Jonathan Strange and Dr. Norrell

[Aethelstan]

I finished just the book. Both in flavor and historical setting, its pretty far removed from the standard fanasty genre that inspires much of D&D. Nonetheless, it was a fasinating book with an intriguing take on the nature and practice of magic. The material on the realms of Faerie was also quite thought-provoking. Although I think "JS&DN d20" wouldn't make for a particularly good RPG (imagine role-playing inside a Jane Austin novel with a few spells and faeries thrown in), the book itself is a treasure trove of great fantasty "fluff" particularly about magic and faeries. I've molling over how to "d20-ize" aspects of the book but the subtly of the material makes it a bit challenging. Has anyone been inspired by JS&DN or tired to weave it into a d20 campaign?

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

Right here! If you liked JS&MN, you need to pick up Terry Pratchett's books Lords and Ladies and The Wee Free Men, especially the former.

Here's the elves I'm using in my siblings campaign. The players haven't ran into them yet, but soon....Soon!

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=114511

 

[Berandor]

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell was a very entertaining read. I actually believe now that there's a tradition of English wizardry