10-08-2020, 07:56 AM
Here's my map of the Bleakwood region.
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To the north are the southern plains of Hak and the Valley of the Ancients. To the northeast is the Thonian Rand. To the east are the Eastern Marshes (See Thonian Sourcebook 1). To the Southeast are the cruel horsemen of the Western Plains (more in a future sourcebook).
I have moved Bleakwood a bit compared to the references to its location in the FFC just to make room for how the setting was modified in the DA modules and later material and also because I wanted Bleakwood to be a proper full scale region of the Empire and not just a tiny speck of land. This means it is farther removed from the Super Berry woods than it probably was first imagined by Dave.
I quite like the idea of magical berries and plants though. I think there could definitely be room for those in the region. I am less keen on the name "super berries". It feels right at home for a 1970s style game where many name and other things are a bit more tongue in cheek, but my books aim more towards the style of a 1980s product like the DA modules, while still allowing for nods to both earlier and later materials. If a DM wants to include Super Berries in Bleakwood, I am all for it though!
-Havard
To the north are the southern plains of Hak and the Valley of the Ancients. To the northeast is the Thonian Rand. To the east are the Eastern Marshes (See Thonian Sourcebook 1). To the Southeast are the cruel horsemen of the Western Plains (more in a future sourcebook).
Yaztromo Wrote:Anyway, going back in topic, did you envisage having the Superberries or similar in the Bleakwood or you don't feel to committed to that part of the Blackmoor lore (as I guess...)?
I have moved Bleakwood a bit compared to the references to its location in the FFC just to make room for how the setting was modified in the DA modules and later material and also because I wanted Bleakwood to be a proper full scale region of the Empire and not just a tiny speck of land. This means it is farther removed from the Super Berry woods than it probably was first imagined by Dave.
I quite like the idea of magical berries and plants though. I think there could definitely be room for those in the region. I am less keen on the name "super berries". It feels right at home for a 1970s style game where many name and other things are a bit more tongue in cheek, but my books aim more towards the style of a 1980s product like the DA modules, while still allowing for nods to both earlier and later materials. If a DM wants to include Super Berries in Bleakwood, I am all for it though!
-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