Greg Svenson's Tonisborg to be published

[Havard]

From my blog:

Greg Svenson's Tonisborg to be published as part of Blackmoor Documentary Kickstarter

The City and Dungeon of Tonisborg has long historic ties to Dave Arneson's Blackmoor. Greg Svenson, whom Dave has described as one of his most enthustiastic players, developed this area of map in Dave Arneson's Campain. When Dave added the city of Vestfold, named after a region in Norway, Greg made adjustments so that Tonnisborg became relocated on a small island that is part of the greater City of Vestfold, the largest city in the Kingdom of Blackmoor.

People who want to learn more about Tonnisborg are now in for a treat. As reported by the Secrets of Blackmoor Website, Greg Svenson is working with the producers of the documentary project "Secrets of Blackmoor". The plan seems to be that Tonninsborg will be a published adventure which will be a "thank you gift" to those who invest in the Kickstarter for the Documentary. Also involved with the Tonnisborg module are Dan Boggs (aka Aldarron), publisher of Champions of ZED and Dragons at Dawn and Bob Bledsaw II of Judges Guild.


The whole "invest in Kickstarter for documentary to get a module" sounds a bit complicated to me and I think I would have preferred to have a separate Kickstarter for the Tonnisborg project, but in any case I am really curious to see what this module will be all about. Having Aldarron on board with this project makes me even more optimistic as he is a talented game designer and someone with intimate knowledge of Blackmoor. If you are curious to see more of Greg Svenson's ideas for Blackmoor, make sure you get the free PDF booklets by Greg hosted at The Comeback Inn.

With lillustrations and links:
https://blackmoormystara.blogspot.com/2 ... to-be.html


-Havard

[Yaztromo]

All the best, Greg!!!

[Havard]

I crossposted this at The Piazza where a user named Baron asked some questions:

Why take parts of the wilderness sections out, and replace it with some game rules I've never heard of? Why add Bb Jr's art? And as you say, why is this part of a kickstarter for a documentary? Guess I'm not their target customer base.

My response to Baron:

I don't own Champions of ZED, but from what I understand it is similar to OD&D, but with an Arneson twist. It is possible that it is easy to use with other editions of D&D, but again I don't know what.

I missed the part about them cutting out parts of the wilderness sections. That does seem like a real shame.

Perhaps someone else can let us know more about Champions of ZED or the decisions being made wrt this Kickstarter?

-Havard