tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post5670117705921549814..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Gygax's Lost Gnome NovelJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-7346382233909438272021-09-17T22:04:52.167-07:002021-09-17T22:04:52.167-07:00I have been waiting now over thirty years to finis...I have been waiting now over thirty years to finish that dang story. as a kid i always wanted to see where it ended and as an adult always wanted to see how he wrote more about my favorite setting. Pastor Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612962231883950054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-88822883337843407362017-07-25T11:23:51.122-07:002017-07-25T11:23:51.122-07:00It doesn't quite address the gnome issue, but ...It doesn't quite address the gnome issue, but this article points to an often overlooked but IMO major influence on early D&D:<br /><br />http://www.therobotsvoice.com/2013/05/ten_most_harryhausen_dd_monsters.phpPaul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620026998861471269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-74281314664993872422017-07-20T15:07:32.647-07:002017-07-20T15:07:32.647-07:00John---
I tagged Rob in a G+ comment to this post...John---<br /><br />I tagged Rob in a G+ comment to this post, so hopefully he'll chime in. <br /><br />I agree that being able to mine the complete Gnome Cache story would be worthwhile. Paul: does the rest of the manuscript still survive in Gail's materials? <br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-54988092331678610412017-07-20T12:55:27.489-07:002017-07-20T12:55:27.489-07:00I thought it had a lot of his early ideas, especia...I thought it had a lot of his early ideas, especially Wastri and the toads... that always seemed to come clearly from his on conception, i can't imagine a work he would have borrowed them from.<br /><br />The story is awful, but interesting in how he seems to view Greyhawk life originally. <br /><br />Paul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620026998861471269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-28905102406348418762017-07-19T15:15:32.258-07:002017-07-19T15:15:32.258-07:00hi Zenopus
Yes, that sounds v. likely. I vaguely r...hi Zenopus<br />Yes, that sounds v. likely. I vaguely remember the DRAGON MAGAZINE entry on Wastri the Hopping Prophet from when that issue originally came out but I'd slipped my memory till yr reminder. And here I'd been thinking they were an interesting precursor to Zeb Cook's yuan-ti, which came along a few years later.<br />--John R. John D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-50984481285397464992017-07-19T15:11:40.569-07:002017-07-19T15:11:40.569-07:00hi Allan
This is one of those times when I'm g...hi Allan<br />This is one of those times when I'm glad to be proved wrong. A complete novel set in an early conception of Oerth wd be of interest to a lot of Greyhawk fans, whatever its shortcomings as apprentice-work. I wonder if any of the unpublished material survives. <br />--John R.John D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-23568887536517628522017-07-19T15:08:05.938-07:002017-07-19T15:08:05.938-07:00hi Paul S.
Sounds like Kuntz wd be the one to ask,...hi Paul S.<br />Sounds like Kuntz wd be the one to ask, then -- though I don't know if he'd remember details after so many years. Anyone in touch with him?<br />--John R. <br />John D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-10610282490349642472017-07-17T18:50:14.919-07:002017-07-17T18:50:14.919-07:00Years ago I read somewhere on-line that the hoppin...Years ago I read somewhere on-line that the hopping humans and toads were an earlier version of the deity Wastri and/or his followers. Wastri was written up in Dragon #71 (March 1983) and then appeared in the World of Greyhawk boxed set. Looking at the Dragon article now, the description of Wastri says "While humanoids can serve, demi-humans are fit only to be slain — especially dwarves, gnomes, and halflings. These, with the aid of his gray-clad “Servants,” he hunts with his toad packs and exterminates whenever possible". This is pretty much what we see in this illustration. Later in the article, it states that "It is rumored that some of the monsters they breed appear remarkably human, just as some of Wastri’s followers appear toad-like", which could explain the hopping.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-87456427669251368172017-07-17T18:26:28.731-07:002017-07-17T18:26:28.731-07:00Indeed, Rob has recounted Gary reading the pages o...Indeed, Rob has recounted Gary reading the pages of Gnome Cache to him while they were coming fresh off the typewriter. I didn't recall Rob mentioning the number of chapters, but do remember him saying that he read the the conclusion of the tale.<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-4959801803925715742017-07-16T19:56:19.799-07:002017-07-16T19:56:19.799-07:00Howdy John,
According to Rob Kuntz it was a comp...Howdy John,<br /><br /><br />According to Rob Kuntz it was a complete novel of 20 plus chapters.<br /><br /><br />Futures Bright,<br /><br />PaulPaul Stormberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889148276009086034noreply@blogger.com