Need help with City Campaign

[pqpine]

I have started a new campaign and due to the unusual mix of Classes and Races they will likely be doing a lot of city based adventuring.

This is what we ended up with (all males):

1/2 elf Scout (rogue)
human Sailor (sorcerer)
gnome Alchemist (wizard)
gnome Leatherworker (ranger)
halfling Blacksmith (bard)


I am in great need of resources for cities particularly NPC's, shops and short plothooks. I could also use some help with infrustructure. Any ideas where to look on the net or particular books that have been helpful??

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Kichwas]

A Magical Medieval City Guide

This is free and the fuller book it's from won an ENnie earlier this year.

See also Medieval Demographics Made Easy. Which is of course, also free.

 

[nopantsyet]

Legends & Lairs Cityworks

More of a guide to building a city. It's flavor-light and mostly crunch. It's really good for helping you build and fill a city, as it provides a pretty thorough framework. It helps guide you through all the types of things you should have in a city and gives guidelines for creating them. For in-game, it's got some helpful tables for unpredictable things like random NPCs.

Really wanting to get my hands on A Magical Medieval City Guide
--the preview is very cool. It appears to be serious flavor and creative guide as opposed to the dry, crunchiness of Cityworks.

 

[EricNoah]

Also check out the DMG 3.5 web enhancement. Let me dig up the link here...

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20030719a

 

[Feldrin]

Seven Cities from Atlas Games. It's exactly what you're looking for : shops, NPC, plot hooks and for several sizes of cities...