[Thonia] CBI -2: The Thonian Rand Sourcebook - Free PDF

[Rafael]

For this book specifically and for future books to some extent I have made an effort to integrate the following sources:

If you ever want to get more into TW, hit me up. I ran my last two campaigns there, and, in terms of run-of-the-mill weekend D&D, it's probably going to become my standard setting now, for the forseeable future. So, I know the lore quite well, by now. One-to-one, I don't think Sanctuary's cultural background (from the short stories and novels) fits all too well, but some other elements could be incorporated in future treatments of the setting.

For instance, the character of Ibis Shatn is now fully described in CBI-2, but in DA1, the information about her is hidden within the section detailing Barnabas the Wanderer.

That's what I consider the most interesting part of what you're doing here, regardless of your specific treatment of the setting: Basically, you give a workshop on how to creatively re-adjust older and obscure content. That's a lot of time you spent there collecting intel, and that's what makes reading the booklet - pretty great, actually.

3) Zeitgeist Games Books:In the case of CBI-2, this is especially true for Clock & Steam.

Again, as I said above, the way you realign this in a way that takes the edge of it/makes it conventionally playable is a textbook example of good game design. C&S, as many late-run ZGG games, was a pretty good book: The problem was, as far as I can remember, that fans plainly didn't know what to do with the info presented there in the context of Blackmoor.

I am looking forward to that! Discussions is what the Comeback Inn was created for

Alas, if there was time for it, only! I had almost overlooked this thread, as well!



***Oh, yeah, dear lurkers: This is not me blowing steam into my fellow admin colleague's behind. Anyone who knows me a little bit is aware that my single rule is to be honest, even to the point of being brutal as I do it. So, I wouldn't mind at all telling Havard if I didn't like the booklet; but I DID like it, and quite a lot. While the setting described in there is certainly sketchy, it's thoroughly playable, and could be a really geat addition to any BM game, precisely because it's so well-researched. This is how you treat content from difficult, obscure, or small sources - a bit like an archeologist, but always with a coherent pattern in mind. I'm happy about this purely as a fan of Blackmoor, which is something that doesn't happen all too often.

Go download this one, and READ it!