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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ath'kethin" data-source="post: 6953497" data-attributes="member: 6798775">Don't get too excited.  Mielville's work doesn't translate easily to D&D.  The best parts of the article are the map of New Crobuzon and the monster treatments for the grindylow and slake moths.  That don't really have a good translation for thaumaturgists, for example, though the issue includes write-ups for the Possible Sword and the khepri stingbox.  Don't get me wrong: the stuff they have is good, and it was in fact how I even heard of Perdido Street Station in the first place.  But it's only a single issue, and no substantial attempt is made to rectify the magic systems.</blockquote>