Why Cities?
Why Cities?
In fairy tales and children's fantasy, we hear mainly about kingdoms. "She was the most beautiful girl in all the kingdom." "You must save the kingdom!" But in more modern adult fantasy--and in particular fantasy associated with rpgs--we hear more about cities. Lankhmar, Greyhawk, Bas-Lag, Waterdeep, Tanelorn, Sigil, Ambergris, and yes, Ptolus. And that's just a few off the top of my head. Even in Lord of the Rings, while Gondor is cool, Minas Tirith is cooler.
I think authors (and DM
In fairy tales and children's fantasy, we hear mainly about kingdoms. "She was the most beautiful girl in all the kingdom." "You must save the kingdom!" But in more modern adult fantasy--and in particular fantasy associated with rpgs--we hear more about cities. Lankhmar, Greyhawk, Bas-Lag, Waterdeep, Tanelorn, Sigil, Ambergris, and yes, Ptolus. And that's just a few off the top of my head. Even in Lord of the Rings, while Gondor is cool, Minas Tirith is cooler.
I think authors (and DM
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