For anyone interested in the series, the books are popular enough you can still find them in most public library systems. I'd grab the first couple and see if they're to your taste. 14 year old me couldn't get enough of those books and I read them incessantly. As I aged the flaws got more obvious.

As for the RPG, I wonder if a system like Mage (either oWoD or NWoD) would work well to emulate the magic. Though you'd need write ups for what each of the elements can do and what happens when you combine them.

Quote from: Wrath of God on January 05, 2022, 03:46:18 PM
... That's the same problem as ASOIAF - books took half a years, while story beg you to make your characters older, and give them time to solidly grow, and politics to unfold better. Alas I think it's relatively common problem. Give me a saga that truly spans over decade.

The Saxon Tales by Bernard Cornwell

The basis for the Last Kingdom tv series.

It spans around 40 years of the main characters life over 13 books.

It's historical fiction rather than pure fantasy, but I really loved it.

IMHO it's just about Cornwell's best work.

Thanks for advice

QuoteAs for the RPG, I wonder if a system like Mage (either oWoD or NWoD) would work well to emulate the magic. Though you'd need write ups for what each of the elements can do and what happens when you combine them.

I have bad feeling that analysing the books to find out which element do what, would end with discovering massive chaos, that's all

I'd second the Saxon Tales.  Much better than Sharpe and I loved Sharpe.

I just finished Eye of the World tonight and enjoyed it again.

I'm reminded that Robert Jordan was just not happy with dealing with WotC back when the WoTRPG was made, even though he started out nostalgic for D&D and pleased at the prospect of the book.  It didn't go well.

"For Infested Templar, I had little to do with the RPG. Mainly my role was limited to telling them that they could not have paladins, ninjas, clerics, shuriken etc. I had to put so much time into that fighting that I washed my hands of the rest, I'm afraid. I could see that trying to make them actually adapt to the books was going to be Valmy Ridge all over again. At least I managed to stop them from putting in a ter'angreal that could bring on the Last Battle in some unspecified manner and also some other really terrible ideas. I wish I had been able to do more, but I had a book to write."

QuoteAt least I managed to stop them from putting in a ter'angreal that could bring on the Last Battle in some unspecified manner

Sounds like awesome idea. Like this most FATAL spell failure in FATAL exterminating all world.

Quote from: Manic Modron on January 06, 2022, 06:46:24 PM
I'm reminded that Robert Jordan was just not happy with dealing with WotC back when the WoTRPG was made, even though he started out nostalgic for D&D and pleased at the prospect of the book.  It didn't go well.

"For Infested Templar, I had little to do with the RPG. Mainly my role was limited to telling them that they could not have paladins, ninjas, clerics, shuriken etc. I had to put so much time into that fighting that I washed my hands of the rest, I'm afraid. I could see that trying to make them actually adapt to the books was going to be Valmy Ridge all over again. At least I managed to stop them from putting in a ter'angreal that could bring on the Last Battle in some unspecified manner and also some other really terrible ideas. I wish I had been able to do more, but I had a book to write."

Robert Jordan, the complete opposite of George R.R. Martin. One eschews distractions to focus on writing, the other uses distractions as an excuse not to write.

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Quote from: Manic Modron on January 06, 2022, 06:46:24 PM
I'm reminded that Robert Jordan was just not happy with dealing with WotC back when the WoTRPG was made, even though he started out nostalgic for D&D and pleased at the prospect of the book.  It didn't go well.

"For Infested Templar, I had little to do with the RPG. Mainly my role was limited to telling them that they could not have paladins, ninjas, clerics, shuriken etc. I had to put so much time into that fighting that I washed my hands of the rest, I'm afraid. I could see that trying to make them actually adapt to the books was going to be Valmy Ridge all over again. At least I managed to stop them from putting in a ter'angreal that could bring on the Last Battle in some unspecified manner and also some other really terrible ideas. I wish I had been able to do more, but I had a book to write."

Robert Jordan, the complete opposite of George R.R. Martin. One eschews distractions to focus on writing, the other uses distractions as an excuse not to write.

And one still lives.

QuoteOne eschews distractions to focus on writing,

I'd say more he just internalize distractions, so 75% of written book is more distraction than actual plot or setting