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Dark Wizard
Senior Scribe
USA
830 Posts |
 Posted - 13 Jun 2013 : 06:26:18
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In game as a player, I have a fondness for the cities of the Western Heartlands (I consider it anywhere between Baldur's Gate and Westgate). There's good variety there, interplay between rival cities, lots of merchant dealings, caravan happenings and the associated adventure starters. There's a mix of villages, towns, small cities and even a major metropolis spread throughout. It's a neutral place with a mix of good and bad, a place worth putting the time into trying to shift things to the side you're on. Or a good location to make your fortune and run a game based on the characters' personal stakes.
There are many choices here Elturel, Triel, maybe Baldur's Gate itself, sometimes one can head down into the Dragon Coast ending up at Westgate. They all have their city character. For me, any of the trio of Berdusk, Iriebor and Scornubel are perfect for classic D&D style adventuring in my mind. Not too large that you get lost in this massive living entity, but big enough to never be boring even without leaving the city limits.
Reading the material, the most evocative cities are the metropolises in the south, particularly the write ups found in the Lands of Intrigue, the Empires of the Shining Sea, and Calimport. It's exotic without being gonzo, identifiable but new at the same time. It's like the Heartlands on steroids with danger and deceit around any corner, but also enough wonder and hope amongst it all to make it worthwhile to live vicariously through your character.
Second would probably be the cities of Halruaa (but they're smaller and more isolated). Better qualifying choices would be the cities of the Vilhon Reach and the Old Empires for many of the reasons noted above. |
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Drustan Dwnhaedan
Learned Scribe
USA
324 Posts |
Posted - 06 Sep 2013 : 17:59:05
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I really had a hard time with this one. There were too many that I liked (Waterdeep, Silverymoon, Suzail, Myth Drannor, Skuld), but I voted for Waterdeep, if only because my group's adventures there are usually frickin' hilarious   . |
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Lord Bane
Senior Scribe
Germany
479 Posts |
Posted - 06 Sep 2013 : 19:01:09
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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1265 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2013 : 01:04:10
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Phlan, Saerloon, and Immersea.
I have odd tastes but I really love those 3 for different reasons. Phlan because of the old gold box game that introduced me to the Realms was set there; Saerloon is just the coolest Sembian city; and Immersea because I loved The Wyvern's Spur. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2013 : 01:40:10
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| Golden Huzuz isn't on this list...so I guess I'll pick Zhentil Keep. |
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Old Man Harpell
Senior Scribe
USA
495 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2013 : 01:58:59
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I usually miss polls like this like this by a couple of years. 
Of those listed:
1) Skullport. This has a uniqueness not found elsewhere, even accounting for regional and cultural differences.
2) Westgate. Lots of room for creative interpretation. I also have two other reasons. One, I live in a city neighborhood called Westgate, and two, as a result of this, I had a home campaign on an alternate version of Earth that had 'acquired' certain Realms...uh, traits. I may resurrect that campaign someday.
3) Baldur's Gate. The game made it famous, and it's easy to use. I have never, for some reason, much utilized Waterdeep proper, save as an entry to Skullport, but Baldur's Gate (indeed, practically any Sword Coast community) has a distinct flavor to it.
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
USA
2717 Posts |
Posted - 09 Sep 2013 : 03:30:45
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Suzail for me.
Almost voted for Waterdeep, but that was due to the influence of happy Undermountain memories. |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 09 Sep 2013 : 14:34:00
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| I guess I would have to pick Waterdeep but with Myth Drannor coming in a close second and Silverymoon third. |
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2013 : 10:21:25
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| I LOVE Waterdeep, but I sadly do not know enough about it to say it is my favorite. However, Baldur's Gate is a different story. Ever since the games I thought nothing more than doing campaigns and such in this place. It is so large and wildly important in the Forgotten Realms, I just cannot stay away from the setting. |
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You favorite Realms City
