06-24-2011, 09:12 PM
Havard Wrote:I dont know which fans you are used to hanging out with, but I am not used to this level of accuracy in research on fan material. Usually references arent given at all, or just to the works. More importantly, it has been around for a long time as the sole inspiration for Blackmoor fandom. This does not mean it cannot be scrutinized of course, but it means I will be hesitant to replace one arbitrary date there for another arbitrary date.
Heh, well, in terms of fictional places, I think this is the only fan site I've ever hung out on for long... Otherwise it would be mostly archaeology and geneaology and "Harris matrix" discussions I would be modeling my approach on, that and Tolkiens timelines. Guess that kinda explains a lot.
Havard Wrote:However, if we go back to the C&C Society, you will find that there was only one king (Rob Kuntz) and the other members with campaigns of their own were given titles like Baron or Earl. Blackmoor only becomes a Kingdom when Uther breaks away from the Great Kingdom.
That's interesting - didn't know it. My sense though is that "king" was a title Arneson had no problem assigning to various persons, as in earl or king of Vestfold, and the king who sent the blue rider on his mission to route out the rogue wizards, not something necessarily reserved for "the great King".
Havard Wrote:I know that you are working to flesh out the Temple of Id era, which is a really fascinating time for a campaign setting. However, personally I would be interested in developing two historical eras: The Time of the Id Crisis (ca 500) and the Founding of Thonia. Perhaps it would be beneficial could shift our debate a little away from the exact time of these events and into more detail of which forces and personalities that would have been at work? That way we could borrow ideas from eachother even if our specific visions differ somewhat?
-Havard
Sounds good. Thonia's founding is a complete mystery to me. My incliniation is to maybe draw some inspiration from the Ivyd the undying, or Karemekos. I dunno. There's got to be a key source that it makes sense to link to for this.