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Ralph and Tim discuss Lloyd Alexander’s Prydain, a more manageable Middle Earth, the power of recurring characters and emotional growth.
Show Notes
The Chronicles of Prydain (The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, The Castle of Lyr, Taran Wanderer, The High King) by Lloyd Alexander
Tim Harford and Ralph Lovegrove
- Synopsis 1:30
- Themes 9:30
- The power of myth
- Emotional character development
- The Cauldron born
- Annuvin and other remote places
- Sense of scale
- Recurring characters and motifs
- RPG bit 45:05
- Recurring NPCs
- Short vs. Long term campaigns (and getting old)
- Cross genre and transposing characters
- The political landscape
- BECMI D&D, Pendragon, Ars Magica
- Descents, ascents, Unknown Armies
Music Credits
“Is That You Or Are You You?” from Reappear by Chris Zabriskie
“But Enough About Me, Bill Paxton” from Direct To Video by Chris Zabriskie