Jack vance eyes of the overworld6/10/2023 ![]() Cugel is what he is and doesn't seem to care for changing.īTW, he is also an interesting character in D&D terms - chaotic to the core and with abilities that would fit thieves, wizards and bards, he seems to be the prototypical "rogue", maybe even more than the Gray Mouser. ![]() There are not even hints of damnation, redemption, tragedy, etc. ![]() Cugel is arrogant, selfish, often smart but always unwise, and never seems to learn anything from his misadventures (at least in this book, and the ending might be a symbol of that) - but he is not quite the villain, since many of the characters in the story are equal or worse than him. The Eyes of the Overworld, and its protagonist, Cugel, are firmly entrenched in the picaresque tradition. It never takes itself too seriously - but is is not entirely comedy or satire as well. Vance's style, it seems, must have been a huge influence on Gygax prose it is certainly sesquipedalian, a word I learned form Appendix N reading.Īnd the book is definitely funny at times. Each chapter reads like an adventure, and Cugel always seem to find a clever, if often immoral, way through his problems. ![]() The author is amazingly clever in both creativity and styles. The book is definitely well-written and full of ideas for any D&D game. The Eyes of the Overworld tell a story of Cugel the Clever, a roguish anti-hero that must travel back home after being forcibly transported to distant, unknown lands by a rival magician. ![]()
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