07-11-2014, 08:50 AM
Raphael Pinthus Wrote:Raphael Pinthus Wrote:Playing in published BM is like watching the first season of a TV show, over and over again;
not because I would not like it, but a setting can only give you so many moments of awe.
By the way, I do not mean this in any way offensive; but the very nature of a setting like BM is that you come to its limits sooner or later. For me, the way there was still way more interesting than with many other games, but at the end of the day, sooner or later, I think everyone expandsa world like BM, one way or another.
I respect your opinion and I am in no way offended by it, but I think you and many others with you grossly underestimate the potential of Blackmoor sourcebooks like the FFC and the DA modules.
We tend to return to the main themes and locations for Blackmoor, but with a module like DA1 alone there are countless hours of playing potential *after* the main adventure has been played through. And that's just one of the modules.
As to expanding the world, I think that is just a logical extension of Arneson's vision. It can be expanded geographically, in time, across planes and in many directions.
RobJN Wrote:I see your point, and where you are coming from, and can agree... up to a point. Part of my reason behind the conception of the Twins was to frame many of the settings' canon events from a fresh perspective. All right, so a city falls out of the sky and the King's Companions have to investigate... but what better reason than to chase after two headstrong, mischievous daughters off for a look at the place they have specifically been forbidden to visit?
And what's to say there isn't a Thorn's World Setting Sourcebook in the works behind the curtain, here?
I think that this vision of Blackmoor along with mine, Rafe's, Mythlym's and everyone elses here on these boards shows the multitude of options offered by the tiny setting that is Blackmoor. And we are really just beginning to scratch the surface...
-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