The Lands of Erak

[Greg]

My sense from the letter is that the original Blackmoor as Arneson invisioned it in the Kuntz letter of march '71, was very conan-esque. There's the "Red Wizards Coven", SkandaNarian "savage band of sea raiders" and Picts. We know that the Picts later morphed into orcs, with their palisaded villages and such. What you don't see is any reference to high fantasy races like elves and dwarves.

Wow. It would be fascinating to know how Blackmoor would have played out and evolved as more of a sword and sorcery setting, without the influence of Chainmail and high fantasy.