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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 2489778" data-attributes="member: 20323">Hey! Creating a city is tough work. I remember detailing the PC's HQ in about 60 pages; then again 30% of it never got used! Some thoughts to consider....- Would you be just as satisfied using a pre-existing city? Or creating a patchwork city out of elements of your favorite game supplements and novels? Or do you really want to create your OWN city?- What kinds of players do you have? Imagine the PCs are in the city for the first time; what are they likely to get into? You might get inspiration thinking about what elements of a city your players would most like to explore.- What do you want? Brainstorm all your cool ideas about a Victorian/Steampunk city onto paper. Then begin the work of fleshing them out. If an idea no longer appeals to you don't work on it; only work on those parts of your city that are a JOY to work on. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />- Always fall back on that old staple: Build around your adventures. Don't make some temple that the PCs will never visit. Start with those things that are most likely to factor into your first several adventures.The Glorantha site has some useful templates (esp. Homeland), that may serve as inspiration for creating your own city district or city event templates.<a href="http://www.glorantha.com/support/templates.html" target="_blank">http://www.glorantha.com/support/templates.html</a>There are a couple threads at Mark's collection of EN World threads on DMing Advice that pertain to city adventures. Simply search this page for the word 'city':<a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=47525" target="_blank">http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=47525</a>Check out the Bodleian Library Map Room for good medieval city maps:<a href="http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides/maps/mapcase2.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides/maps/mapcase2.htm</a>I also remember someone else on the DM Mastery list recommending watching "Gangs of New York" for inspiration.</blockquote>

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