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Reflavoring Nentir Vale as New Cyre

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#1
craftygamergirl
Sep 26, 2010 21:04:57 I know that WOTC has lots of info and adventures that are set in and around Nentir Vale, including the adventures in the new red box. My idea is to reflavor Nentir Vale as New Cyre, or the settlement in Breland that is populated by the survivors of the Mournland. The Chaos Scar comet could ominiously coincide with their arrival there, that kind of thing. Basically, it's a way that I have a fully developed area without doing a ton of the footwork myself. Obviously, the local ruler will be Prince Whatshisface (I'm sorry, I can't remember names to save my life) from Cyre, but I'm not sure how else to make the valley more...Eberrony.

I think the basic idea works because it makes sense that even if Breland was nice enough to harbor the refugees, they wouldn't give them prime land...so they end up settling in a sort've disresputable spot that has all kinds of baddies hanging out.

Oh, and I forgot to mention. The evil necromancer/sorcerer that the adventurers face in the red box adventure? The skull/skeleton (I might change it) is that of his son, who actually died in the Mournland. In his grief and rage, the formerly peaceful wizard became evil and twisted in his plans to somehow resurrect his son's body. I might actually just make 'what's in the box' actually be the peaceful, eerily preserved body of the son because one of my fav things about Eberron is all those perfectly preserved dead bodies in the Mournland. So it adds some sympathy even to that bad guy with that unique feel of the setting.
#2
naturax
Sep 27, 2010 6:31:10 Sounds like a great plan!
#3
jtrowell
Sep 28, 2010 6:31:04 The cyrean prince is called Oargev ir'Wynarn
#4
opskt
Sep 28, 2010 19:03:45 I vote win for this idea. It's a good alternate use.

I think semi-officially, they recommend putting the Vale in Karrnath near the Icetop Mountians, but I'm not 100% sure where I read that to check. It might have been forum rumor.
#5
craftygamergirl
Sep 29, 2010 9:04:40
I vote win for this idea. It's a good alternate use.

I think semi-officially, they recommend putting the Vale in Karrnath near the Icetop Mountians, but I'm not 100% sure where I read that to check. It might have been forum rumor.

Yeah but New Cyre is in Breland. So I'm trying to find a decent spot in Breland to stick the vale. Shouldn't be horribly hard, right?
#6
Mr._Wilson
Oct 01, 2010 1:00:41
How about the area near Darguun and the Mournland? I'm currently without my map, but I do believe there is a mountain range down near there that could hold the vale. Indeed, IIRC, New Crye is near the mountains anyways, so you really wouldn't have to move it from it's location on the map.

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#1 craftygamergirl Sep 26, 2010 21:04:57	I know that WOTC has lots of info and adventures that are set in and around Nentir Vale, including the adventures in the new red box. My idea is to reflavor Nentir Vale as New Cyre, or the settlement in Breland that is populated by the survivors of the Mournland. The Chaos Scar comet could ominiously coincide with their arrival there, that kind of thing. Basically, it's a way that I have a fully developed area without doing a ton of the footwork myself. Obviously, the local ruler will be Prince Whatshisface (I'm sorry, I can't remember names to save my life) from Cyre, but I'm not sure how else to make the valley more...Eberrony. I think the basic idea works because it makes sense that even if Breland was nice enough to harbor the refugees, they wouldn't give them prime land...so they end up settling in a sort've disresputable spot that has all kinds of baddies hanging out. Oh, and I forgot to mention. The evil necromancer/sorcerer that the adventurers face in the red box adventure? The skull/skeleton (I might change it) is that of his son, who actually died in the Mournland. In his grief and rage, the formerly peaceful wizard became evil and twisted in his plans to somehow resurrect his son's body. I might actually just make 'what's in the box' actually be the peaceful, eerily preserved body of the son because one of my fav things about Eberron is all those perfectly preserved dead bodies in the Mournland. So it adds some sympathy even to that bad guy with that unique feel of the setting.
#2 naturax Sep 27, 2010 6:31:10	Sounds like a great plan!
#3 jtrowell Sep 28, 2010 6:31:04	The cyrean prince is called Oargev ir'Wynarn
#4 opskt Sep 28, 2010 19:03:45	I vote win for this idea. It's a good alternate use. I think semi-officially, they recommend putting the Vale in Karrnath near the Icetop Mountians, but I'm not 100% sure where I read that to check. It might have been forum rumor.
#5 craftygamergirl Sep 29, 2010 9:04:40	I vote win for this idea. It's a good alternate use. I think semi-officially, they recommend putting the Vale in Karrnath near the Icetop Mountians, but I'm not 100% sure where I read that to check. It might have been forum rumor. Yeah but New Cyre is in Breland. So I'm trying to find a decent spot in Breland to stick the vale. Shouldn't be horribly hard, right?
#6 Mr._Wilson Oct 01, 2010 1:00:41	How about the area near Darguun and the Mournland? I'm currently without my map, but I do believe there is a mountain range down near there that could hold the vale. Indeed, IIRC, New Crye is near the mountains anyways, so you really wouldn't have to move it from it's location on the map.