D&D General Jennell Jaquays Appreciation

[Rabulias]

Has anybody ever done a "let's read" for "Campaign and Catacombs?" I just dusted off my old copy and decided to start reading it

Not sure, but @Alzrius did a retrospective of the AD&D 2nd Edition leatherette series, including Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide here: D&D 2E - [COMPLETE] Looking back at the leatherette series: PHBR, DMGR, HR and more!

 

[AtomicPope]

Spinning off from another thread, let's talk Jennell Jaquays and why her work is awesome!

Though I have become a big Judges Guild fan in the ensuing years, my first experience with her work has to have been the Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide. This was the first really good advice I came across about DMing.

Not even exaggerating, the "Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide" is the best supplement TSR ever released. I've read it a dozen times over the decades. I reread it before I start a really big campaign, no matter what system I'm using. There's so much information in there every time you read it you're having a deep conversation with the greatest DMs ever. To any DM reading this, if you don't own a copy of CS & CG then I highly recommend you find one. If doesn't matter if you're DMing a D&D game or not.

 

[teitan]

Her art and writing has always been some of the best in the game. I didn't know her story until I saw Eye of the Beholder! A truly wonderful human being with a lot of strength and heart to go with the talent that pours out of her brushes and pens.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

About 30 years later, it's still relevant. That alone says a lot.

Not even exaggerating, the "Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide" is the best supplement TSR ever released. I've read it a dozen times over the decades. I reread it before I start a really big campaign, no matter what system I'm using. There's so much information in there every time you read it you're having a deep conversation with the greatest DMs ever. To any DM reading this, if you don't own a copy of CS & CG then I highly recommend you find one. If doesn't matter if you're DMing a D&D game or not.

 

[darjr]

Interview!!

Jennell Jaquays Interview - RPG Obsession

In this episode host Spike Murphy-Rose sits down and legendary game designer, writer and artist Jennell Jaquays. Together they delve into Jennell’s long and storied career in both TTRPGs and video games and her approach to storytelling through design that continues to influence gaming, both...

rpgobsession.com

 

[Eyes of Nine]

I'm here just to join the Jennell Jaquays love fest. But I never owned any of her work. My 4 D&D Judge's Guild stuff was not done by her... (and to my surprise, I own more Judges Guild Traveller stuff than D&D stuff)

 

[darjr]

 

[darjr]

Look!

 

[Sacrosanct]

Look!

I saw those books at GaryCon. They are as big as coffee tables themselves lol

 

[RealAlHazred]

I saw those books at GaryCon. They are as big as coffee tables themselves lol

Well, they'd have to be to contain all that material!