tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845696765575423727.post2304717559639905412..comments2024-03-17T07:30:34.150-07:00Comments on It Came From The Bookshelf!: Dungeons and Dragons Gazetteers - ReactionJohn Frazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530954140171528163noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845696765575423727.post-13200283501628366002019-09-06T00:48:13.561-07:002019-09-06T00:48:13.561-07:00I mean, the religion thing is normal for OD&D,...I mean, the religion thing is normal for OD&D, right? A bunch of those books talked about PCs at the level cap becoming godlike Immortals - some (like Mystara) explicitly had no other form of divinity.<br /><br />As for the rest... I can only assume that writers go to strange places when they're writing about a location inspired by a culture for which their only context is modern tourism.The Ben Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738431005232792878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845696765575423727.post-56149108300993322202018-11-26T21:34:04.577-08:002018-11-26T21:34:04.577-08:00That was my thought too. It just doesn't make ...That was my thought too. It just doesn't make sense from an economic point of view.John Frazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09530954140171528163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845696765575423727.post-78250830375332914002018-11-26T13:45:48.441-08:002018-11-26T13:45:48.441-08:00I followed you here from ...And I Might as Well Pl...I followed you here from ...And I Might as Well Play Them, and I'm glad I did. You're managing to make me feel a <em>little</em> guilty about my own wall of unread RPG books. :-)<br /><br />I was surprised by Ierendi. That is totally bonkers. What really bugs me is that wouldn't such vacations be <i>wildly</i> out of the price range of the overwhelming majority of people in the world? I'm dubious that the nobility and wealthy merchants are enough to sustain multiple magic powered theme parks.Alan De Smethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091994420717419182noreply@blogger.com