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Na-Gang
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 16 Feb 2007 : 11:12:26
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| Another one for the Border Kingdoms here. Also, what about Channath Vale in the bit NW of Dambrath, NE of Halruaa and S of Lake Lhespen? Damara, Vaasa, Narfell also. |
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lokilokust
Seeker
USA
61 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2007 : 14:34:59
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yrs. in exile,
-s.j. bagley |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 16 Feb 2007 : 16:05:44
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If the Dragon Coast is your preferred choice, the second city Ed detailed for DRAGON (not published yet, but I suspect it will be before the end of 2007) is located in that region.
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MaxKaladin
Seeker
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Posted - 16 Feb 2007 : 16:07:00
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
MaxKaladin, how large a geographic area do you need to "roam around in" in the campaign?
It's hard to say. For what I have in mind, a nice chunk of mostly unsettled land to act as a frontier and a coupld of urban areas for other parts of the plot. If it weren't for the desire to get away from the region, Waterdeep and the North would be fine -- too large even. Of course, the PCs may decide to pull up stakes after the first session and head to Maztica for all I know.
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
If a lawless adventurers-galore caravan city will do as the centerpiece, how about Scornubel? (Features briefly in Ed's novels CROWN OF FIRE and [even more fleetingly] SILVERFALL, nice full map in 2nd Edition Realms boxed set, has Elturel and Hill's Edge and Iriaebor within reach, and lots of open country between.)
A few chapters of Ed's books will give you the "feel," you can change the rulers and play the politics however you'd like, and although nothing is certain, Ed doesn't know of any on-the-go projects that will rampage through it soon. 
love,
THO
That's probably the area I'm going to go with if I don't bite the bullet and use the dales. It has a few cities plus a nice size chunk of mostly "empty" terrain to the south to serve as a frontier.
No rampaging plots is nice to hear. :)
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MaxKaladin
Seeker
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Posted - 16 Feb 2007 : 16:59:25
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Originally posted by Jorkens
as you wanted to use the Dales i got the feeling that you wanted a location in the "traditional" Realms, but with a little more room to breath so to speak.
Yeah, pretty much.
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Originally posted by Jorkens
In that case the Dragon Coast, Vast or the southern part of the Western Heartlands would be my recommendations. The Vilhon Reach also makes for a good border area.
I looked at the Vast, but the RPGA has done so much there (via Raven's Bluff) I despair of ever digging up all the information. The Dragon Coast and the Southern part of the Western Heartlands are the leading areas at the moment. There's lots of wild space to their south. I hadn't thought much about the Vilhon Reach.
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If you feel like trying a location more out of the way, with more new elements and intrigues, the lands near the borders of the Realms (Sossal, the lands bordering the Hordelands or the Shining South )make great alternatives. There is not to much done with Calimshan at this time either.
I expect my players would like it if I did, but I'm not really that keen on it at the moment. (I worry they'll decide to run off to Maztica, in fact). |
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nbnmare
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Feb 2007 : 17:09:32
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If they do, make sure you have a horde of sahuagin or some other evil undersea race attack their ship. That is, after all, what happens to 1/3 of the ships travelling to and from Maztica  . |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
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Posted - 16 Feb 2007 : 19:38:17
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Well, most of the Vast information you would need can be gathered through Ed's Raven Bluff supplement for 2ed. and the old Forgotten Realms Adventures book. The Vilhon Reach has had little attention outside of the Vilhon Reach source-book and a few tidbits in other products. There are some details in novels, but nothing doing major changes as far as I remember.
I think the area of the Dragon Coast and Western Heartlands would be your best alternative though. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 17 Feb 2007 : 09:02:34
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
If the Dragon Coast is your preferred choice, the second city Ed detailed for DRAGON (not published yet, but I suspect it will be before the end of 2007) is located in that region.
love,
THO
Oooh!
Any hints on which one? I've got a fair idea or three (based on carefully crafted words from Ed in the past) about which one it could be... 
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Looking for out of the way spot
