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<blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 6748871" data-attributes="member: 25818"><p><strong>Originally posted by iheartsharn:</strong></p><p></p><p>Hey all. I feel like this has been discussed here before, but I could not find any topics about it.</p><p></p><p> I know the 3.5e maps of Sharn have no scale, I’m not sure about 4e but I think it’s the same. What are people’s thoughts on the physical size of the city? I have my own thoughts, but I am always looking to refine them, and other peoples input could help me. </p><p></p><p> This ties into the population question. I know there were a fair number of people who thought that the stated figure of around 211,000 is too small to make sense. A big issue with the stated figure is what it would do to the population density when combined with the physical size. 211,000 people in a large three-level city would likely have a density more like a small town, taking away from the big-city feel of Sharn. I have heard of a number of people suggesting the increase of the population in their own games, up to as much as 2.1 million. What do people think of this?</p><p></p><p> I do have some of my own thoughts on all of this, and have begun working on them again recently in my spare time. I’d like to chime in later, but first I’d like to hear what other people think.</p><p></p><p> Of course, I recall Hellcow himself saying something about the absolute numbers not mattering as much as making sure your imaginings of the city fit into a certain mold. That is the actual size does not matter as much as the fact that the city is large, and the actual population does not matter as much as the fact that the city is densely populated. I am curious though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RealAlHazred, post: 6748871, member: 25818"] [b]Originally posted by iheartsharn:[/b] Hey all. I feel like this has been discussed here before, but I could not find any topics about it. I know the 3.5e maps of Sharn have no scale, I’m not sure about 4e but I think it’s the same. What are people’s thoughts on the physical size of the city? I have my own thoughts, but I am always looking to refine them, and other peoples input could help me. This ties into the population question. I know there were a fair number of people who thought that the stated figure of around 211,000 is too small to make sense. A big issue with the stated figure is what it would do to the population density when combined with the physical size. 211,000 people in a large three-level city would likely have a density more like a small town, taking away from the big-city feel of Sharn. I have heard of a number of people suggesting the increase of the population in their own games, up to as much as 2.1 million. What do people think of this? I do have some of my own thoughts on all of this, and have begun working on them again recently in my spare time. I’d like to chime in later, but first I’d like to hear what other people think. Of course, I recall Hellcow himself saying something about the absolute numbers not mattering as much as making sure your imaginings of the city fit into a certain mold. That is the actual size does not matter as much as the fact that the city is large, and the actual population does not matter as much as the fact that the city is densely populated. I am curious though. [/QUOTE]
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