Showing my work (I have intentionally not listed several things as I am holding those cards for the time being). The Hill Cantons cosmology inspiration mix Jack Vance novels (absurdist satire of religious mores) Poul Anderson's The Broken Sword and Three Hearts, Bachman's Dragon article (the Weird and its cosmic juxtaposition to human civilization, the waxing/waning of gods being tied to the amount of human worship and the reduction of “Faerie”) Leiber's Lankhmar stories (more satire, petty gods and apotheosis) Early Renaissance Catholicism, Mediterranean hero-cults, Hellenistic and Roman sun-cults, Theosophy, Jewish neoplatinism and mystical traditions, Piper's Lord Kalvan, Early Christian theological disputes (Sun Lord) Hussites, Mormon feminism, William Blake's poetic mythology around the Triple Goddess (Celestial Lady) Slavic pagan mythology (Pahr Old Gods and a number of godlings) Hindu and Native American creation myths (World Turtle) M.A.R Barker's Creat...
that's okay, truth be told i'm kind of burned out myself this evening.
ReplyDeleteis there going to be feudal anarchy this week from either you or Evan Elkins ?
Ugh, sorry to hear that, Chris Kutalik . Feel better!
ReplyDeleteNot from Evan I believe but I may run a test session Thursday afternoon to streamline the co creation chargen for Ulfland.
ReplyDeleteGotcha. Feeling rather wrecked over here as well. Weird week all around, I guess ;p
ReplyDeletewe are a sorry bunch
ReplyDeletealthough it lifts my spirits ever so slightly that anthony plus onned that
ReplyDeleteChris Kutalik I'd be up for that.
ReplyDeleteI'm kinda not up for it myself, today. Got shit to do.
Heh. I had thought of getting folks together for a bull session maybe but it sounds like everyone needs a week off?
ReplyDeletedepends on my at-home connectivity Humza Kazmi , i had been planning to relocate for the HC since my wireless has been sucking lately
ReplyDeleteMy daughter just absconded with her laptop, so this is good timing for me.
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