05-22-2011, 02:29 PM
Great topic! I like how this thread has not turned into a Mystara vs. Blackmoor thread, but instead has focused on what is interesting about Blackmoor as a setting.
I like how Blackmoor is a really focused setting geographically. Though there are always hints of a larger world, the focus is on a small region with the Kingdom of Blackmoor and its immediate neighbours at its heart. This small scale focus means more attention to NPCs, every day life, while at the same time keeping an epic backdrop to the setting.
On the surface Blackmoor is really a fairly gritty medieval setting, with some Cthulhu-eque undertones (at least as I see it), but with the potential for adding alot of weirdness should the DM desire it.
For my part I dont think I would call it nostalgia, but I am really fascinated to be part of a campaign that has been going on for such a long time and even started before the game was called D&D.
-Havard
I like how Blackmoor is a really focused setting geographically. Though there are always hints of a larger world, the focus is on a small region with the Kingdom of Blackmoor and its immediate neighbours at its heart. This small scale focus means more attention to NPCs, every day life, while at the same time keeping an epic backdrop to the setting.
On the surface Blackmoor is really a fairly gritty medieval setting, with some Cthulhu-eque undertones (at least as I see it), but with the potential for adding alot of weirdness should the DM desire it.
For my part I dont think I would call it nostalgia, but I am really fascinated to be part of a campaign that has been going on for such a long time and even started before the game was called D&D.
-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