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<blockquote data-quote="GVDammerung" data-source="post: 2440126" data-attributes="member: 33060">My Top Three Best -&nbsp;1st&nbsp;&nbsp; The original City State of the Invincible Overlord (&quot;Red Edition&quot;) was amazing - (1) Great map (4 poster maps), (2) lots of detail in very little space (compared to &quot;modern&quot; city products); and (3) a &quot;wahoo&quot; elan that nearly perfectly captured the D&amp;D &quot;feel&quot; of the time.&nbsp;2nd&nbsp;&nbsp; Lankhmar, as another poster mentioned - (1) Great map; (2) innovative use of geomorphs to run detailed locales in back allies, side streets and neighborhoods; and (3) detail that seemed &quot;fantasy real,&quot; probably because it used the source material particularly well and built on it in consistent fashion.&nbsp;3rd&nbsp;&nbsp; Sharn:City of Towers for Eberron - (1) innovative &quot;vertical city&quot; of fantasy skyscrapers; (2) over 100 districts within the city described and given individual personalities; (3) big city &quot;feel&quot; prehaps stronger than any other city product.&nbsp;Honorable Mention - The City Books, as mentioned.&nbsp; A city described at the &quot;business level&quot; in six/seven books.&nbsp; No map but with the detail provided (including maps) on nearly 80 businesses almost no need for one.&nbsp;Honorable Mention - Original Sanctuary (Thieves Guild, Chaosium).&nbsp; Provided height/stories for buildings so it was possible to run rooftop chases like in no other city setting.&nbsp;Worst City:&nbsp; City of Greyhawk Boxed Set - (1) Looked like a meadow, not a city; (2) didn't live up to the &quot;reputation&quot; of the city for being big, dense and full of dark intrigue; and (3) included some of the worst/silliest NPCs this side of anywhere.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GVDammerung, post: 2440126, member: 33060"] My Top Three Best - 1st The original City State of the Invincible Overlord ("Red Edition") was amazing - (1) Great map (4 poster maps), (2) lots of detail in very little space (compared to "modern" city products); and (3) a "wahoo" elan that nearly perfectly captured the D&D "feel" of the time. 2nd Lankhmar, as another poster mentioned - (1) Great map; (2) innovative use of geomorphs to run detailed locales in back allies, side streets and neighborhoods; and (3) detail that seemed "fantasy real," probably because it used the source material particularly well and built on it in consistent fashion. 3rd Sharn:City of Towers for Eberron - (1) innovative "vertical city" of fantasy skyscrapers; (2) over 100 districts within the city described and given individual personalities; (3) big city "feel" prehaps stronger than any other city product. Honorable Mention - The City Books, as mentioned. A city described at the "business level" in six/seven books. No map but with the detail provided (including maps) on nearly 80 businesses almost no need for one. Honorable Mention - Original Sanctuary (Thieves Guild, Chaosium). Provided height/stories for buildings so it was possible to run rooftop chases like in no other city setting. Worst City: City of Greyhawk Boxed Set - (1) Looked like a meadow, not a city; (2) didn't live up to the "reputation" of the city for being big, dense and full of dark intrigue; and (3) included some of the worst/silliest NPCs this side of anywhere. [/QUOTE]

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