Episode 34: Crocodile
About this episode
The episode explores a game scenario set in Abzû, influenced by Dungeons & Dragons and Roger Dean's art.
Edryk, Miria, and Kale face a terrifying onslaught on the dismal beaches of Abzû. This game sues the crocodile stats from Swords & Wizardry, It also delves pretty deep into the Dungeons & Dragons theory of the Soul that was made central to the concept of planar travel in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons starting later in the 1st edition and refined in the Planescape setting. I also wanted to share the Enuma Elish , if you want to read some ancient Mesopotamian myth. Roger Dean’s Cover for the first Asia album self-titled “Asia” was a huge inspiration for the setting of Abzu. I spent a great many hours staring at this album cover and listening to the record when I was a kid. In fact a great deal of the campaign aesthetics in – in my head at least – are inspired by Dean’s art. Roger Dean was a major influence on the aesthetics of the Psychedelic art and music movement and redefined what Fantasy looked like through the 60s and 70’s. I would be remiss if I didn’t send a link to his homepage where you can get prints of this truly amazing work. Abzu Random Encounter Table 3d6 category Encounter # Mein 3 Settlement Forlorn Camp*…
People in this episode
Host: Brian C. Rideout
Topics covered
- fantasy
- Dungeons & Dragons
- mythology
- game mechanics
- art influence
Keywords
- crocodile
- Abzû
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Roger Dean
- Enuma Elish
- fantasy art
- game mechanics
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Enuma Elish, Asia
Places: Abzû, Dungeons & Dragons, Planescape
More episodes of Swords Against Madness
- Episode 36: Detour
- Episode 33: Abzu
- Episode 32: Cruel
- Episode 31: Where Time & Space Don’t Really Matter
- Episode 30: Strange Journeys
- Bonus: Bullets Against Madness 1: Wahpettons
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