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por Kevin Kulp Espadas del Serpentino en un juego de espada y brujería para ser jugado con el sistema GUMSHOE que puedes ambientar en cualquier lugar, incluso en tu propia invención. Pensando en Sanctuary de Thieves' World, Lankhmar de Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser o Camorr de Locke Lamora, sin embargo, a Emily Dresner y a mí nos gusta más el juego cuando se ambienta en una gran ciudad. Como se detalla en las reglas básicas, esa ciudad es Sumergia. Construida sobre docenas de islas unidas en el delta del río Serpentino, Sumergia se considera el centro del comercio y la civilización del mundo conocido. Entonces, ¿qué tres cosas es más importante saber? Los edificios siempre se están hundiendo La ciudad fue fundada hace casi mil años por refugiados que huían río abajo, y desde entonces la mayoría de los edificios se hunden en el suelo unos 8 centímetros al año (aunque los edificios emblemáticos se hunden mucho más despacio y los poco memorables, a veces, más deprisa). Esto significa que la mayoría de los edificios pierden su planta baja cada cincuenta años. Algunos edificios se hunden más despacio, otros más deprisa y rara vez uno cae varios pisos en una sola tarde, pero casi todos acaban desapareciendo de la vista. Nadie sabe por qué. La Iglesia afirma que es la voluntad de la diosa Denari, pero los estudiosos de la teología no creen que sea eso necesariamente. A lo largo de las más de 40 generaciones que Sumergia ha estado poblada, un gran número de edificios han desaparecido por completo. Todavía están ahí abajo en alguna parte, la mayoría de ellos. Si conoces bien la ciudad subterránea, tal vez encuentres sus ruinas. La ciudad y la diosa son una Excepto cuando adopta forma humana una vez al año, los edificios e islas de Sumergia son el cuerpo de la propia diosa Denari. Se vive literalmente dentro de ella. Como diosa del comercio y la civilización, Denari bendice el comercio que tiene lugar dentro de sus fronteras. Cada moneda intercambiada es una oración, y cada transacción un sacramento. Adórala con palabras suaves en la dulce oscuridad de un jardín durante un baile de máscaras, susurradas a una atractiva desconocida; adórala burlando a un lerdo que no conocería el mejor lugar del mundo para vivir aunque le invitara a entrar. Sin embargo, el aura de su Bendición no llega a todas partes, y la hechicera corrupción puede quemarla; una hechicería descuidada podría matar literalmente a la Diosa. No es omnipotente ni omnisciente, y sólo sabe lo que sus fieles le dicen a través de la oración. La Iglesia afirma que es Su Bendición la que entrega las profecías, pero está claro que eso no siempre es cierto; dioses menores y antiguos demonios acechan por todas partes, clamando por su propio poder mediante la creación de fieles adoradores hacia ellos. Hay estatuas por todas partes, porque las estatuas representan almas El enterramiento en Sumergia siempre ha sido un problema; no puedes enterrar a tus muertos bajo tierra cuando las inundaciones son habituales, a menos que quieras ataúdes y cadáveres flotando río abajo. Hoy en día, los pobres llevan los cadáveres a uno de los pantanos y los ricos optan por el entierro celestial en zócalos de piedra río arriba. Pero lo que ocurre con la carne no es tan importante como lo que ocurre con el alma. Mientras se haga una estatua funeraria para alguien fallecido, ya sea una diminuta estatua de arcilla o una enorme y magnífica estatua de bronce fundido, el alma del difunto tiene garantizado un lugar en el cielo de Denari. Si alguna vez se destruye esa estatua, o bien el alma se desintegra y deja de existir, o bien regresa al mundo de los espíritus como fantasma. Existe la teoría herética de que los fantasmas son en realidad los recuerdos de Denari de los que vivieron, y que cuando los sacerdotes caminan por el mundo de los espíritus lo hacen literalmente a través de los recuerdos de la Diosa. En cualquier caso, las estatuas funerarias aplacan a los espíritus inquieto...

Here we have an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons product that's Licensed to Pulp! Yes, it's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser's city of Lankhmar, the home base of the two ne'er-do-wells from author Fritz Lieber's fantasy stories of the mid-20th century. Is it a location worthwhile for adventuring? Are there mysteries, foes, and most of all […]

Welcome to Episode 135 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean's Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit FormHostsStuartGeoffTerryThanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.***************************************LATEST NEWSHeritageConKCCON 2024March 9thKC First Church of the Nazarene11811 State Line RdKansas City, MO***************************************MAILBAGTerry got some great feedback about tips when modelling on the road.We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.Terry correction: last episode I mentioned Macross started in the late 80s. The series storyline begins in 1999 when the alien ship crashed on Earth, and the first episode is ten years later, when the Zendradi show up.***************************************LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTSHobbyBoss MarchTrumpeter MarchHasegawa March and AprilHasegawa April AnnouncementsResKit New ReleasesF-15 Eagle Camouflage Paint Masks Set 1/72nd1:48 scale Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark from ClearPropICM New ItemsAoshima March ItemsGreat Wall Hobby's new-tool 48th scale A-10C Thunderbolt IIA 35th scale Zero & the Akagi's bridge from Border ModelSome newer items from AMT What's new at Scalemates.com***************************************SPONSOR AD #1Cult TV Man***************************************WHAT'S ON THE BENCHStuart - YF-21 painted up. Decals are going on. Looking really good now. Going to be called the CF-21 Peregrine.Moosaroo Cup needs to have pictures done this week.Geoff - Wayward Zeppelin LZ77 is cruising above an uncharted tropical volcanic island near Iceland after being blown WAY off course during a raid in 1916. Harassed by Pteradons, their accompanying (don't ask how they got there!) Fokker DR1 Triplanes cannot protect the doomed ship! Dinos and DR1's are coming this week from fellow club modeller Ron, but it's really coming along nicely - even with the required PE work!Terry - Not a lot of time while I was traveling for business, at our plant so just a single hotel but still, not a ton of time. Big dinners are awful. On the plus side the Steam Deck is great for travel time. I did get some work done on a few projects, the P-47H is coming along, and I brought the 1/48 Jeep which comes with the Tamiya P-47M kit to the club meeting which was fun to work on. Getting the paint touched up a bit on the Regult so I can mask off grey areas. ***************************************WHAT WE ARE READINGStuart - The Year Without Summer:1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed HistoryGeoff - Mostly online stuff about Zeppelins…. And plowing through a collection of Scale Model magazines going back to the 1970's!Terry - Started reading Anna Ploszajski's Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning. She is a materials scientist who has chosen a number of materials and objects to describe while making things in workshops, like iron, glass, plastic, brass etc. Very interesting and I've been interested in materials scienceI started reading the graphic novel omnibus of Fritz Lieber's Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, which I think I signed up for via Kickstarter? This is a major influence on fantasy to come - like Elric etc.***************************************SPONSOR AD #2Seans Custom Model Tools***************************************THINGS WE'VE SEENKitmasx, is a guy making masks for various aircraft and vehicles - window masks, markings and more. Erin Lantz did a great job on a Nissan Fairlady and took plenty of pictures in progress. He took gold last weekend. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10224849912221324&type=3&ref=embed_post***************************************THE LAST WORDSMP Ep. 135 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.comPlease leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we're doingCheck us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own websiteWe also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble 

Heute hört ihr ein Gespräch mit Alex, der die deutsche Lokalisation von Lankhmar redaktionell betreut hat. Lankhmar, aus den Romanen von Fritz Leiber, Heimat von Fafhrd und dem Grauen Mausling. Blaupause für die Rollenspielstadt, Vorlage für Comics und vieles mehr. Eben eine Hauptstadt der Fantasy. Hintergründe und Annekdoten zu mehreren Jahren Arbeit an der aktuellen Ausgabe dieser Spielestadt bei System Matters. Eine Folge für ALLE Fans des Genres, Spielerinnen, Leser, Comicfans und sogar digitale Zocker...

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   The Probabilities Archive: Two Interviews conducted by Richard A. Lupoff The works of Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) seem to have fallen into some kind of unwarranted obscurity in recent years. An author of science fiction, horror and fantasy stories, during his lifetime he was considered a master of genre fiction. It was Fritz Leiber, according to Wikipedia, who coined the term sword and sorcery to refer to fantasy stories set in medieval times involving knights and squires and castles and dragons and all sorts of magic. His own sword and sorcery duo, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser whose stories were collected in several volumes, along with characters such as Conan the Barbarian by his contemporary, Robert E. Howard, are considered among the most notable in the genre. A stylist at a time when there were few stylists in science fiction and fantasy, his books often had social themes, including Gather Darkness, set in a future religious dystopia, The Wanderer, which explores what happens when a rogue planet comes near earth, and Our Lady of Darkness, which sets up a lovecraftian world inside modern day San Francisco. Back in the very early days of Probabilities, the three hosts (Lawrence Davidson, Richard A. Lupoff, Richard Wolinsky) associated socially with Fritz Leiber. There were three recordings to emerge from that time. One of them, focusing on Fahfrd and the Gray Mouser, exists only as a reel to reel tape, still to be digitized. Another was recorded in Leiber's apartment on Geary Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin, when Leiber was more expansive than usual. In that recording, only Fritz's voice is intelligible. The third was an interview with Richard A. Lupoff, recorded in KPFA's studios during Science Fiction Day on the KPFA fund-raising marathon in September 1977. Digitized, remastered and edited in August 2023. Complete Interview   Tony Hillerman, who died in 2008 at the age of 83, was a master of the detective genre and an important writer in detailing life on the Navajo reservation. His several novels featuring Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee have been acclaimed for their accuracy and for their ability to combine Navajo history and thought into strong plot-driven novels. There are four interviews with Tony Hillerman in the Probabilities and Bookwaves archive. This first interview, conducted by Richard A. Lupoff, the late co-host of Probabilities, was recorded on January 14, 1987 in a hotel in San Francisco while Hillerman was on tour for his novel, Skinwalkers, the seventh in the series, and the first to feature both Leaphorn and Chee. He would continue to write a total of eighteen books in the series, and his daughter, Anne Hillerman, has continued the series with eight more novels, the most recent being The Way of the Bear, which was published in April, 2023. Tony Hillerman also wrote four novels outside the series, and several books of non-fiction and photography. The Dark Wind was adapted into a theatrical film in 1991. Three other novels were adapted as TV movies for PBS, and Dark Winds, a streaming series currently on AMC, is adapted from Hillerman's Leaphorn and Chee novels. Complete Interview.   Review of “Mahabharata” at Z Space through August 20, 2023.   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. 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The works of Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) seem to have fallen into some kind of unwarranted obscurity in recent years. An author of science fiction, horror and fantasy stories, during his lifetime he was considered a master of genre fiction. It was Fritz Leiber, according to Wikipedia, who coined the term sword and sorcery to refer to fantasy stories set in medieval times involving knights and squires and castles and dragons and all sorts of magic. His own sword and sorcery duo, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser whose stories were collected in several volumes, along with characters such as Conan the Barbarian by his contemporary, Robert E. Howard, are considered among the most notable in the genre. A stylist at a time when there were few stylists in science fiction and fantasy, his books often had social themes, including Gather Darkness, set in a future religious dystopia, The Wanderer, which explores what happens when a rogue planet comes near earth, and Our Lady of Darkness, which sets up a lovecraftian world inside modern day San Francisco. Back in the very early days of Probabilities, the three hosts (Lawrence Davidson, Richard A. Lupoff, Richard Wolinsky) associated socially with Fritz Leiber. There were three recordings to emerge from that time. One of them, focusing on Fahfrd and the Gray Mouser, exists only as a reel to reel tape, still to be digitized. Another was recorded in Leiber's apartment on Geary Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin, when Leiber was more expansive than usual. In that recording, only Fritz's voice is intelligible. The third was an interview with Richard A. Lupoff, recorded in KPFA's studios during Science Fiction Day on the KPFA fund-raising marathon in September 1977. This podcast features that third recording, with two inserts from the Geary Street session, duplicating and expanding on some of the material in Dick Lupoff's interview. Dick's interview has not been heard since its initial airing in 1978, and the Geary Street inserts have never been heard until now. This podcast was digitized, remastered and edited in August 2023. The post The Probabilities Archive: Fritz Leiber (1910-1992), 1977 appeared first on KPFA.

Seth Skorkowsky was born beneath the pine trees of East Texas and grew up with a love of camping and outdoors. His teen years were spent ingesting heavy doses of Dungeons & Dragons and Clive Barker novels. At thirteen, while visiting his favorite comic/game shop, he saw the cover for the AD&D “Lankhmar: City of Adventure” campaign book. Seth had no idea who Fritz Leiber or his heroes, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, even were, but the imagery captured him. Leiber's stories became the single greatest influence on the atmosphere of his fantasy writing. Sometime after college, while attempting to write the next great epic horror/fantasy, he penned a short story on the side called ‘The Mist of Lichthafen‘. It was his nod to Fritz. He sold the story to TTA Press who wanted it for their upcoming Black Static magazine. “The Mist of Lichthafen” was praised among readers. It received a longlist nomination for the 2009 British Fantasy Award. Seth would later narrate the story for TTA Press' ‘Transmissions From Beyond' podcast. Later, during a moment of writer's block in his novel, he wrote an origin story for a thief character called The Black Raven. ‘Birth of the Black Raven' was always intended to be a stand-alone story with a very open ending. A year later, after his first trip to Venice, he wrote ‘Race for the Night Ruby‘, and decided to cast the same character, but now as a master thief. Once that was done, he really had no choice but to fill in the gaps between the two stories and then continue on with more adventures. As of writing this, Black Raven has had over 21 stories. In 2011, after attending a brutal 3-day writing workshop, Seth finally came to grips that his first novel was simply dreadful. Instead of feeling dismayed, it gave him the courage to let it go and actually start work on an Urban Fantasy story that he'd been mulling for several years. DÄMOREN sold to Ragnarok Publications in 2013. It published in 2014 and was a Audie Award finalist for Best Paranormal Audiobook. A week later, lightning struck twice more when he signed to publish not just one, but two collections of Black Raven adventures. MOUNTAIN OF DAGGERS and SEA OF QUILLS. Seth has now published four Valducan novels and a seperate novel Ashes of Onyx. He has many more Black Raven adventures planned. One day he hopes to pen that epic fantasy, as well as a gritty pulp crime novel. In 2016, he started making YouTube videos about table-top role-playing games one day. His channel won the Gold ENnie Award for Best Online Content in 2019. In 2020, his first published RPG scenario ‘A Mother's Love' was released in the Call of Cthulhu collection New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley. The collection went on to win the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Electronic Book. When not writing, Seth loves going on walks to clear his head and daydream. He enjoys traveling. His favorite city is Florence. Table-top role-playing is still an enormous part of his life. He loves, going to Renaissance faires, making YouTube videos, and watching bad movies with friends. To learn more: https://skorkowsky.com https://www.youtube.com/@SSkorkowsky https://www.amazon.com/stores/Seth-Skorkowsky/author/B00JO2GKX6?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true To learn more about Dieku Games: https://diekugames.com https://diekugames.itch.io https://www.instagram.com/diekugames https://www.twitter.com/diekugames https://www.tiktok.com/@diekugames https://www.patreon.com/diekugames https://diekugames.blogspot.com https://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diekugames/message

Paul & Dan chat about bases for player characters in D&D -- strongholds, ships, taverns, houses, and more! European-style castles originated in the 9th and 10th centuries, after the fall of the Carolingian Empire resulted in its territory being divided among individual lords and princes. These nobles built castles to control the area immediately surrounding them and the castles were both offensive and defensive structures; they provided a base from which raids could be launched as well as offered protection from enemies. Although their military origins are often emphasized in castle studies, the structures also served as centers of administration and symbols of power. Urban castles were used to control the local populace and important travel routes, and rural castles were often situated near features that were integral to life in the community, such as mills, fertile land, or a water source. Due to the lord's presence in a castle, it was a center of administration from where he controlled his lands. He relied on the support of those below him, as without the support of his more powerful tenants a lord could expect his power to be undermined. Successful lords regularly held court with those immediately below them on the social scale, but absentees could expect to find their influence weakened. Larger lordships could be vast, and it would be impractical for a lord to visit all his properties regularly, so deputies were appointed. This especially applied to royalty, who sometimes owned land in different countries. Watch Dan play the 1993 D&D Stronghold gameRead Dan's blog on late-era Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time. This description uses material from the Wikipedia article "Castle", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

3:35:51 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Duran Duran at Madison Square Garden, finished The Knight and Knave of Swords by Fritz Leiber, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Beatnic, New Riders of the Purple Sage, King Car Whisky, The Onsug Preview Channel – August 2017, The Fixx at The Palladium, Jill Sobule, […]

3:35:51 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Duran Duran at Madison Square Garden, finished The Knight and Knave of Swords by Fritz Leiber, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Beatnic, New Riders of the Purple Sage, King Car Whisky, The Onsug Preview Channel – August 2017, The Fixx at The Palladium, Jill Sobule, […]

Ahimsa Kerp joins us to discuss Fritz Leiber's "The Knight and Knave of Swords", Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser in Riverside, ooh naughty sexy times, sex-obsessed adventurers, the city of Lankhmar, transgressive swords and sorcery, aging characters in fantasy RPGs, moon priestesses, pushing luck mechanics, having identifiably unique cultures, mythic Greece, and much more!

3:44:22 – Frank in New Jersey and New York, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Trains that go to malls, Japanese arcades, Nutley to Hicksville, The Fall, Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser, Mad God, The Shins, Woody Allen, Penn Station, Moynihan Train Hall, Hint not mint, LIRR, Ronkonkama, High Noon, train banter, Intermodal Center, Broadway Commons, Alleyway, Hicksville […]

3:44:22 – Frank in New Jersey and New York, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Trains that go to malls, Japanese arcades, Nutley to Hicksville, The Fall, Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser, Mad God, The Shins, Woody Allen, Penn Station, Moynihan Train Hall, Hint not mint, LIRR, Ronkonkama, High Noon, train banter, Intermodal Center, Broadway Commons, Alleyway, Hicksville […]

2:12:04 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Gerry Marsden, Beatles cassettes, fashion, vegan ramen, Buffalo, Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser, Dungeons & Dragons, bus weirdness, Port Authority Bus Terminal, making people’s lives more meaningful, immanetize the eschaton, mask weirdness, Neu!, Pilgrim Take Heart, Midjourney (cardboard ankh fairies, a grandfather clock that […]

2:12:04 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Gerry Marsden, Beatles cassettes, fashion, vegan ramen, Buffalo, Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser, Dungeons & Dragons, bus weirdness, Port Authority Bus Terminal, making people’s lives more meaningful, immanetize the eschaton, mask weirdness, Neu!, Pilgrim Take Heart, Midjourney (cardboard ankh fairies, a grandfather clock that […]

Er war ein brillanter Schachspieler, Prediger, Lehrer, ein Meister im Fechten, Theaterschauspieler (vornehmlich für Shakespeare-Rollen), und hatte sogar einen Film mit Greta Garbo zusammen gedreht. Der große Wurf allerdings gelang ihm im Zusammenhang mit einem Spiel: Dungeons & Dragons, dem Klassiker des Rollenspiels, für das die bahnbrechende epische Heldengeschichte von Fafhrd und dem Grauen Mausling Pate stand. Bis heute sind deren Abenteuer die bekanntesten Geschichten des großen amerikanischen Autors. Dabei legte Leiber den Fokus gar nicht so sehr auf das Schreiben, begann damit erst in seinem dreißigsten Lebensjahr, freilich unter dem Einfluss von Autoren wie Lovecraft (der sein Mentor wurde), Carl Jung, Robert Graves oder Joseph Campbell. Folge direkt herunterladen

Today we're joined by Stephen Cox, the author of the science-fiction drama Our Child Of The Stars, and the newly-published sequel, Our Child Of Two Worlds, both published by Jo Fletcher Books. Stephen dives with us into Fritz Leiber's swords-and-sorcery classic, Swords And Deviltry, which introduces two of fantasy's greatest heroes, the barbarian Fafhrd, and the sly swordsman Gray Mouser. We talk about the origin stories of the two heroes, and the psychodramas contained therein, paying attention to how the young protagonists must each escape the very different types of parental stranglehold to make their own way in the world; the female characters of the world of Nehwon; and Leiber's huge, pervasive influence upon the fantasy genre in all its guises, from fiction to D&D to computer gaming. We also take an in-depth look at Stephen's latest novel, Our Child Of Two Worlds, which continues the story of the charming but lost alien child Cory, and introduces an existential threat to humanity from the outer reaches of the cosmos. Stephen tells us about some of his writing processes, the experience of having two literary agents, and the difficulties of publishing in the 21st century. We also discuss the question of "Hard" SF versus "Soft" SF, and how this is affecting current trends in the genre. Elsewhere The Judge provides fascinating historical (and futuristic) information on how writers might use the issue of defamation for their worldbuilding. We hear Stuart Orford's winning entry from the March 75-word writing challenge, and strange reports of dragons and sorcerers abound in Kinnegad, near the bus stop. Join us in May when our guest will be the multiple award-winning author Tade Thompson, who will be waxing lyrical about Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's comic book maxiseries masterpiece, WATCHMEN. Index [00:00] Stephen Cox Interview Part 1 [38:57] Voicemail 1 [39:41] The Judge's Corner [54:55] Voicemail 2 [55:54] Writing Challenge Winner [56:55] Voicemail 3 [58:05] Stephen Cox Interview Part 2 Links Stephen Cox's website and blog Join Chrons for free

For this episode we're joined by Richard Sheppard, host of The Constant Reader Podcast, which takes a deep dive into all things Stephen King, from his numerous novels to the equally numerous movie and TV adaptations of his work.Richard talks with us about John Landis's seminal 1981 film An American Werewolf in London, a horror comedy that is funny and scary in equal measure, and remains the high watermark for werewolf movies everywhere, and especially so for a curious period in the early 1980s when werewolf fever seems to have had America in its lycanthropic claw. We talk werewolves in general, taking in themes of duality, Jewishness, sexuality, the Beauty and the Beast myth, and of course, the literally transformative advances made in movie make-up and special effects technology in the late 1970s and early 1980s.We also take the time to talk about The Constant Reader Podcast, about podcasting more generally, and the possibilities of making your voice heard using non-conventional means.Elsewhere, The Judge delivers her verdict on defamation, we'll hear Third Player, our very own Christopher's winning entry from the January 300-word challenge, and A Better Yesterday, Reiver33's winning entry from the February 75-word challenge, and a regular evening down in Slish Wood takes a turn for the worse when a full Moon appears from behind the clouds...Further Reading and LinksThe Constant Reader Podcast Join SFF Chronicles for freeIndex[00:00] Richard Sheppard Interview Part 1 [47:20] Voicemail 1[48:23] The Judge's Corner[1:02:24] Voicemail 2[1:03:08] Writing Challenge Winners[1:06:18] Voicemail 3[1:07:08] Richard Sheppard Interview Part 2Join us next month when we talk to author Stephen Cox about swords and sorcery in Fritz Leiber's genre classic Swords And Deviltry, featuring two of fantasy's greatest heroes, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, and Stephen's latest novel Our Child Of Two Worlds.

Leif and Tim return from a winter break to talk about their Christmas hauls, and some good old fashioned fantasy. Leif is reading Swords and Deviltry, a sword and sorcery fantasy book starring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, by Fritz Leiber. Topics of discussion include prolific authors, unlikeable characters, and D&D. Follow us on Twitter at @TsundokuPod for extra tidbits that don't make it into the episodes! Music by Veltpunch.

Steven Erikson kindly returns to the Green Team podcast to chat with Ashaman, Hurinfan, JasnahAsABoy, and BefuddledPanda. Steve gives us his thoughts on the relationship between tragedy and comedy, his ongoing and upcoming projects, the origin of "Wu", and much more. Spoiler Warning: As this is a mid-series reflection, everything up through Midnight Tides is fair game. Music: Galactic Damages by Jingle Punks Consider joining us on Reddit and Discord; https://www.reddit.com/r/thelegendarium/ https://discord.gg/FNcpuuA Twitter: @GreenTeamPod Some things mentioned in the episode: In Flanders Fields by John McCrae Doctor Wu by Steely Dan Cowboy Bebop Frank Frazetta - animator Top Secret movie Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Get Smart tv show The Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser Wooster and Jeeves Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville Babylon 5

The story of a female vampire, a femme fatale, a girl who just one day walks into a photographer's studio and wants to do some modelling. Get my audiobooks at an insane deal. London Horror Stories  https://mailchi.mp/tonywalker/london-horror-stories (https://mailchi.mp/tonywalker/london-horror-stories) If you want to say thank you for all the stories please don't buy me a coffee (I'm wired enough), buy a book!  Get an ebook here:  https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-haunting-of-tullabeg (https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-haunting-of-tullabeg) Get a paperback here:  https://www.bookdepository.com/Haunting-Tullabeg-Tony-Walker/9798736978946 (https://www.bookdepository.com/Haunting-Tullabeg-Tony-Walker/9798736978946) Join my mailing list and get a download: https://bit.ly/dalstonvampire (https://bit.ly/dalstonvampire) Music By The Heartwood Institute https://bit.ly/somecomeback (https://bit.ly/somecomeback) Fritz Leiber Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr was born in 1910 in Chicago, Illinois and died in San Francisco, California in 1992 when he was 81. His parents were actors and when he was a child he toured with them when they were acting. He got his degree in 1932 in psychology and then after graduating went to be a minister in the Episcopal Church. But didn't finish and went back to do postgraduate studies in philosophy. He is best known for his fantasy, horror and science fiction stories but he was also a chess master. He was one of he fathers of the Sword & Sorcery genre along with Robert E Howard and Michael Moorcock and it was Leiber who coined the term. His early career was as an actor, following in his parents' footsteps. But he did write some stories. His literary career seems to have been spurred on when he entered into correspondence with H P Lovecraft in 1936 (Lovecraft died in 1937) and he published his first Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser sword and sorcery story in 1939 in a pulp magazine.  He had been a pacifist but when the Second World War broke out he was convinced that the struggle against fascism was worth fighting and he went to work for Douglas Aircraft corporation but still wrote fiction. He married Jonquil Stephens in 1936 and she died in 1969.  Leiber had a life-long battle with alcoholism and long period of addiction to barbiturates was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Despite the success of his novels he was extremely poor and lived in a down at heel hotel surrounded by bookshelves with a manual typewriter.  Things looked up towards the end of his life when he began to get royalty checks from TSR who were the publishers of the successful Dungeons & Dragons games and who had licensed his work. Leiber died in 1992 of a stroke but he married Margo Skinner in the last year of his life The Girl With The Hungry Eyes Lieber published this story in 1949 and it was made into an episode of The Night Gallery in 1972 and has been made into a film twice, once in 1967 and then in 1995. It was also the title of a. Son by Jefferson Starship in 1979 on their album Freedom at Point Zero. Our protagonist is a down at heel commercial photographer when The Girl seeks him out. Is this an act of philanthropy ? In fact as deadly as she is to all other men who covet her she seems to have a soft spot for our photographer and let's him live, repeatedly rebuffing his attempts to engage in fatal lovemaking.  This seems a very male story. It is uncomfortable to read after the #MeToo revelations because it suggests that slapping the chops off The Girl would be an appropriate and even positive thing to do and that making a pass at a girl in an empty office is exactly what all men would and should do. She is the only female in the story, and she is an archetype. She is a vampire and she punishes these men for their covetous lust but all the same they seem like poor saps driven to lust after her by their impulses. Again the suggestion is Support this podcast

A Thousand Quests and A Hundred Lifetimes is a powered by the Apocalypse roleplaying game about mismatched fantasy heroes in the vein of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. It uses the Trust System, similar to other 2 player / 1 GM games My Partner the Ghost and Team-Up. This is session we create characters and get the story underway.

2:13:22 – Frank in New Jersey and New York City, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Bantam, Tente, brisk morning, weird sweater, Fotomat, Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser, listeners in other worlds, 500 wins with Hunter, volcano erupts on the Canary Island of La Palma, my pet theory, black cubes, a mid-level cosmic being stumbling in the […]

2:13:22 – Frank in New Jersey and New York City, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Bantam, Tente, brisk morning, weird sweater, Fotomat, Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser, listeners in other worlds, 500 wins with Hunter, volcano erupts on the Canary Island of La Palma, my pet theory, black cubes, a mid-level cosmic being stumbling in the […]

2:36:00 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Telepresence, going to work in NYC, noise pollution, Woodsy Owl, detour, celebrity liquor, astral travel, Times Square, old bus stop and comic shop, Simple, Contact, ramen, depressing seating areas, Grand Central, Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser, commercial interior design, Rock & Rule (1983), […]

2:36:00 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Telepresence, going to work in NYC, noise pollution, Woodsy Owl, detour, celebrity liquor, astral travel, Times Square, old bus stop and comic shop, Simple, Contact, ramen, depressing seating areas, Grand Central, Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser, commercial interior design, Rock & Rule (1983), […]

3:21:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Crash the blue mason jar, water damage, power washing, TV Guide article “The UHF Gamble: Is it Paying Off?” (from Dec. 11-17, 1965), O. K. Crackerby! Promotional Spot – Burl Ives (1965), rooftop bar, The Knight and Knave of Swords (Saga of Fafhrd and the […]

3:21:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Crash the blue mason jar, water damage, power washing, TV Guide article “The UHF Gamble: Is it Paying Off?” (from Dec. 11-17, 1965), O. K. Crackerby! Promotional Spot – Burl Ives (1965), rooftop bar, The Knight and Knave of Swords (Saga of Fafhrd and the […]

Jason Ray Carney joins us to discuss Fritz Leiber's "The Big Time", urban modernism, Lovecraft's fear of the other, period slang, the time travel genre, deeply traumatized protagonists, Leiber's understanding of language, being the Black Svengali to one's Trilby, unity of time and space, Conan vs Fafhrd, chronomancy, and much more!

From sweat and steel, from Fafhrd, Beowulf, and Conan himself to... a smiling Elf barbarian in piggy tails wearing a skirt! WHAT? We talk the Path of Wild Magic and why Barbarians shouldn't dress like Sailor Moon. Tell us what you think about this episode and gaming in general. If you're interested in a certain topic let us know, we'll do an episode on it! If you don't have a message spell memorized, you can leave us a voice message on our Anchor page or on any of the following social media platforms: On Facebook: >>https://www.facebook.com/TheDungeonMastersDojo >https://twitter.com/DungeonDojo>TheDungeonMastersDojo@Gmail.com >https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDMD

John and Jack have our second casual conversation episode and talk about a fun variety of things: Fafhrd and the … More

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we walk the shadowy streets of Lankhmar: City of Adventure, one of the greatest RPG city sourcebooks. Based on the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories by Fritz Leiber, Lankhmar is both a city and a larger campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons (using a modified character creation system) that captures the atmosphere of the original stories. The real genius of the book is the approach to the city, which uses modular geomorphs for the tangled and ever-changing back alleys. We also talk a bit about Leiber, his Lankhmar co-creator Otto Fischer and the stories themselves, which form one of the biggest influences on early Dungeons & Dragons. * * * New discount code from our friends at Noble Knight! Use INDIERPG at checkout in store or online for $5 off purchases $25 and more. This one runs from September 14 through October 5. Maybe you can snag a copy of Stormbringer! Hang out with us on the Vintage RPG Discord! If  you dig what we do, join us on the Vintage RPG Patreon for more roleplaying fun and surprises! Patrons keep us going! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast! Available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and your favorite podcast clients. Send questions, comments or corrections to info@vintagerpg.com. Follow Vintage RPG on Instagram, Tumblr and Facebook. Learn more at the Vintage RPG FAQ. Follow Stu Horvath, John McGuire, VintageRPG and Unwinnable on Twitter. Intro music by George Collazo. The Vintage RPG illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter. Tune in next week for the next episode. Until then, may the dice always roll in your favor!

It's just Banes, Tantz and me today, chatting about the important topic of continuity! How do you maintain it, what continuity errors have you made, what continuity errors have you noticed in media? What's the difference between character continuity, story continuity and chronological continuity? - Something you notice when you watch or read a series in chronological order that was were NOT produced or meant to be viewed that way. A good example of that is the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. If you read those in the series order, say all the Witch books, Wizard books, Guard books etc as concurrent series then the “Discworld” stops making any sense because Pratchett's writing and the character of the world changed radically over the time that he was writing it. The Discworld was a massively different place in his later books from the wild, chaotic, sexy sword and sorcery spoof it started out as… in later novels it becomes a far more serious and ordered, well defined place that's basically a fantasy steampunk version of Dickensian 19th century London, with a taste of Northern England, Greece, Italy and Egypt and other places thrown in for flavour. It covers serious topics in a philosophical and humorous way, a little left wing and a little righteous. In earlier stories the world leans more to spoofs of popular fantasy tropes from Fritz Leiber's famous Fafhrd and Grey Mouser books, Robert E Howard's Conan, Anne McCaffery's Pern, JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and so on. So that if you read them in any order than which they were published the continuity of the world won't make sense. Similarly if you watch the Star Wars Prequels before the original trilogy you run into the same sorts of issues… Then of course there are the continuity errors you make as a creator. Usually it's because you took too long to make a page and failed to read forward over the new scripted pages and back over what you'd already done. I run into that all the time! What are your worst continuity mistakes? Special mention of Marvel's Mark Gruenwald who looked after continuity from them in a big way back in the day (Apparently). This week Gunwallace has given us the theme entitled “How to Half Ass a Theme to How to Half Ass Porn Webcomics” For: How to Half Ass Porn Webcomics the Tanza Late Way - This one is a slow started but as soon as it takes off it lets its full groovy glory show, dancing to the sounds of a wiry electric guitar dressed in a batik kaftan and brown corduroy fares, incense smoke swirling around, noxious and enveloping like the sounds of this cool little tune. Topics and shownotes Links Banes Newspost on Continuity - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2020/jul/22/continuity/ Featured comic: Goddard and Grey - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2020/jul/21/featured-comic-goddard-and-grey/ Featured music: How to Half Ass Porn Webcomics the Tanza Late Way - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/How_to_Half_Ass_Porn_Webcomics_the_Tanza_Late_Way/, by Arspitzer, rated A. Special thanks to: Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/ Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/ VIDEO exclusive! Become a subscriber on the $5 level and up to see our weekly Patreon video and get our advertising perks! - https://www.patreon.com/DrunkDuck Even at $1 you get your name with a link on the front page and a mention in the weekend newsposts!

Ray and Angus stroll the streets of Lankhmar and report back on their findings! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Please share your impressions once you have read: Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser: Cloud of Hate and Other Stories https://www.comixology.com/Fritz-Leibers-Fafhrd-and-the-Gray-Mouser-Cloud-of-Hate-and-Other-Stories/digital-comic/390847 In 1973, industry titan Denny O'Neil joined master artists Howard Chaykin and Walt Simonson to adapt stories starring Fritz Leiber's timeless fantasy characters, the barbarian Fafhrd and the nimble rogue the Gray Mouser. Leave a message via the anchor app at Kirby's Kids. www.anchor.fm/kirbyskids Join the Community Discussions https://mewe.com/join/kirbyskids Please join us down on the Comics Reading Trail in 2020 http://www.kirbyskids.com/2019/11/holiday-special-kirbys-kids-giving.html For detailed show notes and past episodes please visit www.kirbyskids.com

This episode is entirely about the world building in Bill Ricardi's fantasy story, Another Stupid Spell.For more information on Bill Ricardi, check out his website.I don't have a website, but I do have a blog.Theme music is by Hannah Ausband Scheidt.If you’d like to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon.My wife's podcast is called Sincerely, Someone Else.Authors interested in appearing in this podcast can reach out at thinktoinkpodcast@gmail.comToday's fun stuff is Youtuber Hello Future MeThings that we talk about in this episode:Fafhrd and the Grey MouserOn WritingPeaches by Presidents of the United States

Welcome to Comics Archeology! What started out as a segment during our reviews of graphic novels has now turned into a series and to start us off we will be doing a deep dive into Appendix N this month. We will first ask the question 'What is Appendix N?'. Then in following episodes we will shine a light on Appendix N author's influence on comics, comics' influence on Dungeons & Dragons, and finally Dungeons & Dragons' influence on comics. During this exploration we hope to uncover some insights as to why popular fantasy and science fiction literature, comics, and role playing games just go well together and are culturally one. We hope you enjoy this latest exploration! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Please join us this month for our reads: March is APPENDIX N MONTH and we are celebrating with Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser: Cloud of Hate and Other Stories - Dennis O’Neil https://www.comixology.com/Fritz-Leibers-Fafhrd-and-the-Gray-Mouser-Cloud-of-Hate-and-Other-Stories/digital-comic/390847 In 1973, industry titan Denny O'Neil joined master artists Howard Chaykin and Walt Simonson to adapt stories starring Fritz Leiber's timeless fantasy characters, the barbarian Fafhrd and the nimble rogue the Gray Mouser. Now, for the first time ever, Dark Horse Books is collecting all of those exciting tales of swords and devilry into one handsome collection! Drawn by Howard Chaykin and Walt Simonson! Bonus story penciled by Jim Starlin! Discussion Schedule: March 6th - Sword of Sorcery #1 March 13th - Sword of Sorcery #2 & #3 March 20th - Sword of Sorcery #4 & #5 The Comic Book Character Of The Month for March is Drizzt Do'Urden! We will be reading: Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Vol. 1: Homeland https://www.comixology.com/Dungeons-Dragons-The-Legend-of-Drizzt-Vol-1-Homeland/digital-comic/189898 Adapting the famous series by R.A. Salvatore, beginning with Book 1 of the Dark Elf Trilogy, Homeland. Travel back to strange and exotic Menzoberranzan, the vast city of the Drow and homeland to Icewind Dale hero Drizzt Do'Urden. The young prince of a royal house, Drizzt grows to maturity in the vile world of his dark kin. Possessing honor beyond the scope of his unprincipled society, young Drizzt faces an inevitable dilemma. Can he live in a world that rejects integrity? Discussion Schedule: March 4th - Chapter 1 March 11th - Chapter 2 March 18th - Chapter 3 Leave a message via the anchor app at Kirby's Kids. www.anchor.fm/kirbyskids Join the Community Discussions https://mewe.com/join/kirbyskids Please join us down on the Comics Reading Trail in 2020 http://www.kirbyskids.com/2019/11/holiday-special-kirbys-kids-giving.html For detailed show notes and past episodes please visit www.kirbyskids.com

Fritz Leiber is probably best known to fantasy fans as the creator of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, but he was also an accomplished author across a myriad of pulp formats. In his 1943 novel Conjure Wife, he creates a world that is only modern on its surface, where behind every great academic is an equally great witch. When sociologist Norman Saylor discovers his wife's occult activities, he convinces her to stop her conjuration. Shortly thereafter, a series of terrible coincidences--or is it black magic?--start to turn his world upside down. What are the risks of being the big bohemian on campus? What are some of the ways authors keep magic magical in their stories and stop if from being just another form of science? What do this book's witches think about astrology? And what is up with the sexy college gown striptease? All these questions and more will be answered in this episode of Bad Books for Bad People. BBfBP theme song by True Creature  Find us at BadBooksBadPeople.com, on Twitter @badbooksbadppl, Instagram @badbooksbadpeople and on Facebook. You can discover where to get all the books featured on Bad Books for Bad People on our About Page.

No survey of weird literature would be complete without mentioning Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951). As with all masters of the genre, Blackwood's take on the weird is singular: here, it isn't the cold reaches of outer space that elicit in us a nihilistic frisson, but the vast expanses of our own planet's wild places -- especially the northern woods. In his story "The Wendigo," Blackwood combines the beliefs of the Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands with the folktales of his native Britain to weave an ensorcelling story that perfectly captures the mood of the Canadian wilderness. In this conversation, JF and Phil discuss their own experience of that wilderness growing up in Ontario. The deeper they go, the spookier things get. An episode best enjoyed in solitude, by a campfire. Header Image: "Highway 60 Passing Through the Boreal Forest in Algonquin Park" by Dimana Koralova, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Highway_60_passing_through_the_boreal_forest_in_Algonquin_Park_(September_2008).png) SHOW NOTES Glenn Gould, The Idea of North (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szgnGV4hOKU) Algernon Blackwood, "The Wendigo" (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10897/10897-h/10897-h.htm) Game of Thrones (https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones) (HBO series) Weird Studies, Episode 29: On Lovecraft (https://www.weirdstudies.com/29) H. P. Lovecraft, "Supernatural Horror in Literature" (http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/essays/shil.aspx) Edgar Allan Poe, "The Philosophy of Composition" (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69390/the-philosophy-of-composition) Fritz Leiber, [The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FafhrdandtheGrayMouser) Richard Wagner, Parsifal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsifal) David Lynch, Twin Peaks: The Return (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4093826/) Peter Heller, The River: A Novel (https://www.amazon.com/River-novel-Peter-Heller/dp/0525521879) The Killing of Tim McLean (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tim_McLean) (July 30, 2008) Weird Studies, Episode 3: Ecstasy, Sin, and "The White People" (https://www.weirdstudies.com/3) Mysterious Universe: Strange and Terrifying Encounters with Skinwalkers (https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/11/strange-and-terrifying-encounters-with-skinwalkers/) Jacques Vallée, Passport to Magonia: On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds (https://www.amazon.com/Passport-Magonia-Folklore-Parallel-Worlds/dp/0809237962) Graham Harman, Weird Realism: Lovecraft and Philosophy (https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Realism-Philosophy-Graham-Harman-ebook/dp/B009ODXIH6) Arthur Machen, Hieroglyphics: A Note Upon Ecstasy (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40241)

Italian Renaissance sword fighting expert and author Guy Windsor takes over the Dream Tower all the way from England with the help of that mutinous little bird Edgar the Raven, and this time, Robert Zoltan is on the hot seat! They converse about Robert's influences for his Rogues of Merth series ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KJZ7JKC ), the founders of modern sword and sorcery fantasy adventure, the creative process, and much more! Click here to listen: http://www.dreamtowermedia.com/podcast Join the newsletter: https://dreamtowermedia.com/contact/ SHOW NOTES: Rogues of Merth, The Adventures of Dareon and Blue, Guy Windsor, Edgar the Raven, Founders of Modern Fantasy, influences on story creation, archetypes in story, city mouse, country mouse, city boy, country boy, double acts in fiction or comedy, Fritz Leiber, Nehwon, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Robert E. Howard, Conan, Jack Vance, The Dying Earth, Michael Moorcock, Elric, The Eternal Champion Cycle, C.L. Moore, Catherine Moore, Jirel of Joiry, Northwest Smith, difference between imitation and inspiration, the deep sources of inspiration, the conceptual mind versus the instinctual, why Blue is blue, Native American archetype, The Blue Lamp, Voyage to the End of Time, One Night in Merth, Sails on Scarlet Sands, Citadel of the Seven Doors, inspiration for stories from actual life, theater, bubble stories and episodes, Shakespeare, The Globe Theater, The Twilight Theater, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, sailing, ship adventures, Alan Villiers, Sons of Sindbad, arab dhow, Northern Africa, Freya Stark, The Southern Gates of Arabia, Flaubert in Egypt, late 19th and early 20th Century travel memoirs, alternate universes, alternate dimensions, alternate selves, physics, surreal dreamlike settings, heroes seeking the meaning of life, interludes, experimental novel, poetry, Francois Villon, poetry, The Recollections and Admonitions of Dareon Vin, writing in non-chronological order, A Night in the Library, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Scyell, audiobook dramas, audio dramas, audio the next big thing in storytelling, audio is actually the oldest way of storytelling, medieval armored combat, graphic design, illustrations in books, Kiplying Just So Stories, games, gaming, game figures, Fiore dei Liberi, The Flower of Battle, fencing, game printing on demand, The Characteristics of Games, Frazetta chess set, ancient Persian figures, deserts are great places to get lost in, Red Rock Canyon, feeling in the solar plexus, spiritual experiences, Satori experiences, The Farmer’s Daughter, young woman, white wolf, dreams, You Can’t Push the River Faster Than It’s Meant to Go, waiting for the story, mysterious unconscious creative process, channeling from the subconscious or the collective unconscious Rogues of Merth Book 2, grace, being in the present moment, an act of violence against your story and yourself, doing the work, The Diamond Stars, write what you would want to read by your favorite authors, write stories because you want to read them, Paul Andersen, The Lord of the Rings, love of the land, love of nature, Fellowship of the Ring, write what you know and love, maps, Plemora, California, Northern Africa, the Mediterranean, Persia, Stronger Than Blood, amber, It Never Rains in California, synchronicity, coincidence of events, sense of wonder in the world, sense of mystery, the truly mysterious, the numinous, not being afraid to let the wondrous mystery of life in, Joseph Campbell, art that is transparent to transcendence, writing something that has value and meaning as a doorway to joy or mystery or bliss, childhood.

This Pulp Event Podcast features "Two Sought Adventure." It's a look at the 80 years of Fritz Leiber's characters Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Presenting are Jason Aiken and Morgan Holmes. The talk was recorded on Aug. 15, 2019, at PulpFest 2019, in Pittsburgh Pa.

From Conan to Elric to Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser to Thieves’ World, the stories of sword and sorcery fantasy have been seminal in defining fantasy gaming. But what about the games based on those stories? What makes the genre different than other types of fantasy gaming? What kind of stories can you tell in the genre? This week, Richard Baker and John Dunn join us to discuss exactly that. (Originally released on February 22, 2016) Full show notes and current content available at http://gamerstavernshow.com

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00:01 Introduction; 00:10 Hitting the ground hurts; 00:20 A game that includes Monster; 00:35 A game that includes Claws; 01:25 Michigan politics and finance; 02:15 Suffrage game; 04:05 The right person to approach a subject; 05:00 Tobacco game; 05:15 Shackleton game; 05:35 Abstracts; 07:00 Two player shenanigans train game; 07:35 Multiplayer train game series; 07:55 The Winsome Question; 09:20 The future of Hollandspiele; 10:35 Cats and dogs; 12:25 Solo games for 2019; 14:35 We miss Ania; 16:25 Tom's compensation; 16:40 Release schedule; 19:00 Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser; 21:05 Shields & Swords Ancients update; 21:55 Favorite films; 23:00 The first time we met; 23:30 The pillow story.

In this episode, Rogues in the House takes a look at everyone's Sword and Sorcery duo. The Rogues take a stroll on the mean streets of Lankhmar discussing "Ill Meet in Lankhmar" and the impact Fafhrd and Mouse had on the SnS genre. Note: This was originally recorded as episode 4.5. Due to scheduling, it is being posted as Short Swords episode 5.5.

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Special guest Joey Royale of Drinking & Dragons joins us to discuss Fritz Leiber’s Swords in the Mist! (Please also see the Episode 3 and Episode 18 show notes for additional information about the saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser) Swords in the Mist (Ace Books, 1968) by Fritz Leiber was originally published in paperback as the third book in Ace Books’ complete seven volume saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. The stories is this volume are “The Cloud of Hate” (1963), “Lean Times in Lankhmar” (1959), “Their Mistress, the Sea” (1968), “When the Sea-King’s Away” (1960), “The Wrong Branch” (1968), and “Adept’s Gambit” (1947). “Adept’s Gambit” was the very first Fafhrd and Gray Mouser story written in 1936, only to be rejected for publication in Weird Tales magazine. It did not appear in print until after World War II in the hardcover collection Night’s Black Agents (Arkham House, 1947). H.P. Lovecraft himself read “Adept’s Gambit” in manuscript after Leiber’s wife Jonquil opened a correspondence between the Leibers and Lovecraft that lasted until Lovecraft’s death in early 1937. Lovecraft became a great champion of “Adept’s Gambit”, calling it “remarkably fine & distinctive bit of cosmic fantasy”. The draft that Lovecraft read and critiqued is now lost, but we do know that Leiber removed the overt Cthulhu Mythos references in the story and eventually created the world of Nehwon rather than continuing to set Fafhrd and the Mouser’s adventures in the Mediterranean and Near East of Antiquity. The other particularly notable story in Swords in the Mist is “Lean Times in Lankhmar”, which was originally commissioned by Cele Goldsmith for the all-Leiber November 1959 issue of Fantastic magazine. Leiber’s career had hit the doldrums in mid-1950s partly due to alcohol problems, so Goldsmith’s commissioning of “Lean Times in Lankhmar” was significant step in bringing back Fafhrd and the Mouser. New tales of Nehwon would appear regularly after that up until the late 1980s, enshrining the Twain as Leiber’s most beloved creations. Jeffrey Catherine Jones provided the cover art for Swords in the Mist, opting to create an overall mood of mystery and epic adventure rather than a literal depiction of a scene from any of the stories. Once again though, the trade dress of later printings constrained and compromised the overall effect: TSR continued to hold the role-playing game license for Lankhmar during the 1990s, publishing the following adventures for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition: LNA1: Thieves of Lankhmar (1990), LNA2: Newhon (1990), LNA3: Prince of Lankhmar (1991), LNQ1: Slayers of Lankhmar (1992), LNR1: Wonders of Lankhmar (1990), and LNR2: Tales of Lankhmar (1991). Additionally, Lankhmar: City of Adventure was updated for AD&D 2E in 1993 and it was followed by the sourcebook Rogues in Lankhmar in 1995. TSR’s last Lankhmar product was the boxed set Fritz Leiber’s Lankhmar: The New Adventures of Fafhrd and Gray Mouser (1996), which was both a campaign setting and a stand-alone game featuring a stripped-down version of the AD&D 2E ruleset. TSR self-destructed shortly thereafter in 1997 so that was the end of Lankhmar in Dungeons & Dragons. That wasn’t the end of Fafhrd and the Mouser’s adventures in roleplaying though, but once again that’s a story for another day…. Reading Resources: Swords in the Mist (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Book 3) (trade paperback/Kindle ebook) Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser publication order reading list - Michael Curtis and the Goodman Games crew have compiled an original publication order reading list for the DCC Lankhmar Kickstarter, helpfully highlighting stories they consider “essential reading”. Additional Reading: Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser: Cloud of Hate and Other Stories collects the 1973 DC Comics series Sword of Sorcery, featuring adaptations and original tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by comics legends Denny O'Neil, Howard Chaykin, Walt Simonson, and Jim Starlin.

Swords Against Death (Ace Books, 1970) by Fritz Leiber was originally published in paperback as part of Ace Books’ complete seven volume saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Although Swords Against Death is second in the series chronology, it was actually the fifth book published. The stories is this volume are “The Circle Curse” (1970), “The Jewels in the Forest” (1939), “Thieves’ House” (1943), “The Bleak Shore” (1940), “The Howling Tower” (1941), “The Sunken Land” (1942), “The Seven Black Priests” (1953), “Claws from the Night” (1951), “The Price of Pain-Ease” (1970), and “Bazaar of the Bizarre” (1963). “The Jewels in the Forest” was the very first Fafhrd and Gray Mouser story to appear in print, under its original title “Two Sought Adventure” in Unknown magazine in 1939. The subsequent four stories also appeared in Unknown, which was cancelled in 1943 due to wartime paper shortages. A further handful of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories including “Claws from the Night” and “The Seven Black Priests” trickled out over the next two decades. In 1957 all of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories to date except “Adept’s Gambit” (1936/1947) were collected in the Gnome Press hardcover Two Sought Adventure. This collection was later expanded to provide the spine of Swords Against Death.

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Swords and Deviltry (Ace Books, 1970) by Fritz Leiber was originally published in paperback as part of Ace Books’ complete seven volume saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Although Swords and Deviltry is first in the series chronology, it was actually the fourth book published. Leiber and his lifelong friend Harry Otto Fischer created Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser in an exchange of letters in 1934, basing the pair loosely on their own friendship, with Fischer as the diminutive Mouser and Leiber as the towering Fafhrd. The first story featuring the Twain (as they are often called) to appear in print was “Two Sought Adventure” AKA “The Jewels in the Forest” in 1939 in Unknown magazine. A handful of further Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories trickled out over the next two decades until Cele Goldsmith commissioned brand-new stories for Fantastic magazine starting in 1959, which lead to the Ace paperback collections of the late 1960s. Other than the continued interest in Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories, this new appreciation of Leiber’s fantasy fiction was one of the biggest contributors to the sword and sorcery renaissance of the 1960s. In fact, Leiber is credited with coining the term “sword and sorcery” in 1961 when Michael Moorcock called for a name for the type of fantasy fiction that Howard, Leiber and others were coming to exemplify. By the time Swords and Deviltry was published Leiber had been writing tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser for over 30 years, but it is only in this book that he revealed their full origins in the stories “Induction” (1957), “The Snow Women” (1970), “The Unholy Grail” (1962), and “Ill-Met in Lankhmar” (1970). Swords and Deviltry featured a typically moody Jeffrey Catherine Jones cover, although the effect is compromised by the trade dress of later printings: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser’s gaming history actually predates their first publication, as Leiber and Fischer created a complex three-dimensional board game in 1937 to amuse themselves and help them visualize the Twain’s stomping grounds of the city of Lankhmar and the world of Nehwon. This game was later re-developed and published by TSR as Lankhmar in 1976. Leiber and Fischer weren’t mere hands-off IP licensors, however. Leiber would contribute a witty conversation with Fafhrd and the Mouser about wargaming in the very first issue of The Dragon (1976), followed by the short story “Sea Magic” in issue 11 (1977). Fischer’s short story “The Childhood and Youth of The Gray Mouser” then appeared in issue 18 (1978). Lawrence Shick and Tom Moldvay gave Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser their first Advanced Dungeons & Dragons write-up in issue 27 of The Dragon (1979). The Twain and various other denizens of Nehwon were given a whole chapter in James M. Ward’s and Robert J. Kuntz’s Deities & Demigods (1980), with memorably gritty illustrations by Jennell Jaquays. Future notes on the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser series will cover later TSR Lankhmar publications, post-TSR licensees and other games that have been directly influenced by the city of Lankhmar. Stay tuned!

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 41 - Adept's Gambit by Fritz Leiber   www.nobleknight.com   Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia   introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)   “Adept's Gambit” first appeared in Night's Black Agents published 1947 by Arkham House   and later in Swords is the Mist first published 1968 by Ace Books third of seven volumes   Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com twitter - @jeff_wik   Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn   Geoffrey Winngdwinn@comcast.net      

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 41 - Adept’s Gambit by Fritz Leiber   www.nobleknight.com   Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia   introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)   “Adept’s Gambit” first appeared in Night’s Black Agents published 1947 by Arkham House   and later in Swords is the Mist first published 1968 by Ace Books third of seven volumes   Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com twitter - @jeff_wik   Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn   Geoffrey Winngdwinn@comcast.net      

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 41 - Adept’s Gambit by Fritz Leiber   www.nobleknight.com   Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia   introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)   “Adept’s Gambit” first appeared in Night’s Black Agents published 1947 by Arkham House   and later in Swords is the Mist first published 1968 by Ace Books third of seven volumes   Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com twitter - @jeff_wik   Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn   Geoffrey Winngdwinn@comcast.net      

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 41 - Adept’s Gambit by Fritz Leiber   www.nobleknight.com   Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia   introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)   “Adept’s Gambit” first appeared in Night’s Black Agents published 1947 by Arkham House   and later in Swords is the Mist first published 1968 by Ace Books third of seven volumes   Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com twitter - @jeff_wik   Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn   Geoffrey Winngdwinn@comcast.net      

Return to Nehwon for two more tales of thrilling adventure with Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. Whether on the high seas or in the big city, these two can't seem to escape danger.   www.nobleknight.com   Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.[b] With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia   introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)   Fafhrd was based on Leiber himself; Grey Mouser based on Harry Otter Fischer notable for growing, taking on more responsibilities, getting married, etc.   Two Sought Adventure published 1957 by Gnome Press   Swords Against Death first published 1970 by Ace Books second of seven volumes   “The Sunken Land” - 1942, Unknown “Thieves' House” - 1943, Unknown   My guests: Darcy Ross website - http://www.gnomestew.com and http://www.contessa.rocks   Jeremiah McCoy websites - http://jeremiahmccoy.com & http://thebasicsofthegame.wordpress.com   Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com email - jeffwik@gmail.com   Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn   Email us with your comments!   http://www.thetomeshow.com thetomeshow@gmail.com        

Return to Nehwon for two more tales of thrilling adventure with Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. Whether on the high seas or in the big city, these two can’t seem to escape danger.   www.nobleknight.com   Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.[b] With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia   introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)   Fafhrd was based on Leiber himself; Grey Mouser based on Harry Otter Fischer notable for growing, taking on more responsibilities, getting married, etc.   Two Sought Adventure published 1957 by Gnome Press   Swords Against Death first published 1970 by Ace Books second of seven volumes   “The Sunken Land” - 1942, Unknown “Thieves’ House” - 1943, Unknown   My guests: Darcy Ross website - http://www.gnomestew.com and http://www.contessa.rocks   Jeremiah McCoy websites - http://jeremiahmccoy.com & http://thebasicsofthegame.wordpress.com   Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com email - jeffwik@gmail.com   Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn   Email us with your comments!   http://www.thetomeshow.com thetomeshow@gmail.com        

Return to Nehwon for two more tales of thrilling adventure with Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. Whether on the high seas or in the big city, these two can’t seem to escape danger.   www.nobleknight.com   Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.[b] With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia   introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)   Fafhrd was based on Leiber himself; Grey Mouser based on Harry Otter Fischer notable for growing, taking on more responsibilities, getting married, etc.   Two Sought Adventure published 1957 by Gnome Press   Swords Against Death first published 1970 by Ace Books second of seven volumes   “The Sunken Land” - 1942, Unknown “Thieves’ House” - 1943, Unknown   My guests: Darcy Ross website - http://www.gnomestew.com and http://www.contessa.rocks   Jeremiah McCoy websites - http://jeremiahmccoy.com & http://thebasicsofthegame.wordpress.com   Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com email - jeffwik@gmail.com   Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn   Email us with your comments!   http://www.thetomeshow.com thetomeshow@gmail.com        

Return to Nehwon for two more tales of thrilling adventure with Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. Whether on the high seas or in the big city, these two can’t seem to escape danger.   www.nobleknight.com   Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.[b] With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia   introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)   Fafhrd was based on Leiber himself; Grey Mouser based on Harry Otter Fischer notable for growing, taking on more responsibilities, getting married, etc.   Two Sought Adventure published 1957 by Gnome Press   Swords Against Death first published 1970 by Ace Books second of seven volumes   “The Sunken Land” - 1942, Unknown “Thieves’ House” - 1943, Unknown   My guests: Darcy Ross website - http://www.gnomestew.com and http://www.contessa.rocks   Jeremiah McCoy websites - http://jeremiahmccoy.com & http://thebasicsofthegame.wordpress.com   Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com email - jeffwik@gmail.com   Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn   Email us with your comments!   http://www.thetomeshow.com thetomeshow@gmail.com        

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 35 - Tales of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser by Fritz Leiber, Part 1 Three tales of thrilling adventure from the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy. Join the most famous duo in swords and sorcery literature as they search for treasure and travel to the ends of the earth. www.nobleknight.com Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.[b] With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) Fafhrd was based on Leiber himself; Grey Mouser based on Harry Otter Fischer notable for growing, taking on more responsibilities, getting married, etc. Two Sought Adventure published 1957 by Gnome Press Swords Against Death first published 1970 by Ace Books second of seven volumes “The Jewels in the Forest” 1939 — original title “Two Sought Adventure” “The Bleak Shore” 1940 “The Howling Tower” 1941 My guests: Peter Foxhoven website - http://www.cromcountthedead.com Jeremiah McCoy websites - http://jeremiahmccoy.com & http://thebasicsofthegame.wordpress.com Chris Constantin Dark Revelations the Roleplaying Game - http://drevrpg.com Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com email - jeffwik@gmail.com Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn Email us with your comments! http://www.thetomeshow.com thetomeshow@gmail.com

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 35 - Tales of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser by Fritz Leiber, Part 1 Three tales of thrilling adventure from the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy. Join the most famous duo in swords and sorcery literature as they search for treasure and travel to the ends of the earth. www.nobleknight.com Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.[b] With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) Fafhrd was based on Leiber himself; Grey Mouser based on Harry Otter Fischer notable for growing, taking on more responsibilities, getting married, etc. Two Sought Adventure published 1957 by Gnome Press Swords Against Death first published 1970 by Ace Books second of seven volumes “The Jewels in the Forest” 1939 — original title “Two Sought Adventure” “The Bleak Shore” 1940 “The Howling Tower” 1941 My guests: Peter Foxhoven website - http://www.cromcountthedead.com Jeremiah McCoy websites - http://jeremiahmccoy.com & http://thebasicsofthegame.wordpress.com Chris Constantin Dark Revelations the Roleplaying Game - http://drevrpg.com Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com email - jeffwik@gmail.com Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn Email us with your comments! http://www.thetomeshow.com thetomeshow@gmail.com

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 35 - Tales of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser by Fritz Leiber, Part 1 Three tales of thrilling adventure from the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy. Join the most famous duo in swords and sorcery literature as they search for treasure and travel to the ends of the earth. www.nobleknight.com Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.[b] With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) Fafhrd was based on Leiber himself; Grey Mouser based on Harry Otter Fischer notable for growing, taking on more responsibilities, getting married, etc. Two Sought Adventure published 1957 by Gnome Press Swords Against Death first published 1970 by Ace Books second of seven volumes “The Jewels in the Forest” 1939 — original title “Two Sought Adventure” “The Bleak Shore” 1940 “The Howling Tower” 1941 My guests: Peter Foxhoven website - http://www.cromcountthedead.com Jeremiah McCoy websites - http://jeremiahmccoy.com & http://thebasicsofthegame.wordpress.com Chris Constantin Dark Revelations the Roleplaying Game - http://drevrpg.com Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com email - jeffwik@gmail.com Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn Email us with your comments! http://www.thetomeshow.com thetomeshow@gmail.com

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 35 - Tales of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser by Fritz Leiber, Part 1 Three tales of thrilling adventure from the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy. Join the most famous duo in swords and sorcery literature as they search for treasure and travel to the ends of the earth. www.nobleknight.com Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992 “American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.[b] With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936 earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar 1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) Fafhrd was based on Leiber himself; Grey Mouser based on Harry Otter Fischer notable for growing, taking on more responsibilities, getting married, etc. Two Sought Adventure published 1957 by Gnome Press Swords Against Death first published 1970 by Ace Books second of seven volumes “The Jewels in the Forest” 1939 — original title “Two Sought Adventure” “The Bleak Shore” 1940 “The Howling Tower” 1941 My guests: Peter Foxhoven website - http://www.cromcountthedead.com Jeremiah McCoy websites - http://jeremiahmccoy.com & http://thebasicsofthegame.wordpress.com Chris Constantin Dark Revelations the Roleplaying Game - http://drevrpg.com Co-hosts: Jeffrey Wikstrom website - jeffwik.com email - jeffwik@gmail.com Geoffrey Winn twitter - @geoffreydwinn Email us with your comments! http://www.thetomeshow.com thetomeshow@gmail.com

This week we welcome very special guest Michael Swanwick, discussing his new 'Darger and Surplus' novel Chasing the Phoenix, the origins of the Darger and Surplus stories, his long-ago discussions with Fritz Leiber about whether the Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser stories were actually horror stories, collaborating with Eilieen Gunn, William Gibson, and others, and what it was like to  work with legendary editors Terry Carr and Gardner Dozois, plus other random-but-related topics. As always, our thanks to Michael for making the time to be on the podcast and to you for taking the time to listen to it!

Brian Thompson (@Amsci) of the podcast QUIT IT http://amateurscientist.org/ is a comedy writer (Feb 19 UCB-LA) and a self-admitted, literary nerd. We are gathered to speak fo Kurt Vonnegut, and we do, we dork out hardcore on books for the hour. I do weed off and sypathize with the witch in Tangled.  Brian goes with it and makes it all so fascinating. It's a good one. Enjoy. Feel free to DONATE again to the show. My dream is that, if you can, donate $100 over the course of the year. That's $8 a month. It just gives me cash to pay for the extraneous cost of doing the show and it REALLY makes me feel like you value the show and find it worthwile. So there's that. If you want to order TDF merch (T-shirts, CDs, Hoodies) do it where my standup schedule and links to all things are found, www.jackiekashian.com. There is also an AMAZON banner (white) on the front page that, if you go to amazon through that portal, order your stuff, I get a kickback. No additional cost to you. Very supportive. www.allthingscomedy.com is the podcast network that I'm with and there's a lot of grea pods over there if you're looking for more goodness. NOTES:Something Happened by Joseph HellerLynda Barry wrote One Hundred DemonsAllen Ginsberg wrote "Howl" and other poemsMother Night by Kurt VonnegutTimequake by Kurt Vonnegut11/22/63 by Stephen KingKilgore Trout was in 7 booksThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence SterneTristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (movie 2005)Paycheck with Ben Affleck (movie 2003)I don't know what syndrome I was talking about. can't find it.Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyFirebombing of DresdenWhy We Fight series directed by Frank Capra Bluebeard by Kurt VonnegutOut of the Silent Planet and Perelandra by CS LewisTangled  - Rapunzel not Rumplestiltskinwww.fanfiction.netComepetitive Erotic Fan Fiction - I did ep #15Saga/Y the Last Man by Brian K. VaughnRobert HeinleinFritz Leiber wrote Fafhrd and Grey Mouser CollectionGeorge Saunders wrote "Tenth of November"Lois McMaster Bujold writes both space opera and fantasyAnne McCaffrey wrote the Dragonrider SeriesIain Banks wrote Player of GamesIrredeemable/Incorruptible by Mark Waid from Boom! comicsChronicle (movie 2012) CREDITSMike Ruekberg composed and sings (with Sarah Cohen) the theme song.Patrick Brady fixes the audio and complies the teaser videos on youtubeVimos fixes my website and has his own podcasts, including The Green Room Bonus track (on apps for iPhone/Android) and also, free, for some reason, at tdf.libsyn.com. It's Andy and I discussing the show for a minute.

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser was originally published in the early 90s as part of Marvel’s Epic imprint. Drawn by Mike Mignola (of Hellboy fame) and adapted by Howard Chaykin from the classic sword and sorcery stories by Fritz Leiber, these stories heavily influenced an entire generation of fantasy, from novels of Terry Pratchett to Dungeons and […]

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Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: John "Scooter" Weaver In this episode we create a burgeoning city full of humans making its way in the world on the edge of three nonhuman lands. In this fantasy world, the human kingdoms do all they can to get a leg-up on their competition, and political backstabbing is the norm. And all the while, the elves, dwarves and orcs watch them as they move closer and closer to danger.RECOMMENDATIONS: Jim recommends Trader Tales: Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell. Jon recommends Giant in the Playground & Order of the Stick.Mentioned in this Episode:Dungeons & DragonsThieves' WorldFritz Leiber / Fafhrd & the Gray MouserBlack Hills Gold RushConvicts in AustraliaDUNE / The SpiceBalance of TerrorThe Fisher KingHouses of the BloodedWicker ManBritanniaChivalry / Courtly LoveThe Bishop!LeviathanStar Trek / Kirk WomanizingDark SunChargé d'affairesHoovervilleDyson Sphere / Dyson Vacuum CleanersLowe'sStilgar / House Atreides / Muad'dibPresidio / The PresidioSolomon's Porch / ColonnadePrimate / Metropolitan / MagisteriumCaratacusLichMagusNathan Lowell / Quarter ShareGiant in the Playground / Order of the Stick Episode 18 - Accord Download

Episode 012 of the AboutSF podcast is a recording of Robin Wayne Bailey reading the Frederik Pohl short story “Let the Ants Try,” which was first published in the November, 1949 issue of Planet Stories, and has since been included in several collections and anthologies.  Mr. Bailey is the author of numerous fantasy and science fiction works, including the bestselling DragonKin series, the Frost series, the Brothers of the Dragon series, and Mr. Bailey’s Fritz Leiber-inspired Fafhrd and the Gray Mouse novel, Swords Against the Shadowland.  In addition to his numerous publications, Mr. Bailey has also dedicated years of service to the genres of fantasy and science fiction, having served on the board of directors, and as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA).  Mr. Bailey was also instrumental in the creation of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Hall of Fame. This Frederik Pohl short story was read by Mr. Bailey as part of the festivities at the 2011 Campbell Conference.

After a break due to technical and medical problems Geek Syndicate is back.   Hosted by Monts and the Newge (aka Stacey from GSN podcast Small Press Big Mouth)   David kicks off with a public health announcment before the duo get into the news News Happytime Murders - The Muppets get pulpy Legion of Super heroes - online voting (watch Stace demonstrate her DC comics ignorance) and Stace shares new cominh out of BICS Week that Was Stace continues her recap of BICS and David shares his love of the old school novel Swords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber Main I the main section this week Stace and David revist the first episode of a couple of classic geek tv series.  In this episode they look at the first episodes of X-Files and Babylon 5