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EltonRobb
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 17 May 2025 : 00:44:34
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I'm also looking at this book on Drivethru. Can I get this, the 2e book, and Volo's Guide? How does this book compare with the other two? Should I get all three?
I'm not setting my present Realms campaign in Waterdeep, although I might run a campaign in Waterdeep in the future. Not expecting Eric to chime in, although I'd like to get opinions from other scribes who have all three books on Waterdeep. I just had a thought, Undermountain is set in Waterdeep.
But I wonder how other people who set their campaigns in Waterdeep think about this fantasy city. Oh, can I still make it my own once I set a campaign there?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 17 May 2025 : 05:22:39
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| Some of the info from the 2E boxed set is repeated, but there is new information in there. I'd say it's worth getting. |
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 17 May 2025 : 16:11:38
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| The 3E Waterdeep book purposefully tries to cover some things not previously covered in the 2E box set, while still being a general Waterdeep book. I think the combo of the box set (which summarizes Volo's) and the 3E book give you everything you need. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 17 May 2025 : 16:21:41
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| As for Volo's Guide to Waterdeep, it is one of my fave Realms sources, period. It's the one that flipped me from being a casual enthusiast to a Realms junkie. It gives an on-the-ground feel of the city that no other sourcebook matches. |
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EltonRobb
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 17 May 2025 : 17:57:37
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
As for Volo's Guide to Waterdeep, it is one of my fave Realms sources, period. It's the one that flipped me from being a casual enthusiast to a Realms junkie. It gives an on-the-ground feel of the city that no other sourcebook matches.
So I take that as a recommended book instead of passing on it. Okay. It must be really good if it turned you into a dedicated Forgotten Realms fan, Wooly. |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 17 May 2025 : 19:35:47
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| You know, it still amazes me just how much stuff was released back in 2e that A) I didn't have the money to buy back then and B) I wouldn't have had time to read it either. To this day, there's so many old resources that I've barely had the time to flip through, but I have them now in one form or other to reference when I want to research a topic (a lot of them came when wizards released the free PDFs at one point just before 3e came out). Like I've never actually READ the menzo boxed set, and most of what I know came from the novels, but I've occasionally referenced it when looking into something when the FR wiki leads me down a path. |
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Waterdeep (3e) by Eric L. Boyd
