"A Taxonomy of Roleplaying Utterances" (Trilemma Adventures) is an unexpected and possibly unnecessary approach to over-theorizing role-playing games, which is to say, not entirely unlike what we do here. It would be interesting to apply this taxonomy to the examples of play in various roleplaying games, in order to see which kinds of typical table-talk are covered in the manuals, and which are not.
"The Gygaxian D&D Implied Setting Recipe" (From the Sorcerer's Skull) is a handy estimation of how different ingredients from Appendix N got mixed together to create the setting for early Dungeons and Dragons adventures.
The Goodman Games website is always a good place to learn a bit more about "golden age" pulp fiction. This month, they have added reflections from two of the best adventure writers they work with:
- Harley Stroh gave an interview about Robert E. Howard (author of the Conan the Barbarian series).
- Michael Curtis wrote an article about Clark Ashton Smith, the poet-turned-horror-writer-turned-sculptor.
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