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Originally Posted by Michael Thayne
For one thing, I'm glad the glossary is there, but having to flip to it regularly slows the reading process down. Plus, not every unfamiliar term is in there. Here's a few examples of questions I couldn't quickly answer for myself reading the book, all of them raised literally on page 1 (TBF that's the page with the numeral "1" at the bottom, not the first page of the preface):
- How bad is it that "Faerie raiding" is a thing that happens? Put another way, what's the Faerie's threat level? The preface has them has them locking away the godlike Elder Dragons in some sort of stasis, but in the "Quick Start" box on p. 3 a group of Faerie is suggested as a nice easy fight for new PCs.
- Frostharrow—what’s that? Something to do with Faerie I take it, but it’s not entirely clear.
- Dragongrounds—is the Endalaus Forest part of the Dragongrounds, or do the Dragon grounds lie beyond it, or in an entirely different direction, or what?
I'm not asking these questions because I feel permanently stumped on them; I suspect I could work out the answers eventually. But it's a snapshot of what it's like trying to digest the new setting. It's a bit like reading GURPS Martial Arts: Technical Grappling for the first time, actually. |
The Faerie are a monster class, so you have strong and weak ones. The nordalfar are a good starting encounter for a group of PCs, while the Faerie lords are, well, plot devices.
the Frostharrow is the north end of the Vesturham mountain range, straight northeast of the Veiddarlond. You're right - the exact location isn't defined in Nordvorn, but it is shown in Hall of Judgment.
If I ever collect all the books into one large setting tome, there will be a larger scale map.
Finally, the Dragongrounds are more or less the area north of Audreyn's Wall from Nordvorn east.