Swords, Magic, and the Armor of Author David Wright
A Georgia Bulldog and Atlanta United fan living in Middle Tennessee, David Wright grew up on comic books and Swords & Sorcery novels, where he gained an early passion for storytelling. Ever since he read Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman in 1984, he knew he wanted to write an epic medieval fantasy series. He’s also a friend, and I think you should get to know him too!
What prompted you to start this series?
David: Well, I’ve had a lifelong love for swords & sorcery fantasy and Arthurian legends. This includes playing 1st Ed. AD&D and Red Box/Keep on the Borderlands Basic D&D in the early 80s at the very height of the “Satanic Panic” media scare surrounding the game at the time. I found all the hoopla ridiculous because as a player I knew how innocent and fun the game was.
Now fast forward 20 years and the Lord of the Rings movies are being praised for their (alleged) Christian themes by some of the same type of conservative watchdog groups that once condemned Dungeons & Dragons. I found that hilariously ironic and also as equally ridiculous as the early 80s scare.
In other words, I didn’t see the Devil in D&D and I didn’t see Jesus in Lord of the Rings. Now, I know it’s possible to play a very dark campaign, but I also know it is not intrinsic to the game and there’s room for something quite the opposite. I’ve always seen D&D as an exercise in collaborative improv storytelling and that always appealed to me.
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