HermitFromPluto wrote:Interesting how some of the concepts in Avatar have a Jorune feel to them, particularly the floating islands ..... I wonder if this relatively obscure old game influenced the designers / writers of Avatar at all ...
HermitFromPluto wrote:I loved the movie. I thought it was a visual masterpiece. It is amazing how far 3D technology has come. I know Cameron tends to be stereotypical and a little cliche with his characterizations, however, humans behaved like that during much of the colonial era and having been on the front line of pristine forest destruction in Papua New Guinea and seen how the local populations can be abused and people can be utterly insensitive as long as they make a buck - I don't think fables with exaggerated environmental themes can do us any harm.
HermitFromPluto wrote:Yes. I agree with your assessment. Man, if I had the bucks, I would be tempted to make an offer on the rights to Jorune and develop the next edition. I know there have been a number of fan attempts to do this, but what it really needs is a fleshing out of the world. Imagine a series of Harn-type campaign resources slowly mapping out Jorune, its denizens and people . Add to that some classic feel modules and you'd have a real winner.
HermitFromPluto wrote:Yes. Again, I agree on most points - and it was your last point on more resources that I was trying to make. People often malign D&D because of its multitude of supplements, but that it was makes it a winner. To simply create more detailed supplements for every region and then a series of adventures, would greatly add to the appeal of the game. I'm with you on the first two points entirely.I remember reading once that Chessex had some agreement with Lekers / Teves on the third edition, but the original authors retained some rights. I doubt it made any money for Chessex as they were selling the supplements for years (probably still are). Yes, I just checked and they are still available:http://www.chessex.com/Games/Games2.htm
lawrenson wrote:Hiya,thanks for that strato.The fanzines I have are:Sarceen's Knowledge Sholari Bokelby's FollyJournal of the Tansoor Historical SocietyWas a good lot actually - the first 8 issues of warpstone, and an almost complete collection of Kult, amongst the 48 boxes of books Cheers,Malc