Once a month or so I head to my local used book store. I
love a good used book store. They are
great place to find old gaming manuals. Also the selection of fantasy and
sci-fi novels are always solid. A few of my better scores include Conan, Tarzan
and Princess of Mars novels.
On my last trip, I came across an old mass market Elrick
paperback novel. I hadn’t read any Moorcock but his work has come highly
recommended so I figured what the hell.
The cover art was dope and the description seemed solid enough, so I
bought it. Boy, am I glad I did. The book entitled “The Stormbringer,” is a
collection of short stories of Elrick’s adventures. If you aren’t familiar, Elrick is an albino elf
that wields an evil runesword. Man, it’s soooooooo good.
I gotta tell ya, nothing
gets my role playing engine running like reading great sword and sorcery. My dicehand starts shaking and my mind begins
to race. How my character would react to the situations presented in the
stories? I ponder the stats of Elrick’s companions as well as the evil
do-ers. Man, I gotta play!!!
Where does it come from for you as a GM or as a player while
creating a new PC? Maybe you’re favorite
film character, a novel perhaps? Share your inspiration here with us!
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