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==Overview==
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===Guy from Earth===
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A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastiche pastiche] of the Sword and Planet books of sc-fi's pulp era, Guy from Earth is also the story of one guy's journey from bumbling, inept, normal guy to less bumbling and inept but still unlikely hero. Sometimes the bad guy, sometimes the good guy, sometimes just the fall guy, he's Guy from Earth.
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*Interestingly, it would also appear to encourage a greater resemblance to Vance, (as compared with the Goetia stories), as he's a wanderer discovering strange places, customs, adventures.
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*Last name Backpfeifengesicht; a German compound word for a 'face that should be slapped'. Only half-joking.
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==[[Setting|Ur-space]]==
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===Planets===
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===[[Characters]]===
 
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*[[Guy]]
 
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**[[Jean Cartier]]
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**[[Karzov]]
 
*[[Dolls]]
 
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**[[Ea of Io]]
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**[[Sheila]]
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==Appendix N==
 
==Appendix N==
  
===Tropes===
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===[[Genres and Tropes]]===
*[[Sword and Planet]]
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*[[Wizards from Outer Space]]
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===Media===
*[[Jungle opera]]
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*[[Art]]
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*[[Books and Authors]]
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*[[Leigh Brackett]]
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* [[Planet of the Apes series]]
 
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**[[Buck Rodgers]]
 
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*[[Solar System]]
 
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**[http://www.weasner.com/etx/fun/2008/little/Names_of_the_Planets.htm Foreign names for the planets]
 
* [[Planet of the Apes series]]
 
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==Overview==
 
===Guy from Earth===
 
An off-shoot of the '''[[Lackey]]''' concept, at least as far as it concerns using the Guy character. The difference is that the "'''from Earth'''" sobriquet encourages a more planetary approach, and spins the yarn into the fabric of the Sword and Planet genre. Interestingly, it would also appear to encourage a greater resemblance to Vance, as with the wanderer discovering strange places, customs, adventures.
 
 
===Hero as Agent===
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent '''Wikipedia article''']
 
One possibility is the idea that Guy steps, irresponsibly but intentionally, into the conveyance that transfers an agent from Earth to the alien destination, advertently assuming the role. He thus replaces the usual highly qualified, competent, well-trained and experienced hero of such tales with someone quite ordinary. His reasoning: If the other guy was all-that, how'd he let a schmuck like Guy get the better of him? 
 
 
==Sword and Planet==
 
*Sword and Space? Space and Sorcery?
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_and_planet '''Wikipedia article''']
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_planets_of_the_Solar_System Fictional planets of the Solar System]
 
**[http://www.weasner.com/etx/fun/2008/little/Names_of_the_Planets.htm Foreign names for the planets]
 
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScienceFantasy Science Fantasy]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fantasy Wikipedia]
 
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WizardsFromOuterSpace Wizards from Outer Space]
 
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JungleOpera Jungle Opera]
 
 
The first step: Construct a solar system --here or far distant-- in which our hero would roam. Brackett's Skaith might be a useful starting point for research, although Vance might be a better source of inspiration. Also look into fan versions of the Firefly system.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 13 November 2016

Overview

Guy from Earth

A pastiche of the Sword and Planet books of sc-fi's pulp era, Guy from Earth is also the story of one guy's journey from bumbling, inept, normal guy to less bumbling and inept but still unlikely hero. Sometimes the bad guy, sometimes the good guy, sometimes just the fall guy, he's Guy from Earth.

  • Interestingly, it would also appear to encourage a greater resemblance to Vance, (as compared with the Goetia stories), as he's a wanderer discovering strange places, customs, adventures.
  • Last name Backpfeifengesicht; a German compound word for a 'face that should be slapped'. Only half-joking.

Navigator

Setting

Planets

Factions

  • Gardeners
  • The Queen B
  • Boy Kings
  • The Touched

Races

Creatures

Technology

Story

Timeline

Characters

Foes

Appendix N

Genres and Tropes

Media


Reference

SCIENCE

Writing

The Practicalities

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