tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post8799871133772397302..comments2024-03-28T08:17:07.009-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: Review: Castles & Crusades Codex CeltarumTimothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-3121319391216945642013-05-23T22:30:17.133-05:002013-05-23T22:30:17.133-05:00I originally tried to include the Pre-Roman era st...I originally tried to include the Pre-Roman era stuff, as vague and mostly unknown as that is in this project, but it never could work out. The Post-Roman era is the best, and obviously 'Arthurian' period in which all of these myths and legends came into some form of documentation. I also wanted to include Celtic Europe as a whole in the many drafts but it was just not clicking right without some data from Gaul or Galatia, so the British Isles was it. <br /><br />The Mabinogion reads Christian more than Roman, and large chunks of its original Pre-Christian elements were edited out by monks. Culhwlch ac Olwen retains a lot of its pagan material though. Sadly we cant base this sort of setting on pure archaeology at all since that data does not give us any myths or folklore. Brian N. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738863668063577941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-58817017651283506232013-05-22T21:03:09.959-05:002013-05-22T21:03:09.959-05:00Im a bronze age euro celt fan - post roman doesn&#...Im a bronze age euro celt fan - post roman doesn't float my boat - mabinogion reads very roman. I asked writer early on about scope. Got my bias from archeology - still have all my notes for treasure and maps<br /><br />The fairy stuff you speak of interests me though.Konsumterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170560484656800416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-2223698948670595872013-05-22T15:10:37.286-05:002013-05-22T15:10:37.286-05:00I thought you would ;)
I have the d20 version, b...I thought you would ;) <br /><br />I have the d20 version, but I'm looking to <b>Codex Celtarum</b> to be the book I use to bring a Celtic flavour to my games - the old Mongoose books will just be back-up resources for the more quirky, comic book elements.Tim Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845783872464372488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-84175349662361600982013-05-22T15:08:07.071-05:002013-05-22T15:08:07.071-05:00Oh yes, I know of Sláine and I even have the Mongo...Oh yes, I know of Sláine and I even have the Mongoose d20 and RQ versions of the game. There is something though about this one I like better.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-62861304553836007822013-05-22T15:05:39.384-05:002013-05-22T15:05:39.384-05:00My copy is in the post from Leisure Games in Londo...My copy is in the post from Leisure Games in London (<i>as much as I like Troll Lord Games' stuff their postal rates to the UK are insanely expensive, either through Kickstarters or their webstore</i>) and I'm even more excited now I've read your write-up.<br /><br />Are you aware of the comic strip <b>Sláine</b> in the 2000AD comic book? Writer Pat Mills is a bit of an expert on Celtic myths and this on-going saga embraces as much of that rich mythology as humanly possible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaine_(comics)Tim Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845783872464372488noreply@blogger.com