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AIEEEEEE! Storm Constantine is in town!

Started by Settembrini, May 03, 2007, 02:04:34 AM

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Settembrini

May 03, 2007, 02:04:34 AM
Holy smokes! On this saturday, she´ll be reading and signing books in a specialty bookstore!

I´ll bring a camera for the fans. Any questions that I should ask her?
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

The Yann Waters

#1
May 03, 2007, 05:31:59 AM
Well, which of her novels have you read? Incidentally, I met her some years ago when she was invited to Finncon over here as a guest of honour. She hosted a discussion on the role of angels in fantasy literature, and especially in her own Stalking Tender Prey.
Previously known by the name of "GrimGent".

Settembrini

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May 03, 2007, 05:46:02 AM
Oh, she´ll read from the Wraeththu books. I´m sure lots of interesting people will be present.
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

Christmas Ape

#3
May 03, 2007, 05:56:12 AM
:aaa:
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Sosthenes

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May 03, 2007, 06:06:59 AM
Am I missing something? Who's Storm Constantine?
 

The Yann Waters

#5
May 03, 2007, 06:12:19 AM
Quote from: SosthenesAm I missing something? Who's Storm Constantine?
A British author of gothic fantasy and science fiction, perhaps best known for her two Wraeththu trilogies which recently served as the basis for a rather unsuccessful and misguided RPG.
Previously known by the name of "GrimGent".

Settembrini

#6
May 03, 2007, 06:15:02 AM
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

Sosthenes

#7
May 03, 2007, 06:15:42 AM
Oh, Wraethtu. My internal word associator lists "flowers, androgynous vampires, tentacles" for this particular keyword, right?

Hmm, how does someone who writes this look like.
*google image search*
Oh my. The goggles, etc.
 

The Yann Waters

#8
May 03, 2007, 06:17:39 AM
Quote from: SosthenesOh, Wraethtu. My internal word associator lists "flowers, androgynous vampires, tentacles" for this particular keyword, right?
Not really. They are androgynous, though, or more precisely hermaphroditic.
Previously known by the name of "GrimGent".

David R

#9
May 03, 2007, 06:19:34 AM
I don't know why but I always confuse Storm Constantine with Mary Gentle*

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Gentle

Regards,
David R

Settembrini

#10
May 03, 2007, 06:19:51 AM
Sosthenes, on Convention in Leipzig, I won this:

If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

pathfinderap

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May 03, 2007, 06:26:17 AM
Quote from: GrimGentA British author of gothic fantasy and science fiction, perhaps best known for her two Wraeththu trilogies which recently served as the basis for a rather unsuccessful and misguided RPG.

I know nothing of this subject but have heard plenty of bad on that game,
if the books are so good, what was wrong with the game??
 

The Yann Waters

#12
May 03, 2007, 06:28:07 AM
Quote from: David RI don't know why but I always confuse Storm Constantine with Mary Gentle*

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Gentle
According to the article, they both belonged to the same group of writers in the nineties: perhaps you've read one of the anthologies?
Previously known by the name of "GrimGent".

Sosthenes

#13
May 03, 2007, 06:31:57 AM
Wow, I've seen Warhammer armies with less paint.

And I always thought I knew all the goth empowerment fantasies. I have to take a closer look at my next LARP, between the daywalker vampires and the cat demi-gods, maybe I'll find a Wraethtu...
 

The Yann Waters

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May 03, 2007, 06:32:00 AM
Quote from: pathfinderapI know nothing of this subject but have heard plenty of bad on that game,
if the books are so good, what was wrong with the game??
Just take a look at those links posted by Briny, or this one...
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