thecube
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Post by thecube on Jun 13, 2024 6:35:37 GMT -6
BLACKMOOR FOUNDATIONS
History, Maps, and Lore: 1971 to 1985
The Early Fantasy RPG Works of David Arneson Details here:
A blog post here:
A video review here:
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Post by geoffrey on Jun 13, 2024 7:01:42 GMT -6
Wow. That looks very interesting!  |
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Post by Finarvyn on Jun 13, 2024 10:29:39 GMT -6
I pre-ordered this a few days ago. Also, the recent "Daddy Rolled a 1" video had a pre-publication review copy and showed a few pages of the contents. Looks amazing. A number of xeroxed copies of pages that come from early Blackmoor. I guess someone basically turned their collection over to the Secrets of Blackmoor folks, who created this book. I can't wait to get my copy.
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Post by aldarron on Jun 14, 2024 15:10:59 GMT -6
The content is exceptional. I don't have the actual book yet so I'm not sure what filler Griff wrote, but the material is among the most important found. You don't want to miss it.
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Post by captainjapan on Jun 14, 2024 23:59:44 GMT -6
When it rains, it pours. This is freakin' amazing!
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Post by Finarvyn on Jun 15, 2024 6:39:46 GMT -6
The content is exceptional. I don't have the actual book yet so I'm not sure what filler Griff wrote, but the material is among the most important found. You don't want to miss it. My hope is that combining this material with First Fantasy Campaign will finally give us a good look at what Arneson's campaigns were really like. When it rains, it pours. This is freakin' amazing! Agreed. A lot of really good material from 50 years ago all coming out this summer! |
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Post by Attronarch on Jun 15, 2024 7:01:33 GMT -6
I just wish they weren't so anti-PDF. More people would get to see the material then!
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Post by joenuttall on Jun 15, 2024 13:06:38 GMT -6
Can anyone confirm what this book actually contains? I think I read 2 blog posts and half a video without finding out much if anything.
Specifically, does it contain anything pre- D&D publication, or at least pre-Blackmoor -Supplement or is it all later stuff as implied by the up to 1985 title?
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Post by havard on Jun 21, 2024 9:21:36 GMT -6
Can anyone confirm what this book actually contains? I think I read 2 blog posts and half a video without finding out much if anything. Specifically, does it contain anything pre- D&D publication, or at least pre-Blackmoor -Supplement or is it all later stuff as implied by the up to 1985 title? Not sure if you have seen this blog post that I made based on info from DaddyRolledA1, but it does show some excerpt and examples. There is definitely pre 1976 material in the book. I recognize several items as early 1970s. Some of it has beeen shared in the past, but it looks like there might be completely new things as well. Also, some of the material that Ken Fletcher retouched in the early 1980s was probably based on much older content. Hope this helps! -Havard |
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Post by ramblingcleric on Jun 22, 2024 18:57:54 GMT -6
The book looks too good to pass up, so I pre-ordered.
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Post by flailsnail75 on Jun 26, 2024 19:29:41 GMT -6
This thread is the first I’m hearing of this, just ordered it. Looks amazing and I can’t wait to get my copy.
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Post by hamurai on Jun 27, 2024 22:14:29 GMT -6
Will this be available through other stores, or just theirs on their website? 30$ shipping plus VAT would make this rather expensive...
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Post by aldarron on Jul 13, 2024 12:05:40 GMT -6
Can anyone confirm what this book actually contains? I think I read 2 blog posts and half a video without finding out much if anything. Specifically, does it contain anything pre- D&D publication, or at least pre-Blackmoor -Supplement or is it all later stuff as implied by the up to 1985 title? More than half of the material is pre-D&D. This includes very early maps, one of which appears to be the original pre-Blackmoor map on which all others are based. There are several long "Reports". One of which is the first ever adventures in Blackmore and two detailed dungeon dives from 1972. Later material includes Blackmoor maps and information from the early 1980's, Adventure Games era. |
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Post by Finarvyn on Jul 13, 2024 15:31:10 GMT -6
I preordered it weeks ago and cannot wait to have it delivered. I understand they were still adjusting some of the content a week or two ago, but pre-publication copies sound very encouraging. |
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Post by Finarvyn on Jul 23, 2024 8:57:49 GMT -6
Book arrived (a little damaged but not too bad) and I have started to read through it. Exceptional content, IMO, and a lot of stuff I hadn't seen before. |
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Post by ramblingcleric on Jul 24, 2024 19:47:10 GMT -6
Received my copy today as well. Working my way through it. Very nice.
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