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Died this Day:

John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American science fiction, & fantasy writer, best known for his Dying Earth series. Winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards, Vance’s distinctive style and imaginative worlds earned him recognition as one of the greatest genre writers of the 20th century

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Vance

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Claudio C 3d ago

#UnDiaComoHoy 26 de mayo de 2013 muere Jack Vance, gran escritor de #cienciaFiccion

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aeshnid 6d ago

Maybe a torq with a small explosive charge? Getting #JackVance Faceless Man vibes from this dystopian horror.
https://mastodon.social/@koen_hufkens/114556639552341804

WIST Quotations Apr 30

A quotation from Jack Vance

Any collocation of persons, no matter how numerous, how scant, how even their homogeneity, how firmly they profess common doctrine, will presently reveal themselves to consist of smaller groups espousing variant versions of the common creed; and these sub-groups will manifest sub-sub-groups, and so to the final limit of the single individual, and even in this single person conflicting tendencies will express themselves.

Jack Vance (1916-2013) American writer [John Holbrook Vance]
The Languages of Pao, ch. 5, epigraph (1958)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/vance-jack/76421/

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Dolf Apr 27

Na een pauze van twaalf jaar publiceerde Jack Vance in 1979 het vierde boek in de reeks van de Duivelsprinsen. Kirth Gersen krijgt daarin te maken met Lens Larque, de Duivelsprins die berucht is om zijn wrede grappen. Larque is een Darsh – een volk dat vooral bekendstaat om zijn weinig fijnzinnige cultuur en zijn nog minder smakelijke cuisine.

https://www.dolfvindterookietsvan.nl/boeken/lens-larque/

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Lens Larque - Dolf vindt er ook iets van

Na een pauze van twaalf jaar publiceerde Jack Vance in 1979 het vierde boek in de Duivelsprinsenreeks. Kirth Gersen krijgt daarin te maken met Lens Larque, de Duivelsprins die berucht is om zijn wrede grappen. Larque is een Darsh – een volk dat vooral bekendstaat om zijn weinig fijnzinnige cultuur en zijn nog minder smakelijke cuisine.

Dolf vindt er ook iets van

martin Apr 22

Would you like to read 9 cracking Sword & Sorcery stories in a very Jack Vance-esque style? I highly recommend "9 tales of Raffalon", by Matthew Hughes.

Pick it up DRM-free here for £3: https://www.ebooks.com/en-gb/book/209588343/9-tales-of-raffalon/matthew-hughes/

In an age of wizards and walled cities, Raffalon is a thief. His skills allow him to scale walls, tickle locks, defeat magical wards. But somehow things often go the way they shouldn't...

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9 Tales of Raffalon

In an age of wizards and walled cities, Raffalon is a journeyman member of the Ancient and Honorable Guild of Purloiners and Purveyors. In other words, a thief.His skills allow him to scale walls, tickle locks, defeat magical wards. He lifts treasures and trinkets, and spends the proceeds on ale and sausages in taverns where a wise thief sits with his back to the wall.But somehow things often go the way they shouldn't and then Raffalon has to rely upon his wits and a well calibrated sense of daring.Here are nine tales that take our enterprising thief into the Underworld and Overworld, and pit him against prideful thaumaturges, grasping magnates, crooked guild masters, ghosts, spies, ogres, and a talented amateur assassin.Includes "Inn of the Seven Blessings," from the bestselling anthology, ROGUES, and "Sternutative Sortilege," which appears only in this collection.Praise for Matthew Hughes:"Matthew Hughes does Jack Vance better than anyone except Jack himself" - George R.R. Martin"Heir apparent to Jack Vance" - Booklist"Hughes's boldness is admirable"- New York Review of Science Fiction"Hughes effortlessly renders fantastic worlds and beings believable"- Publishers Weekly"A towering talent"- Robert J. Sawyer"A treasure" - David Gerrold

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John Hume Mar 30

Should this be the #dungeoncrawler's oath? Great quote from #TheDyingEarth by #JackVance. #TTRPG #OSR

Oldmeanroy Mar 18

I've long been a #JackVance fan. Re-read "The Demon Princes" dozens of times.
Right now I'm reading "the green pearl sequel to the lyonesse series.
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Peter Mar 18

New design diary for my retro science fiction adventure game!

In this part I create the tables to create worlds and the cultures of the people inhabiting them, all in the style of the sf of Jack Vance.

https://open.substack.com/pub/monstermind/p/creating-a-retro-science-fiction?r=h7e2y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#gamedev #gamedesign #ttrpg #jackvance #ttrpgdesign

Creating a retro science fiction adventure game - Part 2 - Random world generation

Design Diary - Generating worlds & cultures based on the science fiction works of Jack Vance.

Peter Mar 17

I finished the part 2 of my Design Diary about creating a Jack Vance inspired retro science fiction adventure game.

I need a good nights sleep before publishing, so I can do a final check.

Curious? Check out part 1 here:
https://monstermind.substack.com/

(The new article will probably pop up tomorrow)

#gamedev #gamedesign #jackvance #ttrpg

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