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<blockquote data-quote="grodog" data-source="post: 2927134" data-attributes="member: 1613"><p>Two good sources to mine for libary contents are H. P. Lovecraft and his associated circle of writers, and Bruce Heard's article "Spells Between the Covers" from Dragon 82. The HPL stuff is nice because you can take the various excerpts mentioned in stories and then adapt them readily to your game, while Heard's article is good for lists of titles and possible authors. </p><p></p><p>If you want some notable art to decorate your library, Rob Kuntz published a magical art gallery in Maze of Zayene #1, "Prisoners of the Maze" (available from Necromancer Games), and you could lift a painting from there. He also wrote a freebie for his "El Raja Key's Magical Emporium" newsletter; this particular one was a tribute to David Sutherland, and Rob uses the AD&D DMG cover as its basis. Here's an excerpt from the introductory materials:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's about five more pages of material on this painting---detailing its magical effects, possible treasures PCs can acquire from interaction with it---as well as Rob's personal recollections of working with Dave. You can request a copy of this issue for free by signing up for Rob's newsletter (to register, email <a href="mailto:RJKuntz@ai5.net">RJKuntz@ai5.net</a> and use "Sub--ERKME" in the message subject).</p><p></p><p>For more info/discussion, see the PPP forums at <a href="http://pub175.ezboard.com/bpiedpiperpublishing" target="_blank">http://pub175.ezboard.com/bpiedpiperpublishing</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grodog, post: 2927134, member: 1613"] Two good sources to mine for libary contents are H. P. Lovecraft and his associated circle of writers, and Bruce Heard's article "Spells Between the Covers" from Dragon 82. The HPL stuff is nice because you can take the various excerpts mentioned in stories and then adapt them readily to your game, while Heard's article is good for lists of titles and possible authors. If you want some notable art to decorate your library, Rob Kuntz published a magical art gallery in Maze of Zayene #1, "Prisoners of the Maze" (available from Necromancer Games), and you could lift a painting from there. He also wrote a freebie for his "El Raja Key's Magical Emporium" newsletter; this particular one was a tribute to David Sutherland, and Rob uses the AD&D DMG cover as its basis. Here's an excerpt from the introductory materials: There's about five more pages of material on this painting---detailing its magical effects, possible treasures PCs can acquire from interaction with it---as well as Rob's personal recollections of working with Dave. You can request a copy of this issue for free by signing up for Rob's newsletter (to register, email [email]RJKuntz@ai5.net[/email] and use "Sub--ERKME" in the message subject). For more info/discussion, see the PPP forums at [url]http://pub175.ezboard.com/bpiedpiperpublishing[/url] [/QUOTE]
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