Admiral Squish
2012-06-28, 07:26 AM
Long ago, I had a book called 'The Talislanta Worldbook'. Keep in mind, this was long, long before I had ever heard anything about tabletop games, and certainly before I knew anything else about them. Back then, the book was simply an atlas of a strange and fantastic world. Often, I would pretend to be different creatures from the book, or just read it over and over again.
Just recently, the game was brought back to my attention. I'm surprised how well I remember the book. But I'm curious about the game now, too. Does anyone else know of Talislanta? Has anyone played it?
For those not initiated, I'll sum it up as this. Talislanta has over 100 races, and none of them are elves. That's the most interesting part, to me. It's not new takes on old legends or a rehashing of ideas we've all seen a thousand times before. Everything in the setting is original, and it's really quite intricate. If you're interested in learning more, here's a link to the site (http://talislanta.com/). It turns out they've made their entire library free to download.
Just recently, the game was brought back to my attention. I'm surprised how well I remember the book. But I'm curious about the game now, too. Does anyone else know of Talislanta? Has anyone played it?
For those not initiated, I'll sum it up as this. Talislanta has over 100 races, and none of them are elves. That's the most interesting part, to me. It's not new takes on old legends or a rehashing of ideas we've all seen a thousand times before. Everything in the setting is original, and it's really quite intricate. If you're interested in learning more, here's a link to the site (http://talislanta.com/). It turns out they've made their entire library free to download.