01-22-2011, 08:56 AM
Part yes, part no. 
Also, the area in Lankhmar is called "the sunken land", if it is based on that particular short story.
(From "Swords Against Death".)
The connection to Blackmoor, apart from very generic tropes, is small.
As to Lankhmar being useful to describe a city of thieves as a principle, yes, that is certainly possible.
But from a textual point, my clear answer would be no.
hock:
Also, the area in Lankhmar is called "the sunken land", if it is based on that particular short story.
(From "Swords Against Death".)
The connection to Blackmoor, apart from very generic tropes, is small.
As to Lankhmar being useful to describe a city of thieves as a principle, yes, that is certainly possible.
But from a textual point, my clear answer would be no.
hock: