literary campaign settings you'd like to see

[Voneth]

George R. R. Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire."

Weiss and Hickman's, "Labyrinth" series.

King's "Dark Tower" series.

Me too

nope

Me too

 

[Voneth]

George R. R. Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire."

Weiss and Hickman's, "Labyrinth" series.

King's "Dark Tower" series.

Me too

nope

Me too

 

[rackabello]

Hmmmm.... I posted THE EXACT SAME TOPIC a week ago and it was summarily moved to a different board

first, as the thread starter, apologies to Undead Pete. beginners luck, i guess! didn't mean to steal your thunder and glad you chimed in anyway.

And let me...add the setting of the Book of the New Sun --and the marvelous city of Nessus {props to Gene Wofle}.

such a mesmerizing writer!

...if you liked the Keltiad --that is the Irish-as-decendents-of-the-Atlanteans-who-went-into-Space series, isn't it-- I'd like to recommend Julian May's Sage of the Pliocene Exile. First book is The Many-Colored Land. They might be out of print. I can't vouch for the quality of the writing, but the characters, sheer pulp inventiveness and general verve of the series is hard to beat. There will always be a place in my heart for Aiken Drum, the Non-born King, and his terrific choice of coat-of-arms...

spot on! can't believe i left this one off my list! this series, particularly the first two books--The Many-Colored Land and The Golden Torc--is a superb source of inspiration for psionic campaigns.

come to think of it, i'd wager it had a major influence on the developers of 3e psionics. in May's books metapsychic ability varied considerably from person to person, not unlike the use of ability scores to determine a psion's power limits in the different disciplines. and Firvulag--wild, warlike shapeshifting fey--could have inspired the blue, everyone's favorite psionic goblin [well, mine anyway].

 

[Crothian]

I'd also like to see Ringworld as an RPG. I think that could be a very cool and diverse world to explore.

 

[rackabello]

naked rainbows? gravity's lunch?

blessed dementia preserve us! Pynchon and Burroughs as campaign sources? wonderful, and slightly...askew

if we're headed that far off the beaten track, how about William Vollmann's You Bright & Risen Angels? not fantasy or SF, but might have the kernel of a determinedly odd d20 Modern campaign: the age-old struggles of tyranny vs. freedom, technology vs. nature, have somes vs. got nones, all refracted into a strange tale of a guerilla war fought by Bugs vs. Electricity. Pynchon fans who've slept on this book should seek it out pronto!

 

[nyduvet]

China Mieville's 'The Scar' and 'Perdido Street Station.'

and i love the thomas pynchon idea. it would just be fabulous.

 

[Jamdin]

I would like to see the following book worlds turned into rpgs:

1) Mercedes Lackey's Diana Tregard trilogy (Children of the Night, Burning Waters & Jinx High)
2) Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series
3) Marilyn Ross' Dark Shadows (okay, so they were based on the tv series but I read them before I watched any of the shows)
4) Kenneth Robeson's Doc Savage pulp novels (okay, there has been a few pulp rpgs but I would like to see at least a sourcebook for Doc & his crew)
5) Edmond Hamilton's Captain Future (another pulp favorite)
6) Harry Turtledove's Worldwar Series (aliens in WWII)
7) Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
8) William W. Johnstone's Devil series (The Devil's Laughter, The Devil's Cat, The Devil's Touch, The Devil's Heart)
9) Stephen King's The Gunslinger

 

[ColonelHardisson]

I'd also like to see Ringworld as an RPG. I think that could be a very cool and diverse world to explore.

I think so too. It's baffling to me that 20 years or so after the Chaosium Ringworld RPG (rather short-lived), that nobody else has picked up this license.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Just finished Neil Gaimen's American Gods - my first exposure to him. I'd definitely be interested in a d20 Modern campaign based on that book.

*Goes off to find a copy of Neverwhere*

 

[The_Old_one]

American Gods is one hell of a good read, and I would reccomend both Neverwhere and Good Omens aswell.
as far as D20 goes, hmmm- James Barclays Chronicles of the Raven would be sweet, as would the Orcs: First Blood series (Though I can't remeber the author's name right now).
Number one on my list though would have to be the awesome Deathstalker books by Simon R. Green- evil empires, wierd alien races and some very nice psionic battles make this a shoe in IMHO.