Sharang Biswas joins us to discuss L. Sprague de Camp’s “The Clocks of Iraz”, Indian classics, wights, internal logic, stories within stories, female characters who entirely exist as sex objects, queer bashing, unified tonal through lines, pre-skill system play styles, diversity in medieval simulationism, magic as a source of law or chaos, how to support sex-positive charities, and much more!
Another fun, interesting guest. Too bad he didn’t get to read “Goblin Tower”. Sadly De Camps homo-phobic and misogyny are his attempts to be funny I think. Don’t give up on him yet; I think you will both enjoy the “Fallible Fiend” a favorite of Gygax and Holmes.
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