09-29-2013, 01:19 PM
In his interview in Space Gamer #21, Dave Arneson mentions several products he is currently working on, including the Island of the Wolf, which is being discussed elsewhere.
Another RPG adventure Arneson mentions in the same interview is the City of the Gods, another D&D "playing aid" that is intended to be published by the Judges Guild. The City of the Gods was of course published much later, in 1987 with the module DA3. Still, I find it interesting that Arneson was working on this module as early as the 1970s. Having already published the Temple of the Frog (Supplement II version) and the First Fantasy Campaign, it seems like he always considered the City of the Gods to be the third installment of the Blackmoor line.
The City of the Gods was already mentioned in the FFC, but it appeared late in the original campaign, a place where many PCs lost their lives.
This IMO goes further to suggest that Dave Ritchie had quite a bit of material to work on when he was adapting Arneson's notes into the final version of the City of the Gods. Arneson did express reservations towards the DA4 The Duchy of Ten, but made no such objections towards the previous three modules. This suggests that the final version would not be very different from how Arneson had envisioned it. Still, it would have been interesting to see what the 1970s version of the City of the Gods may have looked like. Some possible hints might be found in Rob Kuntz' accounts of the game that Arneson refreed for him and Gary Gygax back in 1976.
-Havard
Another RPG adventure Arneson mentions in the same interview is the City of the Gods, another D&D "playing aid" that is intended to be published by the Judges Guild. The City of the Gods was of course published much later, in 1987 with the module DA3. Still, I find it interesting that Arneson was working on this module as early as the 1970s. Having already published the Temple of the Frog (Supplement II version) and the First Fantasy Campaign, it seems like he always considered the City of the Gods to be the third installment of the Blackmoor line.
The City of the Gods was already mentioned in the FFC, but it appeared late in the original campaign, a place where many PCs lost their lives.
This IMO goes further to suggest that Dave Ritchie had quite a bit of material to work on when he was adapting Arneson's notes into the final version of the City of the Gods. Arneson did express reservations towards the DA4 The Duchy of Ten, but made no such objections towards the previous three modules. This suggests that the final version would not be very different from how Arneson had envisioned it. Still, it would have been interesting to see what the 1970s version of the City of the Gods may have looked like. Some possible hints might be found in Rob Kuntz' accounts of the game that Arneson refreed for him and Gary Gygax back in 1976.
-Havard
Currently Running: The Blackmoor Vales Saga
Currently Playing: Daniel S. Debelfry in the Throne of Star's Campaign
Currently Playing: Daniel S. Debelfry in the Throne of Star's Campaign