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...
Happy Thanksgiving to you Mike and all. Tofuerky is anathema however.
ReplyDeleteLots of pie and gravy
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving, folks.
ReplyDeleteHaving y'all in my life is definitely one of the things I'm thankful for. Damn lucky to have such awesome friends.
Humza K aww I completely agree. You are all my spirit animals.
ReplyDeleteI am very thankful for all of you. I haven't been able to make the Tuesday game in quite a while, but you all are very much in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving, gang! Someday I will be able to play on Tuesday! ;)
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