City Supplements - What do we like?

[Fenris-77]

Ah, well then.
I shall trouble your thoughts no further.

No, it's a good idea, all I meant was that you don't need a wee map, just a Ward name and a tracker.

 

[MGibster]

So what are your favorite city sourcebooks, or specific mechanics, or procedures, or rules? You might even tell us why!

My gold standard for city supplements is the City of Lies boxed set for the 1st edition of Legend of the Five Rings. In a nutshell, here's what I'm looking for in a city supplment:

• Locations: Anything from entire neighborhoods to specific locations within, I want places for the PCs to go.
• NPCs: Whether they're allies, enemies, or something in-between, I want a good number of NPCs for the PCs to interact with.
• Power & Control: Who is in charge? Who is happy or unhappy? Where are the conflicts?
• Seeds of Adventure: All of the previous entries will give the GM ideas for scenarios to be run within the city.

Arkham for Call of Cthulhu is another excellent city supplement. Greyhawk, both the original and the boxed set, are excellent as well. Maybe Greyhawk set the standard.