tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post5110280712100016423..comments2024-03-25T21:52:03.310-05:00Comments on Hill Cantons: The Planescape LookChris Kutalikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-70034051528584247082012-01-25T10:48:55.124-06:002012-01-25T10:48:55.124-06:00Is it odd that all the zaniest, most memorable, mo...Is it odd that all the zaniest, most memorable, most gameable stuff that TSR did in the early 90s (PS, the Known World) was stuff that the people at the top kept away from? <br /><br />I recall a Zeb Cook article in Dragon that said this was one of the reasons that Planescape kept so much of its distinctive character: no one was trying to enforce TSR house style on the game (you know, the style that made 2E Dragonlance and FR books such boring, wordy slogs).Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-61074469257055994392012-01-24T19:47:47.168-06:002012-01-24T19:47:47.168-06:00A lot of people seem to dislike the factions. To m...A lot of people seem to dislike the factions. To me they're an important part of the feel of the setting. I think the idea of making PCs join a faction as part of character creation was a bad one; strip that away and you're left with a bunch of powerful, amoral, idealogical organisations engaging in constant Cold War style skullduggery and presumably always willing to hire conveniently deniable adventurers to do their dirty work.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090296806321882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-89036925698213060022012-01-24T18:32:20.037-06:002012-01-24T18:32:20.037-06:00I should add.. my favourite thing about the planes...I should add.. my favourite thing about the planescape materials' look was the font. Although I did (and do) love DiTerlizzi's work, I thought it needed more 'weight' and a 'heavier' feel to really be right for PS.migellitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106614212764056058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-21713751924649793572012-01-24T18:29:03.880-06:002012-01-24T18:29:03.880-06:00Back when Planescape and Dark Sun came out one mem...Back when Planescape and Dark Sun came out one member of our group bought PS and another bought DS. They, of course, brought them to our games and everybody spent a long time checking them out. They left them there for everybody to read, so we all became fairly familiar. Oddly, we never played PS and we only eventually played DS for maybe 6-7 sessions.migellitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106614212764056058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-76813828575411183852012-01-24T18:06:16.662-06:002012-01-24T18:06:16.662-06:00Like many commenters, I have fond memories of the ...Like many commenters, I have fond memories of the Planescape setting though I didn't actually play it outside Torment and the odd influence on our Greyhawk campaign. The art and the concept are both very cool.<br /><br />Kill the friggin' factions! I found them irritating and unusable - like alignments on steroids or something. YMMVAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508594597349248576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-11979280539346688652012-01-24T14:26:39.911-06:002012-01-24T14:26:39.911-06:00I will definitely have to check those out especial...I will definitely have to check those out especially if I can find them at bargain bin prices (I know a tough bar, but good things come to those that wait. I hear.)Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-13981415907484601212012-01-24T14:25:36.583-06:002012-01-24T14:25:36.583-06:00"While I wouldn't do everything exactly t..."While I wouldn't do everything exactly the way they did it..." <br /><br />Me either but I am saving that grousing for a slow day.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-52734447351607243322012-01-24T14:24:50.485-06:002012-01-24T14:24:50.485-06:00I didn't put it together that he was the big-t...I didn't put it together that he was the big-time children's book author and artist until I googled him this morning. Figures, he obviously has economy-sized buckets of talent.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-59623107811601208952012-01-24T14:20:53.552-06:002012-01-24T14:20:53.552-06:00I remember a year or two after it came out, pickin...I remember a year or two after it came out, picking up and thumbing through a copy of the Dark Sun boxed set at a date's house. I teased her at the time, but I remember thinking "I should start playing D&D again." (And she was a nice Jewish girl too.)Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-22998196737649813952012-01-24T13:57:29.877-06:002012-01-24T13:57:29.877-06:001st Ed of Dark Sun was incredible too. It actuall...1st Ed of Dark Sun was incredible too. It actually managed to evoke Sword and Sandals sensibilities.<br /><br />The 2nd editon of that milieu rather sucked, though a lot of that had to do with ongoing meta-plot issues that TSR was full of at that time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05896515629513305242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-54266794421686462842012-01-24T13:51:06.250-06:002012-01-24T13:51:06.250-06:00Planescape is good stuff. While I wouldn't do...Planescape is good stuff. While I wouldn't do everything <i>exactly</i> the way they did it, the fact that it gets the creative juices flowing to tweak it is suggestive of its evocative power.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-61780222548146115042012-01-24T12:41:55.303-06:002012-01-24T12:41:55.303-06:00Though I never played Planescape (I was a hardcore...Though I never played Planescape (I was a hardcore spelljammer in my last years of AD&D gaming), I've always admired the aesthetics of the setting. I also became an admirer of Tony DiTerlizzi's work after seeing it in the PS-supplements and the MM.Haraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864029225698561023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-71949011119211278072012-01-24T11:49:34.760-06:002012-01-24T11:49:34.760-06:00Great article. I was in my early twenties when Pla...Great article. I was in my early twenties when Planescape was released. It was the only TSR product from that era that I was excited about. Check out the random 'Tiefling tables' from the 'Planeswalker's Handbook.' I still use those to this day in my S&W game. The three 'Monstrous Compendiums' are very useful as well.deletedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629023989035899992noreply@blogger.com