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| AmaunatorFan |
Posted - 30 Nov 2020 : 09:02:20
My party is currently heading to Westgate for an adventure and looking at a map of the Dragon Coast I noticed that the area east of the Giant's Run Mountains and south of Reddansyr looks empty, are there any settlements there or is it all wilderness
Thanks
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the map we have been using: https://64.media.tumblr.com/111f47d62d274b6e0680a5a3c293b289/ae2bbf29729eb0e3-6a/s2048x3072/5eb8a5429484fa39993880fc5e51f0022bd43e3a.jpg |
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| AmaunatorFan |
Posted - 06 Dec 2020 : 16:03:42
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Originally posted by cpthero2
Well, if I might make a suggestion: get your players to sign up with an account here and start diving deep into the lore! :) This site is fantastic, and it's all about the community in the Realms! :)
good shout actually
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| cpthero2 |
Posted - 01 Dec 2020 : 19:07:59
Acolyte AmaunatorFan,
Well, if I might make a suggestion: get your players to sign up with an account here and start diving deep into the lore! :) This site is fantastic, and it's all about the community in the Realms! :)
Best regards,
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| Returnip |
Posted - 01 Dec 2020 : 11:53:45
AmaunatorFan
I'm currently researching something of my own and stumbled over this.
"The Followers of the Purple Staff are a group of divine spellcasters trying to create a benign theocracy in the eastern part of the Dragon Coast. These clerics carry a great deal of political power within the borders of the so-called 'Holy Realm' and use their magic to aid the citizens of their new land." (Champions of Valor, p 47)
This is in The Year of Lightning Storms (1374) so depending on what date your campaign is set to might not be relevant. Also the area you asked about is more in the central part of the Dragon Coast than the eastern, so that might not be relevant either. Still might be interesting to look into.
EDIT: More info on the organisation on page 80 of Champions of Valor. |
| AmaunatorFan |
Posted - 01 Dec 2020 : 08:04:38
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Originally posted by cpthero2
Acolyte AmaunatorFan,
Ahhh, nice! Well, I think my earlier posited ideas were the worst ones then, to be perfectly fair. haha
You should put your campaign journal entries into the Candlekeep journal forum! :)
Best regards,
no sweat at all, our group mostly got into dnd fairly recently, so I'm always up to be told more about new groups/orgs in the realms |
| cpthero2 |
Posted - 01 Dec 2020 : 06:29:51
Acolyte AmaunatorFan,
Ahhh, nice! Well, I think my earlier posited ideas were the worst ones then, to be perfectly fair. haha
You should put your campaign journal entries into the Candlekeep journal forum! :)
Best regards,
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| AmaunatorFan |
Posted - 01 Dec 2020 : 06:20:58
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Originally posted by cpthero2
Out of curiosity, what is the general idea behind your campaign?
Of course
Our DM wanted to do the Forge of Fury, with his own twist. So we are starting in Westgate to meet the sponsor of the expedition, and then travelling into the Giant's Run Mountains to find the Forge. (I assume it's a forge anyway going by the name) |
| cpthero2 |
Posted - 01 Dec 2020 : 05:21:10
Acolyte AmauntorFan,
No sweat! Glad to help. :)
Out of curiosity, what is the general idea behind your campaign?
Best regards,
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| AmaunatorFan |
Posted - 01 Dec 2020 : 05:13:16
Thanks all, lots of useful replies |
| cpthero2 |
Posted - 01 Dec 2020 : 00:34:06
Learned Scribe bloodtide_the_red,
Great way of putting it. It is exactly why it is such a great place to adventure. You have certain rulers trying to influence one way or another for a "better" life for their folk, then you have other influencers in the area, perhaps from Darkhold, that try to steer it another way in trying to control trade for the Zhentarim, etc.
Best regards,
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| bloodtide_the_red |
Posted - 30 Nov 2020 : 23:36:34
The Dragon Coast only gets a slight write up in every edition. You can find a couple paragraphs in the 2E, 3E and 4E campaign books.
Generally, it's a wild "pirate like" area. Thinking of the Dragon Coast as a gathering of thieves and vultures is slightly off the mark. To think of the natives of the region as intermediaries and facilitators, people who make things happen, is much more accurate. Everyone has a price, it is said,but the price is more reasonable in the Dragon Coast.
Not all natives of the Dragon Coast are grasping, greedy manipulators and confidence beings. The ruler of Elversult has struggled to make a city worthy of the respect of its citizens, and fair merchants and good mercenary companies live in the land.They are just extremely outnumbered by the rest of the cynical society of the Dragon Coast.
There is this Dragon Coast thread:
http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8699
The FR Wiki has a slightly better map at :
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Dragonmere |
| cpthero2 |
Posted - 30 Nov 2020 : 21:39:18
Acolyte AmauntorFan,
Also, there are three Heralds in that region. I sometimes like to incorporate their offices if it is storyline relevant. They are (Power of Faerun, p.106):
- Purple Halberd (Elversult)
- Sundazzle (Teziir)
- Flailchains (Westgate)
The local heralds specifically, as those just identified, can be pretty great adventurer incorporating individuals. :)
Best regards,
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 30 Nov 2020 : 20:27:20
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Originally posted by AmaunatorFan
My party is currently heading to Westgate for an adventure and looking at a map of the Dragon Coast I noticed that the area east of the Giant's Run Mountains and south of Reddansyr looks empty, are there any settlements there or is it all wilderness
Thanks
p.s.
the map we have been using: https://64.media.tumblr.com/111f47d62d274b6e0680a5a3c293b289/ae2bbf29729eb0e3-6a/s2048x3072/5eb8a5429484fa39993880fc5e51f0022bd43e3a.jpg
Short version: if there's an empty spot on the map, and nothing in print says "there is nothing here" then you can assume there are small communities here and there -- they're just too small to show on the map.
Keep in mind, though, that a community needs local resources and/or access to trade, for them to be able to live and some reason, like particularly worthy resources (gold, very rich soil, a handy ford, etc), access to trade routes, and/or security, for the community to have been sited there. |
| ElfBane |
Posted - 30 Nov 2020 : 15:07:23
The Gulthmere Forest is a Druid enclave. The city of Nathlekh is a city of cat lycanthropes. They are ruled by a council called the Cat Lords. They do allow visitors to the city, but you must stay in the foreign district. The Giant's Run Mountains have goblins and ogres that may cause you problems. Also an emerald dragon has a lair in those mountains. The dragon's name is Behrshimmer, and is known to have some sort of alliance with Dove Falconhand.
Have a good adventure! |
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