11-20-2024, 01:33 AM
(11-15-2024, 04:31 PM)Yaztromo Wrote: The overall geography of the Kingdom is quite influenced by Holland as well. The overall fights for independence, having multiple enemies at the same time, exerting pressure from different directions (and a far away Empire...) may suggest some influence from some relevant part of the history of Holland as well.
Interesting! I originally thought the Holland map was just a location for their Strategos A or Braunstein games at the beginning. Looking into real world Holland could serve some connections to events that happened in Blackmoor!
(11-17-2024, 05:28 PM)Yaztromo Wrote: In summary, I think that D&D in general refers to early middle age (mostly before the time of gunpowder) and Blackmoor, although there are some high tech devices that may occasionally be found, is in general aligned to that, as far as I can see.
Nice call! I normally don't consider weaponry a good indicator for dating a games setting. This is because people tend to mix and match their favourites regardless of when a weapon was actually invented. That being said, considering Blackmoor came from a group that played lots of Napoleonic wargames, it could be more historically accurate than the norm.