wasn't an Onion or Hard Times article.

Is it the one billing itself as "paranormal crime fiction?"

The funny thing is, there are already companies going by ONG Publishing and ONB Publishing.

Same. Rime of the Frostmaiden had a section that talked about its inspirations, and I'd love to see more of that in modules. Oh yeah. I should go take a look at that again. Eberron definitely had a plethora of tones. Arguably, too many in my opinion, but it's clearly worked for people. Nice...

Nonetheless, I still kinda miss banded mail.

You make a point - Fire & Blood is a different type of book. What would take chapters in ASOIAF happens in a few pages. It's telling that the show ignored a large portion of them. If I could go back and change Appendix N, I would love to see what movies inspired D&D. We know Hammer's Dracula...

Having spent time in the boondocks, yeah, I can remember having to drive "into town" to get things that just weren't available nearby.

It really is a big IF. GRRM has talked about how when the series is done, no one will care about how long it took. However, if it's never finished, people will certainly care in the long run. I think eventually we'll see the Winds of Winter. A Dream of Spring, pffft, not a chance. Likewise, I...

That's the thing, isn't it - people have always claimed that there is a One True D&D. Probably from the very beginning, people were arguing the Sacred Texts. But to fix something in place is to ossify it. And that is one of the things I wonder about, if GRRM ever finishes Winds of Winter. The...

I quite like this idea. Some stuff just shouldn't be available in the boondocks.

Yeah, that's a good list that balances the original with new entries. Looking at the Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Froud makes a lot of sense. The inclusion of Name of the Wind is notable, as they've said that one of the drafts of the 5e bard class took direct inspiration from it, including a...

Using all of those together is truly gonzo! As it should be!

As much as I love the works of Appendix N, that is the truth of it. I get why they wouldn't just include the original list, and I don't know that there's as much of a place for a new one. Was the new edition of D&D inspired by particular works of fiction? Part of the joy of Appendix N is the...

I finished reading Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Powerful, powerful stuff. The way she describes the external and internal aspects of oppression is just so vivid and thought-provoking. Now I'm onto lighter fair with Joan Vinge's Psion.

Even if I get that it wasn't profitable to keep publishing magazine, I still miss Dragon. Fortunately, there are still tons of back issues for me to collect! Would highly recommend his Thay, Land Of The Red Wizards. Full of interesting and actionable lore. Good illustrations. And it's even got...

Fascinating. The density of 1e makes it so easy to miss mechanics. The way Thieves interfaced with magic owes a ton to Cugel the Clever and the Grey Mouser.