The Spanish RPG Aventuras en La Marca Del Este (Adventures in the East Mark) is a beautiful product both in the original version pictured above and in the English translation version. Both feature the same high quality art as demonstrated by A.J. Manzanedo's red dragon above. The inspiration for Aventuras... is the Red Box version of the World's Most Popular FRPG. In his introduction to the English version of the game author Pedro Gil notes the effect of the original Red Box in inspiring his imagination.
I find inspiration at several levels in this product that has come full circle, being inspired by an American RPG, which in turn inspired a translation from Spanish to English to be sold in America. The artwork throughout both versions of the game and from what I have seen the supplements currently only available in Spanish is astounding and inspires my imagination. Asking myself, who is this warrior, how did he arrive at this point, facing the red dragon whose own history involves what depredations? The shadow figures that adorn the title suggest yet more is to be learned if the whole story be known.
On the first page of the Spanish version of the game, the "creditos", appears the following quote:
"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - Gary Gygax.
If they don't need any rules, what is needed?
May I offer - inspiration! Inspiration to tell a good story, to create out of imagination...to borrow, re-frame and adapt. To go beyond experience. To be inspired.
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