That was a great game. You guys had an outstanding session and I think that there was some fun role-playing. I am looking forward to the next con!
Good Gaming!
- Andre
I had a fantastic time, as always, with your game. If you ask any of my friends I usually prattle on about them for a good long time afterwards. Call of Cthulhu is my favorite game, and nothing beats your theatrical presentation. Can't wait for next year!
The description was actually a qute of Algernon Blackwood decribing his work.
Mos of of white I write in terms of Cthulhu scenarios is very much along the lines of classic HPL, withthe excpetion of my Zombie setting, which has some of those elements, but is more stylized and comic book like.
Good Gaming!
- Andre
D*mn, there goes my evil plan to bait you relentlessly. I should know better to read things too quickly.
Always meant to look into the Plantagenets after reading "A Proud Taste of Scarlet and Miniver" as a kid. Will definitely check out the Costain.
Oh, I think I actually have a Costain book--it's later in the series and I kept meaning to get the earlier books but never did. Glad to be reminded of it.
When you say your stories deal with extension of consciousness, do you mean what you read or what you've written? Do the games you run deal with that as well? I'd be interested to hear details.
Let me know what you think of Good Omens. I'm still laughing! Gotta love a good comedy about the Apocalypse.
-Christy
Andre wrote:
Hi Christy,
You should play in one of my games at Carnage. Nik can fill you in on what I do and you can get a bit of an idea from this section of my personal web site: http://home.roadrunner.com/~gamesoapbox/games/cthulhu/
Algernon Blackwood wrote a lot of really good horror stories. I go interested becuase HP Lovecraft in his Supernatural Horror in Literature said The Willows was the best horror story that he ever read. Best Ghost Stories of Alegernon Blackwood has a lot of good stories. Here is something that the author said about his work:
My fundamental interest, I suppose, is signs and proofs of other powers that lie hidden in us all; the extension, in other words, of human faculty. So many of my stories, therefore, deal with extension of consciousness; speculative and imaginative treatment of possibilities outside our normal range of consciousness.
As far as Costain goes I most recently re-read The Magnificent Century, which is the first of a series of three. It covers the regency and reign of Henry III. Which is very pertinent to an Ars Magica campaign I am running set in England during the 1220s. He really breaths some life intot he period, but some of his info is a tad dated as we have learned more since he wrote in the fifties. (I read almost all of his history related work as a teen.)
Cornwell is straight military fiction like Horatio Hornblower. For that I would start with the first book of the Richard Sharpe series. I read that because I was playing a fair amount of Napoleonic Minaitures at one point a few years back. They are a lot of fun. Very quick read...
Anat13 wrote: I'll have to check that out. Both authors do some good stuff. Combined the must be very surreal, yet humorous....I hope that you are able to do Carnage. The do a great job!
Definitely coming to Carnage. Actually I'm currently in a game that Nik's running and Griff is another player. Found them through this site and didn't realize I was stumbling onto local gaming royalty; they're great and I'm having a blast! I thought I'd be out of my league since I haven't played in many, many years but it's working out fine.
What are you recommending for reading? I need to stock up on books for vacation. I haven't read any Blackwood, Cornwell, or Costain--where would be a good place to start with them?
