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<blockquote data-quote="oknazevad" data-source="post: 7763337" data-attributes="member: 6778182"><p>Not exactly. The Greyhawk version bears no actual resemblance to the full setting; it's really just a name drop from the days when no one knew anything about any of these settings, a friendly nod to the other group as a small tribute and inside reference. </p><p></p><p>The other two were both written by Arneson himself, so may actually be the same place, just different editions. It's intentionally vague and non-commital, largely because of rights issues. Some of the adventures were directly ported to the 3.x version, too. </p><p></p><p>These aren't settings where canon is consistent. Indeed, the idea of "one true" version of the setting runs very counter to the ethos of the creators, who were bomebrewers by their nature and always knew that any published version would be modified to meet the needs of the table. "Your setting may vary" is the mentality, not ironbound canon. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Jakondor doesn't feel Ravenloft to me; I just don't see any gothic horror vibe to it. If anything it's more Conan-esque sword & sorcery (or sword <strong>vs</strong> sorcery, if you will). It was meant as a thing that can be dropped in to any homebrew world, so there's is validity to adding it to another setting. But why? Not every mini setting has to be shoehorned into another larger setting. They can exist on their own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oknazevad, post: 7763337, member: 6778182"] Not exactly. The Greyhawk version bears no actual resemblance to the full setting; it's really just a name drop from the days when no one knew anything about any of these settings, a friendly nod to the other group as a small tribute and inside reference. The other two were both written by Arneson himself, so may actually be the same place, just different editions. It's intentionally vague and non-commital, largely because of rights issues. Some of the adventures were directly ported to the 3.x version, too. These aren't settings where canon is consistent. Indeed, the idea of "one true" version of the setting runs very counter to the ethos of the creators, who were bomebrewers by their nature and always knew that any published version would be modified to meet the needs of the table. "Your setting may vary" is the mentality, not ironbound canon. Jakondor doesn't feel Ravenloft to me; I just don't see any gothic horror vibe to it. If anything it's more Conan-esque sword & sorcery (or sword [B]vs[/B] sorcery, if you will). It was meant as a thing that can be dropped in to any homebrew world, so there's is validity to adding it to another setting. But why? Not every mini setting has to be shoehorned into another larger setting. They can exist on their own. [/QUOTE]
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