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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 6341555" data-attributes="member: 11760">I was really underwhelmed by Bluffside, but both Freeport and (especially) Ptolus are spectacular. (Ptolus isn't for those without healthy wallets or time machines back to the preorder.)I've also played in a Ptolus game for several years now, and while it's less deadly in the sense that one is rarely stuck X miles underground, unable to return to the surface for help, the same is true for your enemies: As Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser discovered (and those books are mandatory reads for running urban D&D games), your enemies can find you and your loved ones very easily. Our Ptolus game has the group serving as a set of police specialists, handling cases ordinary watchmen can't and it's been rough, with assassins, political intrigue, a changeling infiltrator and more.That said, as a DM, it also means you need to be prepared for a lot of stuff coming at you with little warning. In a dungeon, the players can't just decide to go to the store or talk to the Lord Mayor or whatever -- there's a limited set of choices a DM has to be prepared for. In an urban environment, almost anything is possible at any time. It's a lot of fun, but it's definitely the deep end of the pool for DMs.</blockquote>