Karl Edward Wagner's "Dark Crusade"

About this episode

The episode discusses Karl Edward Wagner's 'Dark Crusade' and various related themes in fantasy literature and gaming.

Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Karl Edward Wagner's "Dark Crusade", French military lingo, eruptions of chaos and evil, trying to fight the entire world, editorial meddling, fantasy drug use, domain-building, using war game rules for larger battles, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, the grandeur of Wagner's stories, bullywugs, the Chronicles of the Kencyrath, and much more!

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff Goad, Ngo Vinh-Hoi

Topics covered

• fantasy literature
• military strategy
• role-playing games
• chaos and evil
• editorial influence
• domain-building
• drug use in fantasy

Keywords

• Karl Edward Wagner
• Dark Crusade
• fantasy drug use
• Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
• military lingo
• bullywugs
• domain-building

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dark Crusade, Chronicles of the Kencyrath

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