Gygax 75 Challenge Sources

These of the sources for my Gygax 75 Challenge. Technically this post belongs to Week One. At first I wasn't going to post my sources, but I changed my mind. Future blog posts will have tons of spoilers in them anyway so I figured I might as well show my inspirations.

H. P. Lovecraft – Kingsport and Dream Cycle

• The Terrible Old Man
• The Festival
• The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath
• The Silver Key
• The Strange High House in the Mist
• The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
• The Thing on the Doorstep

Notes: When I was first thinking about the dungeon I would need to build later on I thought of a mist shrouded city. The dungeon would be a mythic underworld connected to a land of dreams. This would explain the weirdness as one descended deeper into a place where dreams and nightmares gained a stronger foot hold on reality.

Alexandre Dumas

• The Three Musketeers (Movie and T.V series)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (Movie)

Notes: Watching the BBC Three Musketeers was what got me excited about this setting. I have not read the actual novels written by Dumas. But these are two of the many movies that I have seen that provide the basis of inspiration.

Clark Ashton Smith – Averoigne Cycle

• The End of the Story
• A Rendezvous in Averoigne
• The Maker of Gargoyles
• The Mandrakes
• The Beast of Averoigne
• The Holiness of Azedarac
• The Colossus of Ylourgne
• The Disinterment of Venus
• The Mother of Toads
• The Enchantress of Sylaire
• The Saytr

Notes: I wanted there to be weirdness beyond Lovecraft in the setting. Because of the French setting the Averoigne cycle seemed to be a perfect fit. 

Tom Moldvay –X2 Castle Amber

Notes: This is a classic D&D module. It also has ties to Clark Ashton Smith and Averoigne. I haven't actually read it but the little I have read about it reminds me of Maure Castle which I think is an amazing dungeon. I figure this should provide some old school inspiration when needed during the creative process. 

All For One – Regime Diabolique 2^nd edition 

Savage Worlds

Published 2019 by Triple Ace Games, Paul “Wiggy” Wade Williams

Notes: When I was thinking about swashbuckling musketeer action it occurred to me that savage worlds would probably be perfect for this type of roleplaying. A search lead me to discover this really cool pdf. It basically mashes the musketeers up with some fantasy and horror elements. This should provide a great source of stuff to adapt and use for this project.