Keith“Two hours of loose philosophizing will never tilt the scale against the worth of one sound belch.” -Nisbet the Quarryman , Cugel’s Saga, The Dying Earth by Jack Vance. #ClassicSciFi #fantasy #thedyingearth #Cugel #JackVanceSF
John HumeShould this be the #dungeoncrawler's oath? Great quote from #TheDyingEarth by #JackVance. #TTRPG #OSR
Pelgrane PressJourney through a whimsical yet perilous world crafted by Jack Vance, brought to life in #TheDyingEarth RPG by Pelgrane Press. From cunning rogues to arcane mysteries, every session is a narrative delight, filled with humor, danger, and imaginative storytelling. 📜🎭 #PelgranePress
Mopsi Dick
Ten Thousand WorldsThe magic rules for the #DnD #TTRPG, including titles of specific spells & the syntax for naming magic items.
The "biggest jerk wins" mentality found in works such as #GameOfThrones.
The formal cadence & somewhat stilted style of speech used in countless TV shows to indicate that a speaker is alien, or not from the here and now.
Despite my wanting to punch most of the stories' protagonists, & the reinforcement of my conviction that some elements of beloved #SFF classics are best left in the past, it was worth diving into these stories just to see the origins of so much modern geekery:
Mr. Pataphor, Dadaist Dad@nonmateria Not sure if you are familiar with #JackVance's #speculativefiction, especially his #TheDyingEarth series. It is inspired by #ClarkAshtonSmith's stories of #Zothique & #Hyperboria. Smith was a much more open than either #HPLovecraft or #RobertEHoward. His artist fascination with other cultures & languages made him a #Xenophile in comparison to their #Xenophobia. He blended the #Lovecraft's #cosmichorror with a mix of #LordDunsany's ironic tone & the sensibility of #CharlesBaudelaire.
Fridays for Future - in the Fediverse // Germany▶ Look what we do with our planet! We have ONE earth, ONE home. WE need the world, the world doesn‘t need us. We are...
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Look what we do with our planet! We have ONE earth, ONE home. WE need the world, the world doesn‘t need us. We are the ones who can‘t live without the earth. We could do it so much better, if we try! Everybody can do something, also little things. But we all have to realise, that we have to do it NOW and not in a few years. If we don‘t do something now, it‘s too late! So come on & do something helpful, something we have to do. There are so many things we can do, that‘s why we have to start now!
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