Blackmoor Timeline Project

[aldarron]

1 - Conquest and settlement by Robert I, King of all Geneva, Emperor of the Great Empire.

any particular reason why you have the year 1 here? Ross uses the year 3 IIRC, though the exact reference is "within a few years.." (after founding the kingdom).

Blackmoor Centricism I just figured the timeline started with the founding of Blackmoor, not the founding of the Great Empire. Maybe I should put it at year 3.

"994 (1970 AD) - Baron Weasel plots with forces of Coot. Orders expedition into Blackmoor dungeon. Man at Arms Svenson is sole survivor. He delivers the magic sword “Red” to the Baron. (from G. Svenson story and sword description in FFC). Creation of Marfeldt the Barabarian in a Laboratory in Rhun. (TWC/FFC)"

I don't think Weasel is the Baron's name. Rather he is referred to as "The Weasel", probably due to his sneaky schemes. The sword is called Maroon, rather than red. Marfeldt was probably not created in Rhun. IIRC, he is described as a stranger when he first arrived there, but I might be misremembering.

Maroon? Was that from Greg? "Red" is the sword listed in the FFC as "Last owner Wesely". Wesely "the Weasel" almost certainly had to be the Baron in question because the FFC is clear that he was the baron prior to Fant - unless we have a missing baron. Alvarez would have been a candidate except TWC has him die in 985. No matter how you look at it, Ross had the dating of Ra-All wrong so he had long since taken up residence in Vestfold. The Weasel is the only candidate. Since Red was his magic sword and he got a magic sword from Svenny I assumed they were one and the same.

Marfeldt is a stranger at the capital of Rhun but I assumed the wizard was from the country somewhere. Your right though I should take that out since we don't know.

996 (1972) - Cabal decides a three person council is the fastest way to coordinate a martial defense for the next Coot invasion. Svenson builds first stronghold. Mello builds his house. Willem of the Heath picks up armor and weaponry from 12th level of Blackmoor Dungeon, becomes Blue Rider. Battle against two towers of wizardry, giant vultures in “six hills” of Wolf’s Head Pass, magical darkness, probably undead. Svenny, Bishop Carr, Blue Rider, and Mello build Freehold to guard said Pass. Pete becomes Wizard of the Wood. (Ross)

The problem here is that you have Svenson (Svenny?), Mello, the Blue Rider etc seemingly working for the Cabal. I think this is still giving the Cabal too much credit for the effort of others.

Well, I see them being loyal to the authorities, who are under the thumb of the Cabal, so kind of. I don't see it as giving the Cabal credit per se, but perhaps it could be reworded.

Svenny builds “a city, called Tonisborg, complete with a dungeon and a network of catacombs.”(Odd74, Svenson)

I wonder if this should be Svenny, or rather Greg Svenson the player. OTOH, it could be interesting if Tonisborg is built as a Blackmoorian colony, maybe south of Bartertown, on the northern coast of the Black Sea.

-Havard

Good point, we'll have to ask Greg.