On Feb 23, 2012, at 7:50 AM, Kevin Perry wrote: > I read Magician almost as soon as it had been published in paperback at the > tender age of 12 or 13 - so I've been with it for over 25 years now. What > I've loved about it is that it seems (and forgive me if I'm wrong here) to > have evolved as much, if not more, than being planned. > > For example, I've always believed that the dread Pub and Tomas met in > Darkness at Sethanon in the City was there "just because", and the later > "dread invasion" wasn't planned at the time. As a role-player myself (and > that's another reason I like the series), it's how the campaign I've been > involved with seems to have panned out (it's slightly younger than Midkemia, > but only by a couple of years), with historic events having new meaning and > import because the GM suddenly sees a connection that makes the plot work > better.
LOL. OK, not to spoil anything yet to come, but that's what I wanted you to think about the Dread. "Things are not what they seem to be." And the campaign has nothing to do with the books; remember, I put the story "500 years ago" to the game era. (Actually, it's probably morphed more into 300, but who's counting?) More on THAT dread in the last book. Best, R.E.F. ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
