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UngainlyTitan reacted to Koloth's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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My first thought when reading OP's post was this topic: D&D General - Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties It does seem... -
UngainlyTitan reacted to GobHag's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Aesthetics matter yes(And of course mechanical options).
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UngainlyTitan reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
To circle back around to lore broadly, I am a "shallow lore" person -- both in settings I prefer to play in, and when I create worlds...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to billd91's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I think zakael19 is on the right track in the sense that the thing that makes setting lore matter to the players... is the players. It...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Lore matters to players when it matters to their characters. Lore matters to the characters when it has an immediate and direct impact...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Well, the simple answer to that for at least some people is that they like the set dressing and stat bonus. They don't need another...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I'd say they're even moreso. Far as that goes, I'd question how deep most people's play of elves even gets to the Tolkein elves; its...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I think you're making a categorical error here. Let me explain why. Both Middle Earth and the Witcher's setting has a previous...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
IME, with most players that's liable to just cause them to gravitate toward clerics unlikely to run into that, and if they do anyway...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
To kind of expand on what my thoughts were and to explore concepts of gaming in general for discussion = The depiction of non-human...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to innerdude's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
So to be clear, let's differentiate between, "Innerdude, who has read the Lord of the Rings novels 38 times in his lifetime (this is not...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I'd say there's no general answer for that. What will catch one person's attention will be of no concern to another. And there are...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to innerdude's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
An interesting point was brought up in the What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? thread earlier this week...
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A group walked up a hill, in and around various foliage with various swords, from a Viking sword to a montante to a katana...
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UngainlyTitan reacted to Gradine's post in the thread Eberron: Forge of the Artificer - First Impressions with Like.
As you can tell, my humor is geared towards the intersection of "people who know about Eberron's deep setting lore" and "people who know...