Need A Western Setting [Archive] - Wizards Community

Need A Western Setting [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Dungeon_Master
10-04-03, 10:27 AM I'm needing a place in the realms that would support a mildly Old West setting (bassically I need someplace like Arizona where I could put in a bit of an Old West style town; gunslingers, saloons, dancehalls, bandits on horseback, ect).

Any ideas on where would work for this??
Faraer
10-04-03, 10:35 AM Pistols aren't common weapons anywhere in canonical Faerūn, but the Western Heartlands and the Border Kingdoms are the right kind of frontier regions.
Morka
10-04-03, 11:50 AM The Shaar is also a huge (shinning) plain, it could be a good place to put a large herd of bovine, with horsemen to guard them. Instead of pistol, use hand crossbows.
Lashan
10-04-03, 12:14 PM I would agree that around the Shaar would be a good place. It has lots of large, open plains. The wemics can be the "injuns". There are a few outposts of civilization. Instead of settlers moving across country, it can be caravans running across country.

If you want a lot of information on Delzimmer and Kholtar, you can read the archives (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/archive.asp?x=fr/es,3) of all the info that Ed Greenwood wrote about the areas. I was rather excited about this info, as it is never mentioned.
Dungeon_Master
10-04-03, 03:02 PM Originally posted by Morka
Instead of pistol, use hand crossbows.

Well, that one doesn't matter too much, since I've got early cased firearms included in the game. (revolvers, shotguns, ect. Our groups is a bit steampuck :) )

The Shaar *might* work, but I'm looking for something more like Arizona or Nevada, New Mexico, ect. Looking for that kind of terrain/climate.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Dungeon_Master 10-04-03, 10:27 AM	I'm needing a place in the realms that would support a mildly Old West setting (bassically I need someplace like Arizona where I could put in a bit of an Old West style town; gunslingers, saloons, dancehalls, bandits on horseback, ect). Any ideas on where would work for this??
Faraer 10-04-03, 10:35 AM	Pistols aren't common weapons anywhere in canonical Faerūn, but the Western Heartlands and the Border Kingdoms are the right kind of frontier regions.
Morka 10-04-03, 11:50 AM	The Shaar is also a huge (shinning) plain, it could be a good place to put a large herd of bovine, with horsemen to guard them. Instead of pistol, use hand crossbows.
Lashan 10-04-03, 12:14 PM	I would agree that around the Shaar would be a good place. It has lots of large, open plains. The wemics can be the "injuns". There are a few outposts of civilization. Instead of settlers moving across country, it can be caravans running across country. If you want a lot of information on Delzimmer and Kholtar, you can read the archives (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/archive.asp?x=fr/es,3) of all the info that Ed Greenwood wrote about the areas. I was rather excited about this info, as it is never mentioned.
Dungeon_Master 10-04-03, 03:02 PM	Originally posted by Morka Instead of pistol, use hand crossbows. Well, that one doesn't matter too much, since I've got early cased firearms included in the game. (revolvers, shotguns, ect. Our groups is a bit steampuck :) ) The Shaar might work, but I'm looking for something more like Arizona or Nevada, New Mexico, ect. Looking for that kind of terrain/climate.