tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post451390367731120079..comments2024-03-22T02:46:36.248-07:00Comments on Playing at the World: Blackmoor, in the Era of Loch GloomenJon Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-24816405558390619952012-08-30T14:43:59.635-07:002012-08-30T14:43:59.635-07:00Not always. If you're looking at a post-D&...Not always. If you're looking at a post-D&D Blackmoor account like the one Bill Paley gave in Alarums #15 (http://initiativeone.blogspot.com/2008/12/special-post-from-alarums-excursions-15.html), you'll find the Great Svenny acting on his own when he killed seventeen orcs in a single melee round. Just bear in mind that the character of the Blackmoor campaign had changed in the years between the Loch Gloomen report above and the occasions when Arneson later ran it at conventions as a promotional tool for Dungeons & Dragons.Jon Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-47742996607466076982012-08-30T11:34:23.207-07:002012-08-30T11:34:23.207-07:00So, when Blackmoor stories refer to Svenny taking ...So, when Blackmoor stories refer to Svenny taking down 100 orcs, this is shorthand for Svenny's *forces* taking down 100 orcs? Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175512698266614039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-88686327893360083832012-08-30T07:30:42.558-07:002012-08-30T07:30:42.558-07:00Thanks, as always, Jon, for your insightful analys...Thanks, as always, Jon, for your insightful analysis as well as bringing these early documents to light!<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.com