Gencon 1976 Blackmoor actual play report

[cadriel]

I don't want to self-promote too much, but I've put up an article on my blog that I think would be of interest to some of the gamers here:

initiativeone.blogspot.com/2008/12/special-post-from-alarums-excursions-15.html

The post is a reprint, with the original author's permission, of an actual play report from Alarums & Excursions number 15 (Oct. 1976), detailing a Blackmoor game run at Gencon IX (1976) by Dave Arneson. I liked the article because it presents a player from a different scene (in this case the Los Angeles gaming groups; early A&E had a California slant as opposed to the Upper Midwest that dominated at TSR) coming to a dungeon run by one of the creators. Anyway, I hope folks enjoy it.

[geoffrey]

Interesting stuff! Thanks for posting that.

[Finarvyn]

A fun read, indeed. It's always fantastic to see more snippits of the original Blackmoor campaign and the style in which it was played....

[havard]

That's great! Thanks for sharing!

"The Great Sweeney", hahaha!

Havard

[gsvenson]

I vaguely remember going on the adventure. I had been away from the Twin Cities and the gaming group for two years at that point. I don't really remember any of the details from it except that we ran into Sir Fang and that I had to leave early...