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View Poll Results - What is the best Dungeons & Dragons city for a game?
| Waterdeep |
   
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4 | 16.67% |
| Menzoberranzan |
  
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4 | 16.67% |
| Athkatla |
  
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1 | 4.17% |
| Sharn (The City of Towers) |
  
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1 | 4.17% |
| Baldur's Gate |
  
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1 | 4.17% |
| Stormreach |
  
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0 | 0% |
| Sigil |
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5 | 20.83% |
| Neverwinter |
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0 | 0% |
| City of Greyhawk |
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5 | 20.83% |
| Other |
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3 | 12.50% |
Voters: 24. You may not vote on this poll
Best D&D City for a game
September 15th, 2020, 09:20
So what is the best Dungeons & Dragons city for a game and why?
Update (Myrthos, September 20): Additional cities have been added and the poll has been reset, so everyone has the opportunity to select something else (or the same).
Update (Myrthos, September 20): Additional cities have been added and the poll has been reset, so everyone has the opportunity to select something else (or the same).
Last edited by Myrthos; September 20th, 2020 at 15:11.
Spaceman
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September 15th, 2020, 09:48
I don't really have a preference but Baldur's Gate, Luskan, WaterDeep, and Athkatla are overused in RPGs. I would love to play a full RPG game set in Menzoberranzan.
Someone on the codex shared a map and highlighted the areas were PC RPGs have been set in. Quite a disappointment once you see the full map of the Forgotten Worlds.
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Jaded Old-Timer
September 15th, 2020, 11:07
Menzoberranzan has already been the focus of a D&D game. Waterdeep has also received a good deal of treatment in D&D games overall.
I'm pretty partial to seeing Zhentil Keep get some modern love. It's a nefarious nest of corruption and villainy as well as the source for quite a few great memorable D&D encounters over the years. The plot to murder the player's party in Pool of Radiance and the Dexam Beholder fight in Curse of The Azure Bonds are great tense moments.
The political narratives possible with the mysterious Zhentarim and the Black Network would be make a fun high stakes adventure.
I'm pretty partial to seeing Zhentil Keep get some modern love. It's a nefarious nest of corruption and villainy as well as the source for quite a few great memorable D&D encounters over the years. The plot to murder the player's party in Pool of Radiance and the Dexam Beholder fight in Curse of The Azure Bonds are great tense moments.
The political narratives possible with the mysterious Zhentarim and the Black Network would be make a fun high stakes adventure.
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Living Backwards
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September 15th, 2020, 11:10
I'm a Dragonlance fan, and I'd love to see an RPG set in Palanthas. I'm not up to date with the lore, so I'm thinking of the setting during the War of Lance or just afterwards. There's something about the setting - the Knights of Solomnia, the different robed wizards with the Test, the Towers of High Sorcery etc, that I just find very appealing. And it would make a nice break from the Forgotten Realms!
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September 15th, 2020, 11:37
Originally Posted by PongoPstt…I know a few NWN mods if you're interested.
I'm a Dragonlance fan, and I'd love to see an RPG set in Palanthas. I'm not up to date with the lore, so I'm thinking of the setting during the War of Lance or just afterwards. There's something about the setting - the Knights of Solomnia, the different robed wizards with the Test, the Towers of High Sorcery etc, that I just find very appealing. And it would make a nice break from the Forgotten Realms!
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Jaded Old-Timer
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September 15th, 2020, 11:44
Originally Posted by CouchpotatoHa, I am actually - some recommendations for good single player Dragonlance mods would be welcome, thanks! Is there a separate NWN mods thread somewhere so we can avoid derailing this thread?
Pstt…I know a few NWN mods if you're interested.
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September 15th, 2020, 11:51
Originally Posted by PongoI'll send you a PM. I just have to find the links.
Ha, I am actually - some recommendations for good single player Dragonlance mods would be welcome, thanks! Is there a separate NWN mods thread somewhere so we can avoid derailing this thread?
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Jaded Old-Timer
September 15th, 2020, 11:59
Originally Posted by PessimeisterYeah, if it was a new game set in the Forgotten Realms this would be great. I'm not up to date on the lore, but I remember Fzoul Chembryl being a badass (his brief cameo in Azure Bonds, which I replayed earlier this year, is great
I'm pretty partial to seeing Zhentil Keep get some modern love. It's a nefarious nest of corruption and villainy as well as the source for quite a few great memorable D&D encounters over the years. The plot to murder the player's party in Pool of Radiance and the Dexam Beholder fight in Curse of The Azure Bonds are great tense moments.
The political narratives possible with the mysterious Zhentarim and the Black Network would be make a fun high stakes adventure.
) and the dark political shenanigans of Zhentil Keep would be a lot of fun.
SasqWatch
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September 15th, 2020, 12:01
Menzoberranzan got my vote. Any city is fine as long as the area is fleshed out. I'm fine starting out in a backwater village. To be honest, I'm tired where your character is the chosen one. Can I just be a murder hobo and seek my fame and fortune? Maybe that's why I love Battle Brothers so much.
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September 15th, 2020, 12:07
Originally Posted by HastarCouldn't agree more. I'd love to see a new game that focussed on low/mid level adventuring and didn't feel the need to go epic.
To be honest, I'm tired where your character is the chosen one. Can I just be a murder hobo and seek my fame and fortune?
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September 15th, 2020, 12:58
How can you kids forget Greyhawk ? http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/2018…st-cities.html
Old Grognard
September 15th, 2020, 13:18
Originally Posted by JDR13I'll add it to the poll.
How did you make a list of D&D cities and not include Sigil?
edit: As soon as I work out how to edit a poll
edit2: It doesn't look like I can edit a poll once created. Guess I know for next time.
Last edited by Silver; September 15th, 2020 at 13:46.
Spaceman
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Laughing Gnome
September 15th, 2020, 21:29
Originally Posted by JDR13And… Neverwinter…
How did you make a list of D&D cities and not include Sigil?
SasqWatch
September 15th, 2020, 21:36
Originally Posted by lackbloggerI've been told that I can edit the thread to change the poll options but I can't see the edit thread button. Do you know how to do this?
And… Neverwinter…
Spaceman
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September 15th, 2020, 21:37
No idea. I might have known once but its been years since I did a poll.
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September 15th, 2020, 21:40
Originally Posted by HastarYes indeed, that's why the Icewind Dale series stood out so well in its day and continues to this day to be a joyfully unique RPG gaming experience, even though, on the surface, it might not seem like the games offer much, what they do offer no-one else is really offering.
Menzoberranzan got my vote. Any city is fine as long as the area is fleshed out. I'm fine starting out in a backwater village. To be honest, I'm tired where your character is the chosen one. Can I just be a murder hobo and seek my fame and fortune? Maybe that's why I love Battle Brothers so much.
SasqWatch
September 15th, 2020, 21:53
I vote City of Greyhawk 
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