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I can only speak for what I get out of the thread, so to answer your question I would say = This thread isn't about and for that person...

Sure! but also not fully. I mean, we are talking about a 'world' and entire 'setting'. So it is 100% fair to ask "how did this world...

I want to add to this as a bit of a digression, because.. reasons. :P I ran a game of Forgotten Realms where there was some reason for...

This is a fairly excellent and concise summary of my general feeling as well. Especially when, as a GM, I'm looking for much more in...

So yes, I'm "Person B" in this equation, and for purposes of this thought exercise, assumption is that I'm the GM. I was responding to...

Well.... let's keep going with this line of thought, because it has some points that can be discussed. Starting with "aesthetics" which...

Here is where the thread first unravels for me (and I think @innerdude ) as well. That's not lore. What you just described is a kind...

I am also not talking about novels :P Two of those do not have ttrpg games. And while Discworld does, its far far from standard...

That's way too much stuff to read, can I just play an Elf like in Lord Of The Rings?

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...

Lot's of interesting comments here... my thoughts are now scattered in different directions since each makes sense in its own way...

I came into this thread expecting more conversation about making a setting that matters to the people playing the game. And so that's...

OMG! Someone else knows of Freebooters on the Frontier! yay!!! That is such a masterclass game! Sorry for aside, just gushing :P

This is a bit of an aside, One of the coolest PBTA “knowledge” moves is from Freebooters on the Frontier: “Establish When you...

This too, kinda going along @RenleyRenfield 's point WRT Tengu. I'll contrast this with a Forged in the Dark game I've run called...