01-28-2013, 05:58 PM
Wow! What a nice welcome! I admit to having been a lurker for a while, looking at all the juicy articles and interviews; I can lurk no longer!
Some of the posts here are quite scholarly, and there is just so much canon I am unfamiliar with! Among gamers in this neck of the woods, I was THE Greyhawk Man...but wow! There's so much I DON'T know! I'm almost intimidated at my lack of knowledge.
As for Blackmoor, there's only been the old D&D products, some old online resources (which I can't find online anymore) and Mr. Arneson's base campaign setting book I got a few years ago that were my references. I was never a fan of the Cyclopedia or Basic D&D when it was new, so I guess I missed a lot of info.
But over the years Blackmoor was that seat of ancient mystery in my campaigns. I held it out to my players as the "end of the rainbow". It was a dangerous, unOerthly place of ruins and buried and lost knowledge with the hint of portlas, gatesdaemons, devils and gods somewhere in its wilds. A place best approached by the powerful and experienced adventurer...Which backfired on me, ultimately.
It only rarely occured that my players finally would have the wealth, experience and time to make an expedition to Blackmoor. When that did happen, however, the results were some legendary gaming sessions! But that's for another time.
So thank you all for the nice welcome! I hope to be an active part of this community!
Some of the posts here are quite scholarly, and there is just so much canon I am unfamiliar with! Among gamers in this neck of the woods, I was THE Greyhawk Man...but wow! There's so much I DON'T know! I'm almost intimidated at my lack of knowledge.
As for Blackmoor, there's only been the old D&D products, some old online resources (which I can't find online anymore) and Mr. Arneson's base campaign setting book I got a few years ago that were my references. I was never a fan of the Cyclopedia or Basic D&D when it was new, so I guess I missed a lot of info.
But over the years Blackmoor was that seat of ancient mystery in my campaigns. I held it out to my players as the "end of the rainbow". It was a dangerous, unOerthly place of ruins and buried and lost knowledge with the hint of portlas, gatesdaemons, devils and gods somewhere in its wilds. A place best approached by the powerful and experienced adventurer...Which backfired on me, ultimately.
It only rarely occured that my players finally would have the wealth, experience and time to make an expedition to Blackmoor. When that did happen, however, the results were some legendary gaming sessions! But that's for another time.
So thank you all for the nice welcome! I hope to be an active part of this community!