Pick your "Starter Town"

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Azure City!!!

I know Rich has a very full plate, and that he doesn't want to stat out the OotS, but I'd love to see even peripheral stuff from his world statted up, either in the back of a TPB or as its own product.

 

[Klaus]

I've never heard of Hollobrae.

Restenford was a really classic D&D town, IMO, moreso than Hommlett, in that it had a castle with the baron right there, and other things I've seen in lots of homebrews. It nicely splits the difference between the Keep and Hommlett, IMO.

Hollobrae is where the Fiery Dragon Tavern (from Fiery Dragon) is located.

 

[The Little Raven]

I know Rich has a very full plate, and that he doesn't want to stat out the OotS, but I'd love to see even peripheral stuff from his world statted up, either in the back of a TPB or as its own product.

I totally agree. I would love to see an Order of the Stick Campaign Guide, with setting locations given detail, and plenty of space set aside to help you run a comical, self-aware, metagaming campaign.

"Bluff bluff bluff the stupid ogre..."

 

[olshanski]

I am not familiar with the Scarred Lands settings, sorry for missng Hallowfaust.

Hallobrae is featured in a handful of adventures published by Fiery Dragon. WoTC couldn't publish it, but I thought I'd include it for the fans.

Same for Fairhill (by Necromancer). I've started at least 3 campaigns from there... its easy to do with the 40+ pages of free supplemental material provided that details all kinds of lairs and plots around the countryside... from blind witches to hobgoblin raiders to nests of rat-people.

 

[fabneme]

I'd like to see a brand new city as well. And I wonder how big the DMG would be if the city is Ptolus...

 

[Cam Banks]

I would vote for Solace! But it's not on there. So it's Threshold for me, too.

Cheers,
Cam

 

[YourSwordIsMine]

I would vote for a new town.

 

[Plane Sailing]

I voted for Restenford, because I have a vague recollection of not hating it

I never liked Hommlet in any of its incarnations, and I don't recall any of the others. Well, Oasis of the White Palm, but that seems way too specific a cultural setting!

A choice that I would have liked to have seen here is the town from the 'Speaker in Dreams' module - what was that called? Brindinford, something like that?

 

[Chocobot]

Well since they've already chosen the town I voted for what I think they picked, not necessarily what I wish they would have picked. It is "more iconic than Saltmarsh" so to me that says it's pretty much down to the Keep and Hommlet.

I'm going with Hommlet.
Because AD&D > BD&D! Suck it BD&D! Booyah!

Well actually I like Basic more, and Keep on the Borderlands was the first D&D I ever played. But I just think TOEE and Hommlet are known to more people since they've had a 3e adventure and CRPG.

 

[Treebore]

None of the above. Give us a new town, without the emotional baggage that goes with changing an existing town.

But, if you have to go with something that has gone before, do Hommlet. The Temple of Elemental Evil 4e seems to be an absolute certainty given the new interactions between Tharizdun, the Elemental Maelstrom and the Abyss.

This is why I voted for Restenford, not many people "attached" to that town.

Same could be said for Fairhill, except for those who actually ran Crucible of Freya.

I have developed Daggerford, Hommlet, Istivin, City of Greyhawk, Waterdeep, and many other "key" cities for me to want to see them redone.

So a totally new city will be fine with me as well.