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<blockquote data-quote="Shaunobi" data-source="post: 6678939" data-attributes="member: 6792321">We're talking the city here in case that's not clear.Background: first-time DM, playing the Lost Mines starter adventure with my 3 kids. They decided to head to Thundertree to pursue that Druid adventure hook. After some adventures along the way, they left off last week considering hitting Neverwinter on the way to Thundertree - they are currently about a day away from either one.I know nothing about Neverwinter.I read through the Wikia FAQ. I don't consider it to have enough background info to steep me in this city's &quot;lore&quot;. I have time to procure and read about 250-400 pages from any published books between now and our next session. Note that I find fiction to be just as good as non-fic for getting the feel of a place. Not really looking for dry facts, more scene description and characters that I can mentally reference as I describe them riding into the city, meeting people, etc.Should I buy Salvatore's Neverwinter Drizzt book from 2011? Or the Neverwinter Campaign Setting book? Or perhaps the Grand History of the Realms? Read parts of two of these? Read another reference online?Help me figure out which ~300 pages of Neverwinter material to read this week!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shaunobi, post: 6678939, member: 6792321"] We're talking the city here in case that's not clear. [I]Background: first-time DM, playing the Lost Mines starter adventure with my 3 kids. They decided to head to Thundertree to pursue that Druid adventure hook. After some adventures along the way, they left off last week considering hitting Neverwinter on the way to Thundertree - they are currently about a day away from either one. [/I] I know nothing about Neverwinter. I read through the Wikia FAQ. I don't consider it to have enough background info to steep me in this city's "lore". [B]I have time to procure and read about 250-400 pages from any published books between now and our next session.[/B] Note that I find fiction to be just as good as non-fic for getting the feel of a place. Not really looking for dry facts, more scene description and characters that I can mentally reference as I describe them riding into the city, meeting people, etc. Should I buy Salvatore's Neverwinter Drizzt book from 2011? Or the Neverwinter Campaign Setting book? Or perhaps the Grand History of the Realms? Read parts of two of these? Read another reference online? Help me figure out which ~300 pages of Neverwinter material to read this week! [/QUOTE]

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