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sidslick
Acolyte
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 12:44:34
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Excepting those cities that have been extensively mapped, detailed and populated (such as Waterdeep, Skullport and Silverymoon), I'm looking around for as much information as I can find from legitimate sources on any of the other cities across (including above and under)the face of Toril.
What I'm trying to achieve is to build a database of information for setting some of my campaigns in more obscure locations (I'm looking at Chessenta at the moment) and I am seriously lacking information on the cities from which to launch the party. I have all of the 3.5 versions of the realms books, none of the novels and nothing that's 2nd edition or earlier. Are there any websites or older canon documents/adventures that would be suitable for me to download information to use and expand upon.
Any guidance would be gratefully received.
Sid
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Chosen of Bane
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 12:54:43
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First of all, well met and welcome to candlekeep!
You won't find any city get quite as much attention as Waterdeep but the various regional sourcebooks can give you a pretty good idea about how things run. I know Silver Marches describes a bunch of cities.
If you don't have any of the 2nd edition stuff than I suggest you go to:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads
You can download a number of 2nd edition supplements for free. There are some pretty good regional descriptions in those tomes.
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
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Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 13:40:45
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And teh 2nd edition Forgotten Realms Adventures have a whole section only about cities (whith maps, city keys, and general descriptions).  |
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martynq
Seeker
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 13:51:02
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If you're after information about Chessenta, you probably want to look in FR10 Old Empires. Off the top of my head, I can't remember what information about cities it has, but that has to be the principal source. You should be able to find it as a PDF ESD somewhere. (Anyone got a link?)
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sidslick
Acolyte
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 14:37:10
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Thankyou for your comments thus far, and I eagerly await any more guidance!
Cheers
Sid
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Vvornth
Acolyte
Sweden
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Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 15:25:10
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| The Computer aid FR ATLAS is also a very good supplement when it comes to detailing cities, large and small. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 17:26:44
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Originally posted by Vvornth
The Computer aid FR ATLAS is also a very good supplement when it comes to detailing cities, large and small.
You mean the Forgotten Realms Interactive Atlus, not to be confused with the physical sourcebook called the Forgotten Realms Atlus. :) |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 17:35:30
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Originally posted by Chosen of Moradin
And teh 2nd edition Forgotten Realms Adventures have a whole section only about cities (whith maps, city keys, and general descriptions).
Indeed. It's only a two-page description for each city (and that includes the map), but it's a nice start.
I see Forgotten Realms Adventures pop up on eBay quite often, and it usually goes for $10-$20. I also bought the pdf of it from Paizo yesterday ($4!), and a quick glance at it showed it to be of pretty good quality. |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 17:42:19
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| Its definately worth buying that PDF. I have used the city maps and keys I don't know how many times, and its much easier than taking an old copy across the street to photocopy a page. Ah the wonders of the computer age! |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 17:55:08
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| Just checking . . . FR10 Old Empires includes city maps of Skuld in Mulhorand and Luthcheq in Chessenta. |
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Gray Richardson
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Vvornth
Acolyte
Sweden
48 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2006 : 23:08:59
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Originally posted by Kuje
You mean the Forgotten Realms Interactive Atlus, not to be confused with the physical sourcebook called the Forgotten Realms Atlus. :)
Ah, yes. I haven't had the pleasure of owning a copy myself so I wasn't sure of the name. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 14 Jan 2006 : 01:23:41
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Sidslick, another resource you might want to keep your eye on is Ed's Cities of the Realms articles occuring in DRAGON -- the first of which, the city of Crimmor, began in #334. Released infrequently (The Hooded One will likely prompt us about an new upcoming article) they feature lore on one particular city of the Realms each issue.
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sidslick
Acolyte
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Jan 2006 : 15:26:10
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Thank y'all very much - I'll be chasing that information up as soon as I can (I have acquired the Forgotten Realms Adventures book already, along with a number of PDFs and Dragon magazine #334 is inbound - I just need to acquire FR10!).
If anyone uncovers anything else, I would be most appreciative!
Cheers
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Jan 2006 : 01:04:08
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| Outside Chessenta, city information is scattered through hundreds of sourcebooks, novels and articles, so other than general hints -- FRA covers a good sampling of towns and cities, the Volo's Guides are the best sources on their respective regions -- it's hard to give a detailed answer to such a general question. |
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