Anyone got World's Largest City?

[DM_Jeff]

And if it is anything like World's Largest Dungeon.....it is boring as hell

Heh! No, only is size and name is it similar. It's loaded with individual, intricate storyline and plots, interesting characters and well-described locations. It's actually not like WLD at all.

-DM Jeff

 

[Crothian]

And if it is anything like World's Largest Dungeon.....it is boring as hell

Many gaming books are boring to read. However, if a book is boring in play I tend to blame the DM and players more for that then the book. We had a lot of fun with WLD.

 

[Jim Hague]

And if it is anything like World's Largest Dungeon.....it is boring as hell

Really, now. These folks don't seem to think so:

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=100030

Were you going to contribute to the thread, or just come and bash on a product without supporting your point?

In any case, I saw WLC at the store this pat weekend - it's definitely bread and butter gaming - good, solid foundations to lay roleplaying on. It's not as flavorful as Ptolus, overall, but it's much, much easier to work into an ongoing campaign.

 

[DaveMage]

Were you going to contribute to the thread, or just come and bash on a product without supporting your point?

Maybe Region A was the only one in the analysis....

Pity the first region was the worst.

 

[awayfarer]

Maybe Region A was the only one in the analysis....

Pity the first region was the worst.

I acutally kinda liked Region A. Possibly it was the way our DM portrayed it but I thought it had a cool, "Survival Horror" feel to it.

Although admittedly the 473 or so darkmantles were a bit much.

 

[Jim Hague]

Maybe Region A was the only one in the analysis....

Pity the first region was the worst.

That I can't disagree with - A was the Region that needed to be the hook, the thing that brought everyone in. I'm aware of why it wasn't, and it wasn't deliberate...but it's a damned shame it turned out the way it did.

More actual commentary - Ptolus is pretty, and it's jam-packed with goodness. It's an awesome, incredible book, and, IMO, worth the price. WLC serves a different audience entirely - it's part of a campaign world - yours - and meant to be slotted in, whereas Ptolus is a whole campaign world in of itself.

 

[Jim Hague]

I acutally kinda liked Region A. Possibly it was the way our DM portrayed it but I thought it had a cool, "Survival Horror" feel to it.

Although admittedly the 473 or so darkmantles were a bit much.

Ha! I hesitate to ask how the GM tackled I, then...

 

[Plane Sailing]

Did anyone here used to have the City State of the Invincible Overlord? The original WLC?

 

[jdrakeh]

Did anyone here used to have the City State of the Invincible Overlord? The original WLC?

I've owned every edition/printing of the City State (yes, including the much maligned Mayfair boxed campaign). To be honest, just sitting on a shelf, the WLC seems much better than any of them (I sooooooo wish I could afford a copy).

 

[Aurora]

Were you going to contribute to the thread, or just come and bash on a product without supporting your point?

Oh, don't get your panties in a bunch. The thread was getting buried and no one had really aswered the OP question yet. I honestly wanted to know what others thought and the thread hadn't gotten a strong opinion yet. So, I bumped it......albeit in an ornery way I'l try not to let it happen again. Actually, WLD wan't that bad, it just took a lot of work to make it interesting in my opinion. I doubt WLC will be lots of hallways with doors on the ends. So, it must be better.