City Survivor - round 10! (Final Three)

[Blind Azathoth]

Sigil, as well as all other Planescape setting material, could be more popular if written in English, for a change. Additionally, as much as Planescape was interesting, Sigil was kind of boring. It allowed too much, restricted too little, and thus became somewhat bland for a multiplanar setting.

With Glantri out, I have to incline toward Freeport and Greyhawk.

Sigil...bland and boring? And more specifically...blander and more boring than Freeport and Greyhawk? Pfah. I disagree with you and you are therefore incorrect! Clearly!

More seriously, however: an uninteresting personal anecdote! I set the first campaign I ever DMed in Sigil. It fascinated me--initially because of the Planescape: Torment game, which I adored, and then because of the wonderful material about the setting that I read. Despite my inexperience, the players had a great time in the game, and I loved using the city, as well as the city itself. I liked everything about it--the ineffable Lady and the dabus, the factions (oh, Doomguard, how I love thee), the other NPC inhabitants of the city, the importance of belief, the opportunity to randomly have characters fall through a hole in the multiverse if they decided to hum a tune while walking down the street... heck, I even liked the cant. For my wonderful first experience with the setting (and, of course, for Torment...by far my favorite video game), Sigil will always hold a special place in my heart.

...So, in other words, down with Greyhawk. And Freeport, you're next.

 

[Felix]

Holy moley the vote is close, with a little under 24 hours left on the poll.
Freeport: 65
Greyhawk: 70
Sigil: 73

 

[Desdichado]

For the 4th of 5th time in a row now: Greyhawk.

 

[Psion]

Freeport 65
Greyhawk 77
Sigil 73

This one's a nail biter.

 

[Krypter]

The extraplanar reinforcements have arrived. For Concordance!

 

[Eldan]

To Glory, Hordes of the Planes! Let the Armies of the Blood War burn down those puny, freshwater burgs of the prime!

 

[Maggan]

Geeez ... that's a tight race. Even Freeport might buy it if there's an influx of pirate hunters out to raze the town.

My prediction is that if Sigil pulls through, it will win the whole thing as the planar hordes descend on Freeport.

/M

 

[Ambrus]

Come on! Show Sigil the love! Save Sigil! Down with Greyhawk!

 

[edobrzel]

S.O.S. - Save our Sigil

Don't let the cant chase you away. Not everyone has to speak like a 19th Century Londoner. (Not that there's anything wrong with that. ) The setting is only as bland as you let it be. Don't give in to the "if it has been around longest it must be best".

(geezer voice)Greyhawk City, dag nabit. Don't sass yer elders. Back in my day we didn't have paper. We made our character sheets on the pavement written with lumps of tar.(end geezer voice)

 

[Lockridge]

I wonder if these votes would be different if the poll asked people to vote for their favorite city instead of their least favorite.
Not that I disagree with the results in any great way - just musing.