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From http://swordandsanity.blogspot.com/
"Sword & Sorcery Gaming Meets Cthulhiana and Yog-Sothothery
Weird fiction is a genre that emerged from the turn of the century pulp magazines, drawing from or even combining elements of outré horror, heroic fantasy, tales of the fantastique and science fiction. These publications featured stories by many gifted writers, but it was H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith and Robert E. Howard whose efforts are widely seen as the seminal works that popularized this niche genre of literature and propelled it beyond the twentieth century, evident in the two unique subgenres of Weird fiction that emerged. The Cthulhu Mythos (or as Lovecraft himself referred to as 'Yog-Sothothery') and Sword & Sorcery literature further defined the vision of these Weird luminaries.
The influence of these subgenres has been vast and far-reaching, spreading beyond the pages of the pulps and onto the game tables of roleplaying hobbyist worldwide. Since the very early days of The Hobby game designers, and players alike, have taken what was laid before them by writers Weird fiction and in many ways used it as a blueprint for their own imaginative works, published under the guises of game manuals, roleplaying adventure settings and modules. Roleplaying has allowed several generations of would be tale-smiths the opportunity to imagine their way into their own personal tales of the Weird, and in doing so it has helped keep the roots of the genre alive and kicking.
Swords Against the Outer Dark is dedicated to the exploration of Sword & Sorcery gaming and how it can be combined with the Cthulhu Mythos, to form a genre I have dubbed Sword & Sanity."
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