* Anderson, Poul. THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD
 

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Originally Posted by Gentlegamer
Merely giving my translation of certain literary characters into AD&D terms.  I've always conceptualized the difference between Cavalier and Paladin as that between Lancelot and Galahad. It rather fits, don't you think?

And of course, Ogier AKA Holger Carlson was the ONLY literary Paladin that exactly fits AD&D terms. 

Who can argue in regards your translating one bit of fantasy into another?...I did that a lot when i designed the game.

However, I would argue that Roland was a model of the paladin, more so than even Oiger.

Cheers,
Gary
 

Ermanaric wrote:
Just a quick question Gary. What was the last Poul Anderson novel you've read? I've just picked up a copy of Mother of Kings. Have you read this one, and if so what are you thoughts/opinions on it?

Actually, I can't recall, but it was likely Glory Road.
Is Mother of Kings on a par with High Crusade and Three Hearts and Three Lions?
If so, I'll have to pick up a copy.
right now I am re-reading REH's "Conan" tales a big and rather dry two-volume set of the history of the old northwest (Ohio, Indiana, michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and am about to re-read a newly obtained copy of Tombstone's Epitaph.

Cheers,
Gary

Ermanaric wrote:
Well, I haven't read those (yet), but I can tell you that this one (so far) is quite good. It's another great saga, which takes place around the end of the viking age. One of his last novels (2003), it being the one I most easily found in the public library (our town library is quite small, so I got lucky).
 

As I am very much interested in Anglo-Saxon England and the British Isles at that time, Viking History as well, the book sounds to be right up my alley.
thanks!

Cheers,
Gary
 

dcas wrote:
Col_Pladoh wrote:
Actually, I can't recall, but it was likely Glory Road.
 

Poul Anderson wrote a book titled Glory Road? The only one with which I am familiar is Robert Heinlein's.

I tried to read something of Anderson's once but I couldn't get into it at all.

That'll teach me to respond without actually reflecting.
Bob Heinlein was the culprit, not Poul 

thanks for notig my aggregious error!

My apologies to all concerned.

Cheers,
Gary
 
 

oldschooler wrote:
Yep, that's some great stuff! I love how your descriptions don't really sync up with later illustrations or written descriptions in, say, Monster Manual or other sources.
Just goes to show the only official humanoids are those presented by the individual Referee!
The only one you missed was (true) Troll, but it's easy to assume how you describe them as that critter's based on the big fellah from Three Hearts & Three Lions
 

IMO the troll is described correctly in the books.

When I said bugbears had "a head like a pumpkin", meaning large and shaped thus, the artist drew one with a jack-o-lantern punpkin for a head 

Getting the right look for a critter is often a hopeless task...

Cheers,
Gary

1. THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS
Holger Carlson (14-paladin, LG)
Hugi (5-fighter, NG (gnome))

2. THE HIGH CRUSADE
Sir Roger de Tourneville (10-fighter, NG)

2a.
ANDERSON
    MOV: High Crusade
    SITE:

3.
ANDERSON \ cavalier
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n0/n2284.jpg
http://members.cox.net/sjrohde2/images/books_a/anderson_three_avong1127.jpg
http://www.dkennedy.org/images/ThreeHeartsAndThreeLions.jpg
Theoretically, this could get used for mounted combat
http://www.cafardcosmique.com/IMG/arton547.jpg

ANDERSON \ battlesystem
    The High Crusade : Ares 16
http://spaceship.brainiac.com/SPI/high-crusade.jpg
    CD?
http://www.freecovers.net
    Battlesystem: This is based on a scene from the High Crusade
http://www.sharrock.org.uk/Images/Hottbap2004Images/HOTTBAP2004_B4_005.JPG
http://www.sharrock.org.uk/Articles/Armies/HighCrusade.html
    The High Crusade (movie, loosely based on the book)
http://www.scifi-movies.com/images/c/croisesdelespace1994film/affiche.jpg
    The Broken Sword
http://www.skwishmi.com/images/baf/01a.jpg

ANDERSON \ thor
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n0/n2310.jpg