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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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 Posted - 06 Jun 2007 : 02:31:21
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Originally posted by Jorkens
I agree, but as so little information is given about these city states,there is a tendency to overlook them in the power and trading structure of the Ralms. Together the central Sword Coast and the Dragon Coast are meeting points of most of the other (detailed)lands and will therefore have an important role in the Realms as a whole. If Ed were to be involved in the writing of one of these I would be a very happy man indeed.
You have a point about that. And it'd be hard for such a book to go wrong if Ed was the one writing it. |
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Jun 2007 : 06:31:55
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Jorkens
I agree, but as so little information is given about these city states,there is a tendency to overlook them in the power and trading structure of the Ralms. Together the central Sword Coast and the Dragon Coast are meeting points of most of the other (detailed)lands and will therefore have an important role in the Realms as a whole. If Ed were to be involved in the writing of one of these I would be a very happy man indeed.
You have a point about that. And it'd be hard for such a book to go wrong if Ed was the one writing it.
I've felt that the Western Heartlands have been neglected in print for far too long, I'd dearly love to see a sourcebook on the region. |
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Archwizard
Learned Scribe
USA
266 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2007 : 22:56:13
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
I would like to see a large book dealing with several cities. Perhaps 4 cities at 40 pages each. Westgate, Neverwinter, perhaps a Amn or tethyr city, perhaps Luskan, Elturel, Iraibor, etc
I think this could be an idea with a lot of potential. I've often heard many praise the Cities of the Realms articles by Ed in Dragon. Lots of those people said they don't even use the Realms, but still found the cities very useful because they could be slotted into any number of published or homebrew settings. The idea of a survey of Realms cities also allows the chance to cover places that traditional regional sourcebooks might not get to (or could but not cover in any decent detail).
A good approach might select a mix of well known metropolises and lesser known cities that have slipped under the publishing radar. Perhaps themed the book on individual city-states, call it "Free Cities of Faerun," which might include four of such cities as:
- Westgate (Ideal for its fame and infamy, and importance along the caravan and sea trade routes.)
- Telflamm (Covered in Unapproachable East, bit its location and independence makes it ideal.)
- Baldur's Gate (Aside from the great computer games, it's the second largest port along the Sword Coast, independent and important. And just the name would sell books.)
- Neverwinter (Smaller ditto of Baldur's Gate.)
- Berdusk or Iriaebor (Either one, so it leaves plenty for a Western Heartlands book in the future that covers the rest. This would give us a taste of this central region.)
- Ormath & Lhashayl (A hint of the Vilhon Reach/Shining Plains.)
- Innnarlith (A peek at the Lake of Steam. There are some happenings there due to the Watercourse Trilogy I believe.)
- Mourktar in Threskel (An interestingly semi-autonomous piece of the Old Empires.)
- Tantras, Raven's Bluff, Procampur, or Tsurlagol (Any one of these for a long overdue visit to the Vast.)
Alternatively, this city-focused format would work for regions that contain mostly city-states. Something like Mysteries of the Moonsea but more informational instead of dominated by pre-made adventures. Regions such as the Western Heartlands, the Vast, or the Lake of Steam could make good use of this.
This also reminds me of a documentary show from BBC - Holidays in the Danger Zone: Places That Don't Exist. A sourcebook in a similar theme for the Realms could finally show us little known places that would get overshadowed by larger, more well-known kingdoms in traditional regional sourcebooks. Places such as:
- Erlkazar
- Sossal
- Murghom & Semphar
- Threskel
- Lapaliiya
- Tashluta
- Tharsult
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2007 : 04:18:49
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
I have to admit...I kind of prefer those cities not being overly detailed.
Thats why should have a supplement with about 30 to 40 pages on 4 or 5 of those cities instead of 160 pages on each one |
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shandiris
Seeker
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Posted - 11 Jun 2007 : 07:41:55
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| I'd absolutly like one on shade i mean they are atm the big boys in the timeline yet they only get a entry in the FRCS and a small chapter in LoD |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 13 Jun 2007 : 04:14:03
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Well, they could do a "Cities of the Realms" series of source books... A bunch of oh, 96-page softbacks with 4 cities each in them....
Thats pretty much what I was thinking. It would be very cool |
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VonRaventheDaring
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 05 Aug 2007 : 02:53:30
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| The lake of Steam could use with an update as well. |
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
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Posted - 06 Aug 2007 : 13:10:58
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| I agree with Archwizard, and think that a book of Telflamm will be a great idea. |
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So when are we getting our next City Source book?
