City Supplements - What do we like?

[WayneLigon]

What I like: Clear readable maps of the city.
Illustrations with vague suggestions of areas are not maps.
Do not give me cookie-cutter detached buildings ala early TSR.
Do not give me grainy washed out computer slop like Green Ronin's Emerald City.
Do not give me Campaign Cartographer-based buildings and call that any sort of 'city'.
Do not give me Middenheim, City of the White Wolf
Do not give me Altdorf
Give me something like Freedom City 1e or 2e.
Give me Hudson City: Urban Abyss
Give me San Angelo for Champions
Give me Ubersreich
Give me New Pavis

 

[Fenris-77]

Huh. I love the Middenheim book. To each his own I guess. Maybe you want to expand a little on what the actual features are in those examples that you like and don't?

 

[Fenris-77]

Here's a good question. Would you want to see a specific procedure for running investigations or would you prefer to just freehand things with the city elements provided?

 

[TheSword]

Huh. I love the Middenheim book. To each his own I guess. Maybe you want to expand a little on what the actual features are in those examples that you like and don't?

I think they are referring to the more artistic isometric maps in Altdorf, Middenheim Altdorf. I personally love them but to each their own.

The Ubersreik map is pretty good, but I think the illustrated ones are gorgeous.

Regarding investigations, I think a framework is a good idea. But one thing I’ve always thought would be quite useful is different lists names for the different social tiers. The lists of names in WFRP products are often quite grand. Some of your settings naming conventions, titles etc would be useful for improvising investigations.

 

[Fenris-77]

Yeah, I like "I need an NPC on the fly" generators. I'll be putting one in Ashalom for the reasons you mention.