Merlin, Nimue and the Tower Ravens

[Skrapwelder]

I'm working on a small series of connected games I'm going to run this spring at KublaCon. The antagonists/players will be representatives of the Eastern King, normally considered the villains. They'll be fighting representatives of the Western King. If you've read Tim Powers' Drawing of the Dark the premise will be familiar. The first game will have the players trying to make of with or kill the Tower ravens, which would signal the beggining of the fall of the West.

Merlin, Nimue and eventually an Arthur type will be some of the NPC's representing the West. I've done a pair of conversions to represent Merlin and his protege, Nimue

[PeteMurray]

Protege nothing! She was naught but a dilettante seductress!

(Cool conversions. Very spooky painting to boot. Don't recognize the figures.)

[Hammers]

...Tim Powers' Drawing of the Dark

Hmm, sounds interesting. I am not familiar with this author but his work seems to be akin to Susan Clarkes "Jonathan Black and Mr. Norell", which was a splendid read.

[Skrapwelder]

Merlin is a Black Scorpion cowboy and Nimue is Copplestone's werewolf hunter.

Can't recommend Tim Powers enough.

[P_Clapham]

Wow, I love the Merlin conversion! :love:

I've got the same fellah on my desk right now, it's awfully tempting to do a similar conversion now.  Btw, is that just a hat swap with one of his blister buddies?

[Skrapwelder]

Yep.

[Heldrak]

...Tim Powers' Drawing of the Dark

Hmm, sounds interesting. I am not familiar with this author but his work seems to be akin to Susan Clarkes "Jonathan Black and Mr. Norell", which was a splendid read.

While I like Tim Powers' work (Last Call and Anubis Gates are two of my favorites) his work bears no relationship to that of Susan Clarke, either in style, tone or subject matter... (other than the fact that a working magical system is present in the work(s) of both authors). :roll:

[Eisenfaust]

Love Tim Powers -- Anubis Gates is the best VSF I've ever read, and Last Call is great dark urban fantasy. I've got others of his books but haven't gotten around to reading them yet.

[Gluteus Maximus]

Merlin is a Black Scorpion cowboy and Nimue is Copplestone's werewolf hunter.

Can't recommend Tim Powers enough.

Wow! That's proper converting! I wouldn't have rcognised either.

Tim Powers certainly seems worth looking out for........

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