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 Post subject: Blacmoor Village during the Mage wars
PostPosted: Jul 22, 2017 2:20 pm 
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Hey all. Thought I would ask you all for some creative input. Asi I've mentioned, my campaign is set during the middle of the mage war period. It seems likely my players are going to make their way to Blackmoor dungeon soon. I imagine the castle to be abandoned and in ruins and the dungeon to be naturally teaming with baddies. The town falls well within the Dominion of Raddai.

Under the circumstances of the time, I think the town would be largely but not completely abandoned. Those remaining are likely to be some hardscrabble folk of dubious character. I think there should be some kind of inn and a place where an old elf (perhaps the gatekeepr character from DoCB) lives and keeps watch on the dungeon.

Any ideas you guys have are welcome. Feel free to detail some place or personality or even suggest off the shelf products that would plug and play.

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 Post subject: Re: Blacmoor Village during the Mage wars
PostPosted: Jul 23, 2017 6:06 pm 
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In theory when the Spire is on a low, the Egg should have a high.
I'd expect having important water infiltrations in the dungeon and lots of waterborn unwhole creatures such as fish-folk or other mix-ups of lovecraftian inspiration creeping up from deep down (as the Egg recalls under many points of view lovecraftian creatures as well).

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 Post subject: Re: Blacmoor Village during the Mage wars
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Thanks Yaz, that's an interesting, and creepy, idea. However, my campaign is Mage wars era, so it is pre egg of coot. He doesn't exist yet and what will be his realm is currently ruled by the Red Coven IMC Any ideas of about the town?

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 Post subject: Re: Blacmoor Village during the Mage wars
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 Post subject: Re: Blacmoor Village during the Mage wars
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Interesting topic. Its been a while since I was working on this so I will have to dig out some old notes. I think in my version I had Raddan Goss use Blackmoor as his capital. I forget if you were working under a different premise? :)

I think the Comeback Inn could easily be around, even if it is constructed later :shock:

I expect several other buildings would also be around such as the Church (Temple).

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