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as the forces of light fight against the cool side
Heh.
Now I'm tempted to re-read my "Nightwatch" books (by Sergei Lukyanenko).
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I'd say the majority of the books can be considered 'canon' in terms of setting, characters and creatures.
Irritatingly, I can't find the quotes now... But I recall Dave Morris stating that Bloodsword used Legend as a setting but that it wasn't the same world as DW. Then, quite recently, he backtracked and said Bloodsword
was canon.
Not that it matters much, seeing as Bloodsword tends to take place in areas very little described in the DW books, so there isn't a great deal of conflict in terms of setting.
Although one thing to be careful of is that Bloodsword Book 3 (pg. 82) hints that the world of Legend is flat. This has serious implications in terms of long-range visibility at sea - on a clear day people standing on a hill in Algandy should be able to see the mountains of Emphidor and, likewise, anyone climbing the Flint Knives would be able to have a look at Ellesland. It's up to individual GM's of course, but I'm going to ignore that.
As for the Apocalypse (or the Final Trump)? It depends how you want your campaign to go. 19th Century historians claimed there was tremendous fear and upset on the approach of the Year 1000, but more recent studies have shown this to be a nonsense. Most people didn't particularly know what year it was anyway, and the concept of a messianic kingdom to come had been banned by Augustine in the 5th Century. This doesn't mean that you can't have a little upset in your games as the end of the Millennium approaches... Personally, I've got a few preachers going round telling everyone of the approach of the
Dies Irae and some people are taking note. It's enough to increase pilgrimages, bolster the zeal of Crusaders and even cause a bit of panic here and there... But on a wider scale the majority are not taking any notice.
(The Church is playing down the event, concerned that widespread panic is not beneficial to anyone.)
As for the Chronicles of the Magi...
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what is the consensus on the canonicity of these books and their relationship with the Bloodsword novels?
I've not read them, but I thought they were a novelisation of the Bloodsword books... So I thought they should closely match? Perhaps even provide some further details and insights?