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DrunkonDuty replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.I'm also a writer of lore for my own enjoyment. Being able to cherry pick out the relevant bits for players is a talent I'm still... -
DrunkonDuty reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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Then you're reading the wrong fantasy. The Discworld, Earthsea, and the Curse of Chalion series all say hi. -
DrunkonDuty reacted to innerdude's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I generally agree, but would expand this to say, "Wherein the ability to 'do or try anything' is predicated on an imagined fictional...
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DrunkonDuty reacted to djotaku's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
One bit of proof - how much money people spend to get a portrait for their character done.
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DrunkonDuty reacted to Blue's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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This is a really interesting question. I don't have a single cohesive thought on it, but if you will bear with my rambling I've got a... -
DrunkonDuty reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Indeed! As a way of explaining my purpose there = there was a thread that asked about what game you could play for 60 sessions or...
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DrunkonDuty reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I think that’s great encapsulated advice for everyone at the table. It’s collaborative storytelling. If you’re not interested in...
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DrunkonDuty reacted to djotaku's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I think it depends on your players as individuals, the game you're running and the GM. Players: I have heavy RP players in the two...
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DrunkonDuty reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
See, I love history (real or imagined), so I want the history of the setting front and center. That's the most fun part for me. That...
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DrunkonDuty reacted to aco175's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
In Game of Thrones, nobody would have cared about the knowledge of Tyrion Lannister being the one who was in charge of rebuilding the...
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DrunkonDuty reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
This is a bit of an aside, One of the coolest PBTA “knowledge” moves is from Freebooters on the Frontier: “Establish When you...
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DrunkonDuty reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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I remember everyone at one game wanted to kill Drizzt when he showed up one time. 😂 -
DrunkonDuty reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I think that’s the heart of it right there. If I’ve written a whole page worth of lore for something, the actual bit worth communicating...
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DrunkonDuty reacted to Joerg Baumgartner's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Setting lore matters in numerous ways. Sometimes the "opponent" of or challenge to the players is the nature of the setting. Starting...
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DrunkonDuty reacted to John Dallman's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Most fantasy settings certainly do. There are two homebrewed ones that I find interesting, and they have some common features: They...