Some of my earliest adult reading material was ERB, so I got the purist thing beat right from word one. Growing up with Barsoom will do that for you - and I discovered Moorcock by 5th grade as well, which certainly helped cement the idea that fantasy and scifi could blur together just fine.
It's an adaptation of BRP, but seems pretty decent as far as addressing the game-relevant premises--can't speak for how well it handles the novels, because I haven't read them.
The novels could probably be modeled by a number of RPG systems. Both the monsters and the magic are pretty standard. What's fun about the book series is just how somewhat standard pieces are deployed in the setting.
I can see that. Honestly, the novel I'd love to see a TRPG adaptation of is The Ten Thousand Doors of January, but the odds are slim, since it's not (and apparently won't be) a series. I guess I'll have to work out what system I most want to run, what seems to be as a best fit of the games I feel up for running.
Understandable. The quality of modern starter kits/intro sets/etc. is generally really impressive, and they're often the most economical way to get a good taste of a game by a fair margin.
Huh, that's an interesting choice, and I mean that positively. I'm trying to think what would the players/party do? Or are you thinking a solo or duet game?
I dunno. I know better than to try to ape the actual novel, but it seems like a pretty natural choice setting-wise, for a TRPG. Running it with just my wife would have the advantage of both of us knowing (and loving) the novel, but I'm far from committed to doing it that way.
I also love the novel. I wonder if you could use a game like Girl Underground, but tweak the setting and playbooks for January
