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Shadowsoul
Senior Scribe
Ireland
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 Posted - 15 Dec 2013 : 01:05:45
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Not sure if any of you older gamers remember the old "Hillsfar" PC game, but after I played the game, and finished it, I became hooked on the city. I loved basing a lot of my campaigns around the city and when the "Mysteries of the Moonsea" came out for 3rd edition, I went to the section on Hillsfar straight away.
Anyone else a fan of the city?
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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1288 Posts |
Posted - 15 Dec 2013 : 01:16:24
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| Anywhere in the Moonsea is great with me. Hillsfar is a very interesting city, I love the Arena and the minotaur mascots, but the video game was pretty bad! Especially compared to Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds. I still get nostalgic for the area though! |
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sfdragon
Great Reader
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Posted - 15 Dec 2013 : 04:14:12
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| prefers Myth Drannor and Phlan over Hilsfar |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 15 Dec 2013 : 05:08:18
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| I always found Hillsfar an interesting site, never played the game though. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 15 Dec 2013 : 06:51:15
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I like Hillsfar, and the xenophobic nature of the city was the exact angle I needed for one of my Lords of Waterdeep. I was having problems with the guy's backstory until I read the description of Hillsfar in Mysteries of the Moonsea, and that's when it all just clicked into place.  |
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Shadowsoul
Senior Scribe
Ireland
705 Posts |
Posted - 15 Dec 2013 : 11:10:25
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Originally posted by sfdragon
prefers Myth Drannor and Phlan over Hilsfar
I really like Phlan as well. Ever since I read the old Pool of Radiance book, I fell in love with that city. I used to base a lot of my adventures around the ruined areas. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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Posted - 15 Dec 2013 : 13:29:32
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| Well I always found Zhentil Keep and Myth Drannor to be more interesting locales so I cant really say I liked it much. Their xenophobia doesn't help either. |
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Anyone else really like Hillsfar?
