Default "PoL" Setting - Setting Info Compilation (Now Wikified!)

[Dr. Strangemonkey]

There's more out there.

 

[Oompa]

What is red hand of doom, is it also layed out in the 4th edition realm?

And all the info from the first post is from PHB, MM, DMG and what other resources?

 

[Entropi]

I too am using the Nentir Vale as my campaign setting.

I like to use random encounter charts by region for wilderness travel, so to that end I am making encounter tables for every region in the Vale. I took the liberty of naming the plains and terrain regions that did not have names yet, to facilitate the project. So far, I'm about halfway through the Monster Manual. Will post here if there is interest.

 

[Particle_Man]

[*]The Far Realm is a chaotic realm and the source of aberrations.
[*]Abominations are living weapons created during the war between the gods and primordials.

Is there a contradiction here?

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

OP updated, Map corrected. Thanks guys!

I too am using the Nentir Vale as my campaign setting.

I like to use random encounter charts by region for wilderness travel, so to that end I am making encounter tables for every region in the Vale. I took the liberty of naming the plains and terrain regions that did not have names yet, to facilitate the project. So far, I'm about halfway through the Monster Manual. Will post here if there is interest.

There is. Please do so!

Is this list comprehensive or there's still more?

Still more. I'm hoping folks will post details as they find them.

What is red hand of doom, is it also layed out in the 4th edition realm?

RHoD is a 3.5 adventure, but takes place in the 4e default setting in the Elsir Vale region. It's a good adventure and definitely worth the effort to convert.

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

Is there a contradiction here?

I think you are reading "Aberration" and "Abomination" as the same word.

Abomination = Phane, Tarrasque, etc.
Aberration = Mind Flayer, Aboleth, etc.

 

[Particle_Man]

My bad. Thanks!

So the Primordials don't live in the Elemental Chaos any more, and are killed or banished to the Astral Sea? And the Gods also live in the Astral Sea?

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

My bad. Thanks!

So the Primordials don't live in the Elemental Chaos any more, and are killed or banished to the Astral Sea? And the Gods also live in the Astral Sea?

Yeah, apparently.

 

[krocha]

It's the point that it's unknown territory for the CHARACTERS and NPCs. There is no reason not to have maps for the DM.

You absolutely hit the nail on the head here. Just because they publish a map for the DM, does not mean that DM should show it to their players. It's much easier to have a map and ignore it then to want a map and have to draw one up yourself.

And to me they already have defined a significant portion of a 4e setting. Now , it's not called Points of Light but it is a representative of the POL concept and until it gets a name (which I have to believe that at some point it will), then it will be the POL setting to me.

I just don't buy them saying, nope we have no 4e setting, then they release all this material with setting specific (location names, maps of isolated areas, major historical events, etc...) stuff.

Okay, sorry for hijacking this great thread. I'll step down off the soapbox now.

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

The way I see it, they just don't want to have to come up with a new setting that's going to have to compete against FR and Eberron. Kinda smart of them, as they don't won't their product lines eating each other.

And I'm fine with the info being released as it is. It's just a bit of a pain to hunt down the details.