[Meta Org] The Topaz Eye

[Havard]

However, one problem with the MMRPG and perhaps also some of the other D20 Blackmoor books is that the authors sometimes seem to give an impression of Blackmoor as a huge empire, when it is really a small Kingdom/collection of Baronies.

I agree, it is an issue.
On top of it, the MMRPG gave multiple runs to all well-known enemies of Blackmoor (perhaps not so much to Skandaharians...) but, in comparison, not enough to the Thonian Empire snakepit.

The MMRPG is a long campaign so it is not surprising that it covered a lot of ground when it comes to the conflicts around Blackmoor. Most long running BM campaigns are prone to do that.

Something Dustin once said leads me to believe that ZGG were not allowed to develop the world of Blackmoor outside the map shown in the DA modules or the FFC, so that might be why Thonia and the Skandahar Jarldoms got so little coverage.

Back to the Topaz Eye, I like the idea of an order of diviners and seers. It reminds me of the Gypsy Predictions from the FFC or Greek Oracles. I could see them appearing before rulers bringing warnings and precognitions at vital points through Blackmoor's history.

-Havard