tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post1419001162552843981..comments2024-03-25T21:52:03.310-05:00Comments on Hill Cantons: Clark Ashton Smith Fans: Which Cycle?Chris Kutalikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-5380154438832007212011-12-10T10:33:46.739-06:002011-12-10T10:33:46.739-06:00Zothique- Its one of the greatest of his worlds. I...Zothique- Its one of the greatest of his worlds. I'm just sayin'Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-36890738008692543572011-12-10T10:28:45.120-06:002011-12-10T10:28:45.120-06:00The CAS Thing I've been puttering with off and...<a href="http://cafeobscura.blogspot.com/2011/11/taking-silly-seriously.html" rel="nofollow">The CAS Thing</a> I've been puttering with off and on is bits and pieces of Hyperborea and Zothique yoinked out, mixed well with a Dying Earth-type setting of my own concoction, which at some point hopefully will be served in convenient picaresque-sized cups.Pere Ubuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03553973043509436168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-26169058903122206912011-12-10T09:26:08.719-06:002011-12-10T09:26:08.719-06:00They are all enticing. Right now I'm working o...They are all enticing. Right now I'm working on a sandbox setting with elements of Smith's Hyperborea. I have a weakness for sabre-toothed tigers, Voormis, and Tsathoggua.<br /><br />Word verification: Queeladl ... is henceforth an NPC shaman/cultist in the aforementioned setting.ClawCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07236809815213343281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-62095022933118777082011-12-09T21:44:52.509-06:002011-12-09T21:44:52.509-06:00While I've stolen bits of Zothique for my curr...While I've stolen bits of Zothique for my current Yggsburgh/Greyhawk C&C game (Dark Eidolon, imagery for demons), I find Averoigne to be more suitable in general. <br /><br />Yondo was Zothique though, wasn't it? My old 3.5 group almost ended up in Carcosa, and I'd been planning on stealing the landscapes from Yondo.redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600098550347299095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-11335072379927634422011-12-09T19:47:59.564-06:002011-12-09T19:47:59.564-06:00I think Zothique will blend very well with D&D...I think Zothique will blend very well with D&D or a retroclone. Averoigne comes a very close second though, using the Call of Cthulhu rules.Darielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13806327785685632058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-41892134925831908632011-12-09T19:42:22.610-06:002011-12-09T19:42:22.610-06:00Someday, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of ...Someday, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea might actually be released. I have a portal to Cykranosh in my current game that no one has yet taken (lucky for them!). I could never choose just one. They're all too much fun, including the space ones.Jeremy Deramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166744272459044563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-17164320075027359762011-12-09T19:24:09.391-06:002011-12-09T19:24:09.391-06:00My favorite stories of his are in Hyperborea but h...My favorite stories of his are in Hyperborea but his best and most influential world is Zothique.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-48854815044256647892011-12-09T18:29:33.229-06:002011-12-09T18:29:33.229-06:00http://www.classicrealmsofadventure.com/2011/12/zo...http://www.classicrealmsofadventure.com/2011/12/zothique-d20-system-game-guide.html<br /><br />My vote. Hope it helps :)xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814063435676111475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-34682085420980217322011-12-09T17:58:11.849-06:002011-12-09T17:58:11.849-06:00I definitely would go with Zothique. I love the s...I definitely would go with Zothique. I love the smell of Liches in the morning! Or, in this case, the late evening of a dying world.<br /><br />Averoigne works if you're looking for that "French werewolf lurking in the woods" ambiance.Keith Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319879076978887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-80617865350668280892011-12-09T17:52:26.364-06:002011-12-09T17:52:26.364-06:00The Dark Country is heavily influenced for Averoig...The Dark Country is <i>heavily</i> influenced for Averoigne, and it might be my favorite of his cycles.<br /><br />However, I already have the Dark Country for that kind of nonsense. If I just had to lift one and use it it would probably be Zothique.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745062840676790649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-62463477751397673162011-12-09T16:05:22.667-06:002011-12-09T16:05:22.667-06:00Yeah, I'd go with Zothique all the way.Yeah, I'd go with Zothique all the way.Jack Guignolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226738666709754348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-59822733626810417392011-12-09T15:39:42.289-06:002011-12-09T15:39:42.289-06:00I like Averoigne a great deal, but, if I had to pi...I like Averoigne a great deal, but, if I had to pick just one, I'd go with Zothique.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-8503989574756243832011-12-09T14:53:44.003-06:002011-12-09T14:53:44.003-06:00whoever shows capable of writing an RPG based on C...<i> whoever shows capable of writing an RPG based on Clark ashton smith's writing is going to be the new Gary Gygax of the future.period. </i><br /><br />I believe that is indeed what Geoffrey was going for in his soon-to-out Isle of the Unknown. First part at least.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-49611406408568121452011-12-09T14:51:51.708-06:002011-12-09T14:51:51.708-06:00Averoigne is a strong contender, not withstanding ...Averoigne is a strong contender, not withstanding the fact that the Castle Amber module was the very first time (really my only real window into his work until four years ago) that I had heard of him. (Plus you already have a nifty hex map and encounter guide thanks to the Moldvay treatment.)<br /><br />I think it also has a greater tension by contrasting the real and familiar, historical France in the medieval era, with the dark fantasy edges.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-7943807152845529422011-12-09T14:51:47.283-06:002011-12-09T14:51:47.283-06:00@Catacomb Librarian:
You're thinking of "...@Catacomb Librarian:<br /><br />You're thinking of "Worlds of Cthulhu" published by (and translated into English) by the German company Pegasus Spiele.Jeremy Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155761802144571888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-95073333640933842011-12-09T14:49:19.657-06:002011-12-09T14:49:19.657-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeremy Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155761802144571888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-44921041665401357062011-12-09T14:46:03.757-06:002011-12-09T14:46:03.757-06:00I think in the end, i would choose Averoigne.
Ther...I think in the end, i would choose Averoigne.<br />There exists a magazine devoted to CoC rpg (i can't recall the mane right now), where they are trying to "build" the Averoigne setting.<br /><br />I defend my position stating that in Averoigne there is witchcraft and sorcery which are very dark in nature, a sense of doom, decadence, strangeness etc.. that makes it unparalleled.<br />I think the only rulebook you could actually use nowadays to game in Averoigne would be "Cthulhu dark ages".<br /><br />And, more importantly than anything else, whoever shows capable of writing an RPG based on Clark ashton smith's writing is going to be the new Gary Gygax of the future.period.Philosophical slumberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09585095964577331413noreply@blogger.com