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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kaptain_Kantrip" data-source="post: 105165" data-attributes="member: 546">Geanavue reviewI read Geanavue: Stones of Peace (Kenzer & Co. Kalamar accessory) at the game store today, but didn't buy it. I'm waiting to see Freeport: City of Adventure first and will then pick one or the other (or neither)...THE PRO'sEd has indeed created a very detailed, in-depth settingBeautiful, detailed color map (doublesided with B&W sewer system network map on reverse).Lots of Guilds, Noble and Merchant Families, and other NPCs (statted out in the back)RumorQuest (TM) tear-out cards with great ways to make the city come alive as well as serve as adventure hooks (basically snippets of conversation between NPCs on various subjects).Complete run-down on the justice system, including what happens when you get arrested and jailed...Bonus section covering a cool sleazy "lawless" ghetto area (not mapped, which upset me a bit) that has sprung up outside the city proper.Sewer system discussed in detailCan be dropped into just about any campaign with only minor tweakingWith moderate to major tweaking, Geanavue could serve as an excellent 3e version of Lankhmar_____________THE CON'sEd Greenwood writing style (since he wrote it), so lots of FR sounding names, characters and situations---the book reads just like any FR thing he's ever done, which is comforting on the one hand (1e/2e nostalgia) and annoying on the other... at least to me. YMMV.Too politically correct and not "medieval" enough in its laws and attitudes, IMO (much like FR). YMMV, and you can always tweak it... It could be made into a much darker, grittier place...Some of Kalamar's names can be hard to pronounce (minor quibble, easily tweaked)Costs $25 at a time when Freeport: City of Adventure is coming out, so most gamers who want a new city setting will be forced to choose between the two...______________I say Geanavue delivers a good solid value for your gaming dollar, and many people probably won't share my distaste for certain aspects of it, so go ahead and buy it.People looking for a grittier urban setting should probably wait for Freeport: City of Adventure (coming in a few weeks). But if you don't mind moderate to major tweaking, Geanavue can be a great skeleton to build your homebrew "gritty city" on.</blockquote>

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