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DrewAstolfi67 · 10-08-2018, 09:02 AM

Back in the day I felt like there was some Vance (Planet of Adventure/Dying World), Zelazny (Amber/Jack of Shadows), Farmer (World of Tiers), Andre Norton (Witchworld) stuff in TFT. Squinting I could also see a little John Varley (Gaea Trilogy) and Larry Niven (Ringworld) in Cidri.

Anyway, there was this matter of fact tone to the writing of TFT that I really liked - it was casual and kind of funny. For example - Children as a nuisance encounter was both funny and also really pushed your role-playing and made my friends and I think bigger about how to play. That style seems unique to Steve Jackson

I'd love an appendix N if Mr. Jackson has time for that!

10-08-2018, 09:02 AM	#18
DrewAstolfi67 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Salem Oregon	Re: TFT Setting Influences Back in the day I felt like there was some Vance (Planet of Adventure/Dying World), Zelazny (Amber/Jack of Shadows), Farmer (World of Tiers), Andre Norton (Witchworld) stuff in TFT. Squinting I could also see a little John Varley (Gaea Trilogy) and Larry Niven (Ringworld) in Cidri. Anyway, there was this matter of fact tone to the writing of TFT that I really liked - it was casual and kind of funny. For example - Children as a nuisance encounter was both funny and also really pushed your role-playing and made my friends and I think bigger about how to play. That style seems unique to Steve Jackson I'd love an appendix N if Mr. Jackson has time for that!