shesheyan
Explorer
The internet is a wonderful place. Yesterday I found this 2015 article by Lawrence Schick, co-creator of the Original Known World with Tom Moldvay. I always thought The Known World was created for the Expert set. It was in fact Moldvay's and Schick's D&D home-brew world created well before they became employees of TSR.
The “Known World” D&D Setting: A Secret History
The most striking thing is that the map is very different from the Mystara map. I actually prefer the original map.
As a follow up you can read the 2015 series of three interviews James Mishler did with Lawrence Schick further detailing the Original Known World. Mishler also did a wonderful job of recreating the OKW maps with Hexographer.
adventuresingaming2.blogspot.com
From the hints dropped here and there about alignments, racial level limits, interbreeding of intelligent humanoids and role playing, I would have liked playing with them.
It is sad Tom Moldvay died so young. We are missing his half of the history of the Original Known World.
The “Known World” D&D Setting: A Secret History
The most striking thing is that the map is very different from the Mystara map. I actually prefer the original map.
As a follow up you can read the 2015 series of three interviews James Mishler did with Lawrence Schick further detailing the Original Known World. Mishler also did a wonderful job of recreating the OKW maps with Hexographer.
[Mystara] The Original Known World
Lawrence Schick, one of the early designers of Dungeons & Dragons at TSR, has revealed some interesting maps that detail the Original Know...
adventuresingaming2.blogspot.com
From the hints dropped here and there about alignments, racial level limits, interbreeding of intelligent humanoids and role playing, I would have liked playing with them.
It is sad Tom Moldvay died so young. We are missing his half of the history of the Original Known World.
