First, I enjoyed Stanley Fish's contributions to this debate on separating the art from the artist, a topic which is obviously very, well, topical for all sorts of reasons. I am a big Fish fan, and he hits the nail on the head here: basically, you have to take it on a case by case basis and the only people you really shouldn't trust are those who think there is a hard and fast rule which applies in all cases.
Second, here's a map I came across on reddit - it's the 25 biggest lakes in the world by area, all together. Make a campaign setting out of that, I dare you.
Third, check out the prices for the Planescape original boxed set on eBay. US$150 was the headline figure just for a bog standard "good condition" version, but there's also just the "Player's Guide to the Planes" going for US$88 (it's about 16 pages!!) and you can get the original set still in its shrink wrapping for US$500. Together with the Planes of Law set you can get a used original box for US$375.
People are free to spend money on whatever they like and long may that continue. But there's nowt so queer as folk.
On the art/artist issue, I found this NYRB piece on Auden and Pound last week to be very compelling: https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/02/27/auden-on-no-platforming-pound/
ReplyDeleteThat map is easily used as a planetary terrain for any Science Fiction game. Thanks for including it. The Captain and Crew of the USS Prosperity will be beaming down there within the new few weeks.
ReplyDeleteYou've got to be a bit careful about looking at the "asking" prices on eBay. A lot of times they're wildly optimistic. Actual selling prices for the regular boxed set, for example, are around $75 (still pretty steep! Wish I'd hung on to mine).
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