tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post7907959209306380594..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: More Poul AndersonCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-86379155608108396032008-03-07T13:51:00.000-06:002008-03-07T13:51:00.000-06:00SQT, yeah, Anderson is missed.Michelle, yep, even ...SQT, yeah, Anderson is missed.<BR/><BR/>Michelle, yep, even if I didn't play D and D, I found other creative ways to waste time. And a lot of folks had a lot of fun through him.<BR/><BR/>Duke Scoob, yes, Lana's comment really turned things on their heads.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-56050122192722343812008-03-06T21:27:00.000-06:002008-03-06T21:27:00.000-06:00Thanks for taking the time for that, Charles. It ...Thanks for taking the time for that, Charles. It lets us know up front what to expect and if it is within our individual tastes. <BR/><BR/>Based on your description, I too think I may have read one of his books, but too long ago to recall details. That being said, I'd have to say I ditto what Greg said.<BR/><BR/>Lana...that was brilliant and made me 'lol' quite literally. :DDuke Scoobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373110658138460793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-46732313236045552212008-03-06T14:22:00.000-06:002008-03-06T14:22:00.000-06:00I raise a toast to that d and d dude as well -- Go...I raise a toast to that d and d dude as well -- God knows, we need all the distractions we can get. Never played the game, but hey, I have wasted hours on Ms. Pacman Atari back in the day which can't be too healthy.Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-667315877814346142008-03-06T12:56:00.000-06:002008-03-06T12:56:00.000-06:00You know, when I read of his death in The Time, I ...You know, when I read of his death in The Time, I genuinely thought that he was the creator of dungeons and dragons my daughters used to watch every Saturday morning on the telly in the late eighties/early nineties. That was a great fun cartoon.Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349799166295592394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-74245935166088649022008-03-06T10:08:00.000-06:002008-03-06T10:08:00.000-06:00I put a post up at my blog about Gygax simply beca...I put a post up at my blog about Gygax simply because I think he was such a big influence on all role playing games--including the current video generation.<BR/><BR/>Too bad Anderson isn't around to write anymore.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-34585579431540524552008-03-06T10:04:00.000-06:002008-03-06T10:04:00.000-06:00Ivan, I grew up too early for it, and also lived i...Ivan, I grew up too early for it, and also lived in a small town. It's always a danger when folks get too obsessed with something like that. Maybe the women who read SF are "imaginative" and that makes 'em good lovers.<BR/><BR/>Lana, I'm afraid I had to laugh at that one.<BR/><BR/>Miladysa, let me know what you think if you read it.<BR/><BR/>Shauna, I may post some more on him as well. He was really an early influence on my wish to write.<BR/><BR/>Travis, I thought the one book I looked at by Gygax read too much like a D & D game and didn't have the feel of a novel.<BR/><BR/>Lisa, I bypassed the Gygax fever too, but I know many people who were influenced by him.<BR/><BR/>Crafty Green Poet, thanks for returning the favor. I still have quite a bit more poetry to get through over there, but Billy's piece I really liked.<BR/><BR/>Greg Schwartz, I bet you'd like it, and it's not hard to find.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-38180106392098138872008-03-06T09:50:00.000-06:002008-03-06T09:50:00.000-06:00I've never played D&D either, Charles. I also have...I've never played D&D either, Charles. I also have never read anything by Anderson, but I have heard of him, and since you really seem to like him, I'll have to check him. :*)Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-64247147238860784382008-03-06T06:18:00.000-06:002008-03-06T06:18:00.000-06:00I've never read anything by Anderson, but on the s...I've never read anything by Anderson, but on the strength of your description I'm gonna pick up a copy of <I>The Broken Sword</I>. Sounds like a good book.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-46721693368665979712008-03-06T03:34:00.000-06:002008-03-06T03:34:00.000-06:00Thanks for visiting my Bolts of Silk blog. I thin...Thanks for visiting my <I>Bolts of Silk</I> blog. I think I'll have to get my partner to read your blog! I think you have a lot of authors in common!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28469965027031945322008-03-05T20:58:00.000-06:002008-03-05T20:58:00.000-06:00Even though I had never heard of Gygax, I sure liv...Even though I had never heard of Gygax, I sure lived through the influence his game had on our culture. When I was in the Air Force there was a whole subculture of D&D guys. I never saw them play and no matter how animated they got in trying to explain how it worked, I could never quite picture it. I always think of "The Lone Gunmen" from "The X-Files" when I think of D&D players. R.I.P. Mr. Gygax.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-33798797544063638912008-03-05T19:37:00.000-06:002008-03-05T19:37:00.000-06:00I have played D&D a few times. Sometimes I enjoye...I have played D&D a few times. Sometimes I enjoyed it, but mostly I found it a little too complicated.<BR/><BR/>I have read a few works from Gygax from his Greyhawk series. I don't really remember them...it's been years since I read them.<BR/><BR/>I may have to check out more of Anderson's work though.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-53183211606167096222008-03-05T18:45:00.000-06:002008-03-05T18:45:00.000-06:00After reading today's blog, I realized that I have...After reading today's blog, I realized that I have read Poul Anderson after all—his essay "On Thud and Blunder" and his book <EM>The High Crusade</EM>. Thanks for discussing some of his works.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-11005506827719770902008-03-05T15:53:00.000-06:002008-03-05T15:53:00.000-06:00I think you are right, I would like The Broken Swo...I think you are right, I would like The Broken Sword and the tale is familiar ;-D<BR/><BR/>Your posts are really enjoyable and varied. Thank you :-DMiladysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065128196666157541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-84730597538803201642008-03-05T14:04:00.000-06:002008-03-05T14:04:00.000-06:00Gygax died??? You'd have thought that at his level...Gygax died??? You'd have thought that at his level he could have made his saving throw...<BR/>Bummer.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-54116532584522157772008-03-05T11:55:00.000-06:002008-03-05T11:55:00.000-06:00So glad you've never played Dungeons and Dragons.I...So glad you've never played Dungeons and Dragons.<BR/><BR/>I have met a couple of addicts, and for some reason, they go into weird scenes, retaining their character's number and traits.<BR/>...Usually rich jewellers with too much time on their hands.<BR/>Seems to leave a fallout or really<BR/>messed up women. De Debbil's out to get me kind of thing.<BR/>...Maybe I just live in a town of too many cults.<BR/>Passes the time if you're a journalist writing about these things.<BR/><BR/>Ivan<BR/><BR/>p.s.:<BR/><BR/>One of those women was reading a lot of SF. Told me of a halph-mythical hybrid creature called a Snee, that kept ambushing astronauts. Favourite passtime of the space travellers was "killing a Snee"...You had to, or the Snee would eat you. I think Snees were an invention of Piers Anthony, but I'm not sure.<BR/>I read straight fiction.<BR/>I had nothing to say about Snees and Science Fiction, save that women who read a lot of SF tend to be great lovers.<BR/>Watch out. Snee's gonna come and getcha. :)ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.com