DMG 3 = Epic Focus?

[Shemeska]

Jeez did Union suck.

This.

 

[Dedekind]

I think I liked a lot of Union. If I remember correctly, it was basically a planar-trade cabal's headquarters and they made sure the peace was kept with their epic magic and epic guards. To me, what I took away was that it was a less edgy Sigil. I liked that it didn't have the philosophical conflict in it (as a contrast).

I used it for one adventure and my players really liked that it was easy to come and go and treated it like a regular city... but epic.

 

[Jhaelen]

I've never heard of Union - except here on ENWorld.

I'm pretty sure there will be an epic city setting in DMG3 and the City of Brass would make sense to me.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

City of Brass would probably work for me. As would Hestavar. I liked that article a lot.

CoB has the advantage of having a longer D&D gaming tradition, I think that would appeal to more players, and there is probably a rich story to (re)use.

I like the general idea of an epic city, but... it needs to feel epic. 20 or 30 level human city guards don't work so great for that. A 30th level bound elemental or construct hand-forged by Moradin (and given as a gift for the continued propagation of the crafts in the universe) works better, even if this creature technically fulfills the same role a human level 4 guard fulfills in Fallcrest.
An epic city needs ways to show of that this ain't [-]Kansas[/-] Nentir Vale anymore.

 

[Henrix]

What was on the cover of the original DMG? Of course it should be City of Brass!