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 Post subject: [Blog] Bruce Heard's New Fantasy Setting Revealed!
PostPosted: Oct 03, 2013 4:10 pm 
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Back in April, I mentioned on this blog that former TSR designer, Mystara Guru and author of the Voyage of the Princess Ark, Bruce Heard had decided to create his own fantasy world for publishing. Bruce Heard has often been described as to Mystara what Ed Greenwood is to the Forgotten Realms. He originally intended to return to writing new stories for the ever popular Voyage of the Princess Ark series which were published in Dragon Magazine from #153-188, with a final installment in #344. However, since this option was not something WotC were interested in at this time, Bruce instead decided he would move towards creating a brand new world via kickstarter:


"Time has come for me to set sail across stranger skies. I think there's plenty of room out there for another ship, another crew, and new adventures unbound by darkness. Although stories would take place in another world, in spirit one might think this is the Princess Ark reborn. "


Although not much of this project remains a mystery, new clues appeared in the new Mystara fanzine, Threshold, discussed on this blog earlier this week. In the exclusive interview in Threshold #1 Bruce Heard revealed the name of the setting the first time: Calidar.


Threshold #1 reveals exclusive news on the new fantasy setting.


Fans of Mystara, BECMI D&D and the Voyage of the Princess Ark are already getting excited about this. A recent discussion at The Piazza seems to be the place to go for whatever other information on the World of Calidar may exist so far.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Full version: http://blackmoormystara.blogspot.no/201 ... tting.html

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 Post subject: Re: [Blog] Bruce Heard's New Fantasy Setting Revealed!
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Why "Calidar", and not, say "Kalidon"? :) (Lord Swynburne, I see ya in the darkness.)


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I don't know if there is a specific meaning behind the name, or if it refers to something within the setting. Blackmoor and Greyhawk were both named after famous castles in their respective settings. Perhaps Calidar follows this tradition as well?

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Calidar Fiction is now available:






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