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Nightfall said:Eh. It's still no Bluffside, Freeport or even Hollowfaust. Now there's some FUN towns!But that's just me.
But sounds a bit like Penance with its layers, wards and the sky train

Nightfall said:Eh. It's still no Bluffside, Freeport or even Hollowfaust. Now there's some FUN towns!But that's just me.
fafhrd said:I'm keen on someday convincing my players to try Eberron and I'm equally keen on getting and using Sharn. Your comments point to the source of my one hesitation. Do you feel swamped by the abundance of material? Do you need to flip through the book every couple of minutes to describe the new district the PCs are travelling through? I feel my memory is my limiting factor in breathing life into a setting and if the locations aren't so distinct as to be indelible then I can see page turning problems arising.
Pants said:The manifest zone to Syrania, its location at the mouth of the Dagger River, and its proximity to Xen'Drik are what make the location important.
Think of each district as a village or small town. Sometimes, your players won't need to leave a particular district to find what they want. Other times, if they do travel to another district, it would be like travelling from one village to another, without the tedious overland travel.fafhrd said:I'm keen on someday convincing my players to try Eberron and I'm equally keen on getting and using Sharn. Your comments point to the source of my one hesitation. Do you feel swamped by the abundance of material? Do you need to flip through the book every couple of minutes to describe the new district the PCs are travelling through? I feel my memory is my limiting factor in breathing life into a setting and if the locations aren't so distinct as to be indelible then I can see page turning problems arising.
Point taken.Vocenoctum said:I'm not even sure when the manifest zone was noticed. The location at the mouth doesn't really make a difference for me, because it's a HORRIBLE port! Moonwatch is actually at ground level, though it's a bit to the West. Heck, it's not like the river goes anywhere.
Actually, I do believe it is the closest point in Khorvaire to Xen'Drik.It's closeness to Xen'drik is also a bit overstated IMO, since it's not really much closer than any other location. It's the closest major city, but if there was another major city nearby, they could claim the same.