The Tome Show

Round Table 37 - Crowdfunding and Southlands

Round Table 37 - Kickstarter and SouthlandsJames Introcaso sits down with Dave Gibson, Rudy Basso, and Barak Blackburn to talk about crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and their massive effect on the modern TRPG industry. Then its an interview with Wolfgang Baur about Kobold Press' latest Kickstarter project, The Southlands, a Pathfinder RPG supplement that with a few more backers will have its bestiary ported over to fifth edition Dungeons and Dragons. This podcast was recorded on September 30 and October 4, 2014.Links:worldbuilderblog.meactsofgeek.comCapes, Cowls, and Villains Fowl5 Minute WorkdayPatreonIndiegogoGo Fund MeSouthlands PreviewNational Geographic SpinosaurusSupport the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT GAMES

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 8 - The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany

Jeff Wikstrom and I discuss The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany. A prince of the normal world brings home an Elf princess to be his wife, but it doesn’t turn out quite like everyone hand planned.Dunsany, Lord. The Book of Wonder, The Essential Lord Dunsany Collection, The Gods of Pegana, The King of Elfland’s Daughter, Lord Dunsany Compendium, and The Sword of Welleran and Other Tales.Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsanyborn 1878, died 1957Lord Dunsany was an Irish writer and dramatist, notable for his work, mostly in fantasy, published under the name Lord Dunsany. More than eighty books of his work were published, and his oeuvre includes many hundreds of published short stories, as well as successful plays, novels and essays. He is considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, and Ursula K. Le Guin.Born to the second-oldest title (created 1439) in the Irish peerage, Dunsany lived much of his life at perhaps Ireland’s longest-inhabited home, Dunsany Castle near Tara, worked with W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory, received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College, was chess and pistol-shooting champion of Ireland, and travelled and hunted extensively. He died in Dublin after an attack of appendicitis.Dunsany began writing in the late 1890s and "burst onto the publishing scene" with The Gods of Pegana in 1905. His first stories were set in an invented world with its own gods, history and geography.Dunsany eventually began writing novels and his most well-known novel, The King of Elfland's Daughter, was published in 1924 and is the inspiration of Neil Gaiman's film, Stardust.Next we will be reading:The Doom That Came to Sarnath, From Beyond, The Temple, The Music of Erich Zann, Herbert West - Reanimator, The Lurking Fear, The Rats in the Walls and The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft - http://cthulhu.wikia.com/wiki/Category:FictionDwellers in the Mirage by Abraham Merritt - http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100151.txtMy guest:Jeffrey Wikstromwebsite - jeffwik.comemail - jeffwik@gmail.comSupport the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT GAMES

Round Table 36 - DungeonScape and Elemental Evil

Round Table 36 - DungeonScape and Elemental EvilJames Introcaso sits down with Ray Fallon, John Fischer, Greg Blair, and Round Table newbie Dave Gibson. They talk about the latest posts on the DungeonScape blog and the announcement that Sasquatch Game Studio will be making fifth edition products. This podcast was recorded on September 17, 2014.Links:worldbuilderblog.me5 Minute WorkdaySolving Digital Distribution for DungeonScapeCharacter Creation Modes in DungeonScapeThursday: Time for TransparencySupport the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT GAMES

Player's Handbook Review (Tome 241)

This episode of The Tome features Jeff and Tracy reviewing the 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook. They are joined by three illustrious guests; James Introcaso (world builder extraordinaire & host of the Round Table Podcast), Mike Shea (increased critical range hater & loquacious writer of the Sly Flourish website), and Sam Dillon (Stingy DM & editor of The Tome Show). Links:worldbuilderblog.meslyflourish.comrpgmusings.comSupport the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT GAMES

Round Table 35 - Dungeon Master's Guide Release and Monster Mash

Round Table 35 - Dungeon Master's Guide Release and Monster MashJames Introcaso sits down with Alex Basso and Round Table newbie John Fischer to talk about the Dungeon Master's Guide's release being pushed back and a whole bunch of previews from the upcoming Monster Manual. This podcast was recorded on September 18, 2014.Links:worldbuilderblog.meIntellect DevourerKoboldGolemsUmber HulkBone DevilSphinxRust MonsterManticoreThri-KreenSupport the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT GAMES

Round Table 34 - Neverwinter

Round Table 34 - NeverwinterJames Introcaso sits down with Alex Basso, Rudy Basso, and Topher Kohan to discuss the Neverwinter MMO and the recent Tyranny of Dragons update which ties into the tabletop game we all know and love. Then it's an interview with Neverwinter Executive Producer Rob Overmeyer and he gives a behind the scenes look at the game. This podcast was recorded on September 1, 2014.For information on the Tarrasque Takedown, check out the links below.Links:worldbuilderblog.meTopher's Google+Tarrasque TakedownSupport the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT GAMES

Wolfgang Baur (Gamer to Gamer)

Gamer to Gamer is back with new host, James Introcaso. He's sitting down with Kobold in Chief of Kobold Press, Wolfgang Baur. They cover Wolfgang's career, from his days at TSR to the creation and running of his own compay, and then get in-depth about the games Wolfgang loves to play. This podcast was recorded on August 29, 2014.Links:worldbuilderblog.meKobold Press TwitterKobold Press FacebookKobold Press Google+Hoard of the Dragon QueenCall of CthulhuSupport the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT GAMES

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 7 - The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt

My guest and I discuss The Moon Pool by Abraham
Merritt. An international group of scientists and explorers investigate a
mysterious alien being that snatches innocent travelers in the South Pacific
and ends up discovering a lost underground civilization.
 
www.nobleknight.com
Vault of the Drow by Gary Gygax — $22
 
Merrit, A.: CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE
MIRAGE; et al
 
“The most immediate influences upon AD&D were probably de Camp
& Pratt, R. E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, H. P. Lovecraft, and A.
Merrit”
 
Abraham Merritt
born 1884, died 1943
 
Wikipedia names H. Rider Haggard, Robert W. Chambers, Helena
Blavatsky and Gertrude Barrows Bennett (writing as Francis Stevens) as “heavy
influences.”
 
He was a major influence on Appendix N authors H. P. Lovecraft and
Michael Moorcock. He was referenced in the Lensman series by
E. E. Smith.
 
Born in Beverly, New Jersey. Primarily a journalist. Assistant
editor of The American Weekly from 1912 to 1937 and then
editor until his death in 1943.
 
Merritt’s first fantasy story was “Through the Dragon Glass”
(1917)
 
The Moon Pool originally
appeared in All-Story Weekly as two short stories “The Moon
Pool” (1918) and “Conquest of the Moon Pool” (1919). Later reworked into a
novel, apparently something of the original story was lost. Writes Lovecraft in
1934: Merritt is certainly great stuff — he has a subtle command of an
unique type of strangeness which no one else has been able to parallel. 
You are absolutely right in considering his original Moon Pool novelette — as
published in the All-Story for June 22, 1918 — his best work.  The sequel
— The Conquest of the Moon Pool — was relatively commonplace and tainted with
the atmosphere of cheap popular fiction.  It is a major crime that many of
the best touches were taken out of the novelette when it was fused with its
sequel to form the ultimate book version.
 
Nan Madol - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan_Madol
 
Next we will be reading:
The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany -http://www.fadedpage.com/books/20120938/20120938.html
The Doom That Came to Sarnath, From Beyond, The Temple, The Music
of Erich Zann, Herbert West - Reanimator, The Lurking Fear, The Rats in the
Walls and The
Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft -http://cthulhu.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Fiction
Dwellers in the Mirage by Abraham Merritt - http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100151.txt
 
Geoffrey Winn
gdwinn@comcast.net
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