Hey everybody! So I asked a question about the Saltspire League before because I found them pretty intriguing, and then when I started reading about other groups in the Compass Book for the North, I got really intrigued. I saw little ideas that I enjoyed and thought would be decent to port forward into 3rd Edition, but I ran into a few issues that I'll try to lay out:
First, the Bull of the North. Many of the interesting places that appeared in the book were under the thumb of his little Empire. To my knowledge, the Bull's influence and the extent of his reach has been scaled back in 3e. I found one mention of him in the book that says:
This sounds like a not very detailed summary, but I think I heard Stephen Lea Sheppard describe the Bull's influence as having been reduced in Third Edition, so one of the first big considerations I have on my mind is whether all of these places described as being under the Bull's thrall like the Saltspire League should necessarily still be bending the knee to him. Do you guys have any thoughts on that?
The next issue is the Haslanti League, who until just now I had COMPLETELY confused them with Halta. Wow. Am I the only one to do this?
I am pretty sure that they have been scaled back from how they were presented in previous editions, and this does beg the question of how to approach the territory that was previously theirs, and if it still makes sense for them to belong. I noticed Icehome, which was their capital, is still on the map. How to approach them and the size of their territory?
Lastly, there's the issue of the map. The map changed significantly for the better in 3e, but the change isn't just getting bigger, it's a lot of geography shifting too. How would you place some of the cities of the North in Third Edition that weren't already detailed?
For comparison, the map from the Compass Books:
The North
and the North in Third Edition is this chunk of the map here:
Third Edition North
So where would you guys place things? I've actually played with the map enough that I can whip up a rough approximation of where each thing goes as people help, which could be fun for helping others also navigate the North in using old material too.
To get us started, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Saltspire League, what changes you might make there if any, as well as Cherak and Diamond Hearth. Thoughts about what the Haslanti League looks like too would also be cool!
First, the Bull of the North. Many of the interesting places that appeared in the book were under the thumb of his little Empire. To my knowledge, the Bull's influence and the extent of his reach has been scaled back in 3e. I found one mention of him in the book that says:
A change has come across the Icewalkers in recent years. Formerly adversarial tribes have banded together under a Solar warlord known only as the Bull of the North. The Bull’s forces have captured several cities on the White Sea coast with military precision.
The next issue is the Haslanti League, who until just now I had COMPLETELY confused them with Halta. Wow. Am I the only one to do this?
I am pretty sure that they have been scaled back from how they were presented in previous editions, and this does beg the question of how to approach the territory that was previously theirs, and if it still makes sense for them to belong. I noticed Icehome, which was their capital, is still on the map. How to approach them and the size of their territory?
Lastly, there's the issue of the map. The map changed significantly for the better in 3e, but the change isn't just getting bigger, it's a lot of geography shifting too. How would you place some of the cities of the North in Third Edition that weren't already detailed?
For comparison, the map from the Compass Books:
The North
and the North in Third Edition is this chunk of the map here:
Third Edition North
So where would you guys place things? I've actually played with the map enough that I can whip up a rough approximation of where each thing goes as people help, which could be fun for helping others also navigate the North in using old material too.
To get us started, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Saltspire League, what changes you might make there if any, as well as Cherak and Diamond Hearth. Thoughts about what the Haslanti League looks like too would also be cool!
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