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Blackwood: Setting Primer

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The Blackwood tugs at the borders of the Elder Kingdom. Too many men and women flood the cities, refugees from collapsed frontier villages. In these dark times, some answer the Call of Errantry to take up a wanderer's life on behalf of those in need. Sometimes that means looking out for oneself. Sometimes it means giving all for others.

The Blackwood is Grimm's Tales meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It's The Witcher series meets Kung Fu Hustle. It's Iron Monkey meets Brotherhood of the Wolf. You are errants, a class of wandering adventurers, who search a landscape of deadly beauty for a way to save the settled folk of the Elder Kingdom from ruin.

The Setting Primer is loaded with content:

  • A preview of art from The Blackwood Errantry Codex
  • A short history of life in The Blackwood
  • 3 new Arcane Backgrounds
  • 6 New Edges
  • 4 styles from the brand-new Fighting Schools Setting Rule
  • 8 new pieces of Gear and Equipment
And keep in mind... there will be more of all these things in the full setting book, The Blackwood Errantry Codex, coming to Kickstarter in May 2017!

It's a perfect companion to our other products:

Blackwood: Archetypes

Blackwood One Shot: Leafstone and Silk

Blackwood One Sheet: Tourist Season

Blackwood One Sheet: The Seven Quillcrows

Blackwood One Sheet: The King of Knuckle Peak

A copy of the Savage Worlds core rules is required to make full use of this product.

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James D November 26, 2018 10:29 pm UTC
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This is a nice package to introduce a campaign concept. I'm surprised they didn't reference Robin Hood in their inspirations (even more so now with the new film comin out). But this is quality presentation and quality material. The concept is original and could spark renewed interest in a fantasy campaign for groups which have become weary of the genre. Glad it uses the Savage Worlds setting. My home group and I run nothing else.
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Eli O November 27, 2018 6:06 pm UTC
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Thanks so much for the kind words, James! Funny you should mention Robin Hood: there was a *ton* of folklore inspiration we could have drawn from (and Robin Hood would have been perfect from a social standpoint, given the setting's vast inequality) but we tried to stick solely with Germanic and Chinese sources for our worldbuilding. English folklore is rich with great examples but we were trying to find under-used material.

Anyway, we're so glad you're enjoying the setting! Thanks again for the review.
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Derek S April 27, 2017 1:55 am UTC
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Gary, I downloaded the Primer, and it is new material.
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Gary T April 26, 2017 10:32 pm UTC
I was looking forward to a primer, but this is nothing of the sort, its a bunde of previous products? Like, XXX? Is there a primer for the Blackwood setting or not? If so, where is it? If I'm missing the obvious, my apologies and please point me in the right direction....
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Gary T April 26, 2017 10:33 pm UTC
Thats adorable, they translated my "What the XXX" abbreviation as XXX
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Gary T April 26, 2017 10:34 pm UTC
LOL, how about one word at a time: what
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Gary T April 26, 2017 10:34 pm UTC
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Gary T April 26, 2017 10:35 pm UTC
XXX
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Gary T April 26, 2017 10:35 pm UTC
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Eli O April 27, 2017 1:50 am UTC
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Hi Gary! Sorry for any confusion. I just downloaded the Primer from the site to make sure nothing is amiss. You should be seeing a 10-page document with a couple pages of history and setting information, followed by a collection of new Arcane Backgrounds, Edges, Hindrances, and gear. Are you seeing something different?
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