I do feel kind of remiss not having any Blackmoor material on my shelves.
What resource should I start with? Is there a single good general overview of the "authentic" Blackmoor as used by Arneson, as distinct from the ones that appear in the Greyhawk and Known World/Mystara products?
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http://jovianclouds.com/blackmoor/Archive_OLD/bmc.html has legal downloads of the original Blackmoor supplement and world map. First Fantasy Campaign, the old Judges Guild product is probably what you want. It looks just like a collection of DM Campaign notes, tidied up just a little for publication. A newer version of the Blackmoor Campaign (d20 maybe?) was recently published, but I haven't had the opportunity to inspect this. I have a Blackmoor links section on my blog that might be of use.
ReplyDeleteFirst Fantasy Campaign, definitely.
ReplyDeleteYes, avoid the new stuff. FFC is all you really need.
ReplyDeleteThe DA adventure series is not bad, and the original Blackmoor Supplement is also worthwhile.
I really don't think you need much beyond that.
The problem being that FFC is damn near impossible to buy. You have to be very rich, and lucky.
ReplyDeleteI think reading about what it was Greg and Dave and the others were doing and getting DA or the newer stuff at least give you a picture of what it's all about. FFC sure is interesting, but when it is so hard to come across we will have to use something else. :(
Wow, are you ever right. I simply can't spare $100+ for a game book. To bad.
ReplyDeleteI wish they would pdf and sell ffc. But of course that might cut into the sales of the new 4e Blackmoor (yuck!) or the new Blackmoor Dungeon (meh.)
ReplyDeleteI have no idea if the map from DA1, "Adventures in Blackmoor", is canon - but its detailed map inspired me into the hobby.
ReplyDeleteSince it's now been cleared by Harvard that Dave approved eveything in DA, I guess they could be considered a fairly good source of Blackmoor lore.
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely look into DA1 then. Thanks!
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