I'll always love the GAZ series, but Orcs of Thar has a special place in my heart for refusing to take itself too seriously (on one level) and then (if you actually sit down and read it) by really, deeply taking itsself seriously for those paying attention. A fine work and a notable Uresia influence (and we had a lot of fun with the toss-off boardgame it included, too).
The Gazetteer series, though published way too late to be properly old school, are nevertheless among my favorite D&D products ever. They're (mostly) really clever and imaginative and nicely show off the flexibility of D&D's rules.
I'd love to see more products of this sort rather than what we've been getting over the past decade.
And unto this, Thar, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Orquilonia upon a troubled brow.
I'll always love the GAZ series, but Orcs of Thar has a special place in my heart for refusing to take itself too seriously (on one level) and then (if you actually sit down and read it) by really, deeply taking itsself seriously for those paying attention. A fine work and a notable Uresia influence (and we had a lot of fun with the toss-off boardgame it included, too).
ReplyDeleteThe Gazetteer series, though published way too late to be properly old school, are nevertheless among my favorite D&D products ever. They're (mostly) really clever and imaginative and nicely show off the flexibility of D&D's rules.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see more products of this sort rather than what we've been getting over the past decade.