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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9322235" data-attributes="member: 58172">You have a point about zooming into one regional setting, in this case the city of Baldurs Gate and its region of influence.The movie, Honor among Thieves, zoomed in on the city of Neverwinter. You might be right Baldurs Gate might have more currency at the moment.The earlier 5e setting guide, Sword Coast Adventurers Guide, felt too sprawling and unfocused, diluting any vivid flavor. Only a closeup of a specific locale can bring a flavor to life. For example, focusing on the Drow city of Menzoberranzan is more helpful to make the Drow vivid, than mentioning each and every Drow city that exists across the Underdark.It is enough to say. Faerun is a subcontinent on the planet Toril. Other subcontinents are Ama and Zakhara, and other continents are Ose, Kalashaka, Maztica and South. Baldurs Gate is a coastal city in Northwest Faerun. Then the rest of the book is details about Baldurs Gate and its region.A DM then can decide to go with the default city, or make up a new city somewhere else on planet Toril.Altho NW Faerun is heavily detailed over the editions, other continents on Toril are less explored, with less info about what is there, and the &quot;points of light&quot; approach can still apply.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 9322235, member: 58172"] You have a point about zooming into one regional setting, in this case the city of Baldurs Gate and its region of influence. The movie, Honor among Thieves, zoomed in on the city of Neverwinter. You might be right Baldurs Gate might have more currency at the moment. The earlier 5e setting guide, Sword Coast Adventurers Guide, felt too sprawling and unfocused, diluting any vivid flavor. Only a closeup of a specific locale can bring a flavor to life. For example, focusing on the Drow city of Menzoberranzan is more helpful to make the Drow vivid, than mentioning each and every Drow city that exists across the Underdark. It is enough to say. Faerun is a subcontinent on the planet Toril. Other subcontinents are Ama and Zakhara, and other continents are Ose, Kalashaka, Maztica and South. Baldurs Gate is a coastal city in Northwest Faerun. Then the rest of the book is details about Baldurs Gate and its region. A DM then can decide to go with the default city, or make up a new city somewhere else on planet Toril. Altho NW Faerun is heavily detailed over the editions, other continents on Toril are less explored, with less info about what is there, and the "points of light" approach can still apply. [/QUOTE]

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