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Apex
Learned Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 08 Feb 2010 : 17:13:22
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I am going to be running a party through the famous giants series of adventures soon (1st/2nd edition rules) and was wondering where in the Realms you would place G1?
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Thauramarth
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Feb 2010 : 18:48:17
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Originally posted by Apex
I am going to be running a party through the famous giants series of adventures soon (1st/2nd edition rules) and was wondering where in the Realms you would place G1?
Hartsvale seems a logical choice (all giant races are represented there). Personally, I have set the old Giant series (G1-3) and its distant offspring Against the Giants in the Greyvale and the upper Delimbiyr Vale. |
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Halidan
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 10 Feb 2010 : 06:29:46
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Pewrsonally I've set the original G1-3 in the Eastern Heartlands. The series began in Daggerdale with the Hill giants residing in the Dagger Hills. The Frost Giants were in the Dragonspine Mountains, living in the glacier next to New Verdigris. The Fire Giants were located in two places - a small outpost in the Flamming Tower, and the bulk of the clan (along with King Snur) in a branch of the Mines of Tethamar.
The locations were close, so the PC's didn't have to use the magical transport devices at the end of each module. Having to travel to each site, the PC's saw a lot more of the destruction that various towns recieved at the hands of the giants, and had mutiple side trek adventurers/oppertunities. |
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Gabeth
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 10 Feb 2010 : 19:14:34
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From the Forgotten Realms Mailing List FAQ (http://www.candlekeep.com/fr_faq.htm)
3.4.3. How to place G1-3 in the Realms:
Buy "Giantcraft". Send the PCs up to the Ice Spires as the number of giant raids increase. Replace the giant steadings of Hartvale with G1, G2, and G3.
Eric Boyd's ideas for setting G1-3 in the South:
a) There are known hill giants in the Tejarn Hills of Amn and the eastern Small Teeth. I would place G1 there.
b) Frost Giants are unlikely to come this far south. However, if they do, they probably live in the Snowflake Mts., the Cloud Peaks, or the Giant's Run Mts. I would probably pick a remote part of the Cloud Peaks or skip this part altogether.
c) Fire giants probably live in the vicinity of a volcano. That suggests the twin peaks known as Kossuth's Eyes in the Small Teeth might harbor a fire giant hold.
If you do all this, I would suggest linking G1-3 to the Sythillusian Empire troubles. The hill giants are already part of this, simply have the frost and fire giants be part of the monster armies besieging Amn.
If you decide to add D1-3 to this as well, I would have the drow be from Guallidurth (under the Calim Desert, mentioned in DDGttU) or from Karsoluthiyl (off the coast of Baldur's Gate, under the sea floor, mentioned in DDGttU). I would probably pick Guallidurth, and tie its actions back to the Night Wars (see the history section of LoI and EoSS). |
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Radishes, maybe."
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Where to set G1
