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Such a good point! Yes! Some games can feel like "your character is not needed here" or in worse cases "your character will have no... -
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Chicago by Night (at least the first one) does a great job of having 1 - NPCs that are doing stuff and 2 - things for the PCs to do in...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
I just noticed this part and I think it's worth talking about too. I think part of what caused me personally to shy away from massive...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
I am partial to Chicago by Night (any edition). I think they do a great job at giving a "sandbox" setting that feels a lot like Grand...
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It's not the first time I've mentioned it here, but I'm a big fan of Kobold Presses' city of Zobeck. It sits at the center of their...
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The Monster Overhaul by Skerples has two indexes, one alphabetic, and this one, which is fiendishly clever: This kind of approach could...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Piperken's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
Plenty of published sourcebooks already mentioned. Rules/mechanics/procedures for cities that I have fondness for: Downtime in Zyan...
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Players don't interact with cities the same way they do adventures, and that difference guides me. I don't find location based at the...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Desdichado's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
I love city books, but the way that I use them maybe is a bit esoteric. I don't use them as references, exactly. I don't run the cities...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
I'd vote for Volo's Guide to Waterdeep. It gives a lived-in feel to Waterdeep, full of rumors that might be true, or might not be...
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One of the things I like about both Freeport (Pirate's Guide version) and Ptolus is how much blank space is still available there. As...
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An interesting one for me is Hallowfaust: City of Necromancers from the Scarred Lands. A strongly themed Necromancer magocratic city...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Tigris's post in the thread City Supplements - What do we like? with Like.
Not sure if this counts as city or if its too small (it counts itself town) but Hammerfast is telative short (36 pages) and quite cool...
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Pirate's Guide is a big 256 page hardcover with a ton of words, but I felt it did a good job of giving overviews and clear tones to...
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3e DMG II is a great city sourcebook. Its more like a sandbox kit with instructions on running a city. The perfect blend of mechanics...