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<blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 8280637" data-attributes="member: 6698278"><p>True but as GM, I don't want a lot of debates about that history. If it is my unique world there is no argument. I know history pretty well by most people's standard but I have friends who are like me and also know history well. I don't want the game to devolve into a debate about the real history. I tried running an ancient world rpg once (it was a book in 3e) and it didn't work that well in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>So sure the raw material of reality is something I use a lot. I don't use the exact forms though. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Well sometimes I do but yeah I get the point. We change things but always from a baseline and that baseline is still there for most things even when we change up a few of them. Religions are in fact one of my favorite things to change up. Since our world has had pretty much every variation of government at this point, I can't imagine not in some ways duplicating what has went before. So I will base my city on Venice perhaps but I definitely won't call it Venice nor will I use a map of Venice. I will also change up some things. </p><p></p><p></p><p>That would be my point. Steal all you want but rename it and reflavor it so that you as GM can still use it as a resource but avoid identifying it directly with the real world thing. </p><p></p><p></p><p>And you may not remember if you are not as old as me, but that cause a major firestorm back in the 80's amongst religious people. The game was attacked and many kids didn't get to play it as a result. If you remember 2e even adjusted and removed all references in reaction.</p><p></p><p>I find demons to be something that spans many cultures and religions. Otherworldly spirits who are up to no good so I never had a game problem. I would never though have Satan as an enemy in the game. I realize Asmodeus is the French name for Satan but my group doesn't know French so I don't care. I also would never have God or Jesus as individuals in my game. I am religious and I would not want even for a second to be put in the place where I am representing their behavior. </p><p></p><p>That does not mean though I can't have a made up religion with a messianic like representation. What are avatars if not that?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emerikol, post: 8280637, member: 6698278"] True but as GM, I don't want a lot of debates about that history. If it is my unique world there is no argument. I know history pretty well by most people's standard but I have friends who are like me and also know history well. I don't want the game to devolve into a debate about the real history. I tried running an ancient world rpg once (it was a book in 3e) and it didn't work that well in my opinion. So sure the raw material of reality is something I use a lot. I don't use the exact forms though. Well sometimes I do but yeah I get the point. We change things but always from a baseline and that baseline is still there for most things even when we change up a few of them. Religions are in fact one of my favorite things to change up. Since our world has had pretty much every variation of government at this point, I can't imagine not in some ways duplicating what has went before. So I will base my city on Venice perhaps but I definitely won't call it Venice nor will I use a map of Venice. I will also change up some things. That would be my point. Steal all you want but rename it and reflavor it so that you as GM can still use it as a resource but avoid identifying it directly with the real world thing. And you may not remember if you are not as old as me, but that cause a major firestorm back in the 80's amongst religious people. The game was attacked and many kids didn't get to play it as a result. If you remember 2e even adjusted and removed all references in reaction. I find demons to be something that spans many cultures and religions. Otherworldly spirits who are up to no good so I never had a game problem. I would never though have Satan as an enemy in the game. I realize Asmodeus is the French name for Satan but my group doesn't know French so I don't care. I also would never have God or Jesus as individuals in my game. I am religious and I would not want even for a second to be put in the place where I am representing their behavior. That does not mean though I can't have a made up religion with a messianic like representation. What are avatars if not that? [/QUOTE]
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