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Just a preamble, but the point of my post was to explain how worldbuilding adds depth and verisimilitude, since that is what KM was taking exception to. I wasn't really commenting on Hussar's abilities as a DM since I don't know anything about them. The DM in my example is purely hypothetical. I...

I'd agree, but part of the issue goes with how much information did the DM prepare beforehand? If all the DM prepared is the first example Imaro offered, then he doesn't have the info to provide to the players when they inquire (though one would wonder why he gave the hook in the first place)...

OK, well then let's use a statement by Hussar as the basis, since it represents what I would suspect to be a lack of depth (it really depends what Hussar means by "the barest threads of setting", but for the hypothetical example lets assume the worst): Let's say the adventure is to go into a...

Well inconsistent arguments confuse me. Besides, without semantics this thread would have been 5 pages long. You've claimed that improv is a skill that anyone can develop. You've pointed out how much time it saves you not having to prepare beforehand. Perhaps I have inferred where there is no...

Except that isn't the definition of worldbuilding provided in the DMG. And that Hussar actually *has* advocated preparing material beyond what is needed for the next session. And that seems to be working for your gaming group. Excellent. Keep it up. Don't assume it will work for everyone...

Well, all but the first two are a problem with the DM. The second is a problem with rabid fanboys. The first I don't see as an issue.

I agreed that you should do what is needed for your group to have fun. If that means adventure first, so be it; if it means setting first, well there you go. I did concede that I consider giving the PCs something to do is a higher priority than detailing the places they probably won't go...

I think you win. :confused:

If it was just tentacles it wouldn't be a problem. If they had the heroines on the cover looking horrified at some creature with only the tentacles visible to the viewer then it would come across as a horror, Cthulhu-esque image. But that isn't what is being portrayed. We have all of the women...

Personally I couldn't care less how much blood the battle scenes have; all I know is when I watched that trailer, at times I thought I was watching an episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. I thought some of the action shots looked clumsy. However, I do think it has potential and I'm also going to...

I'd largely agree with you, but I recall Kevin Smith saying he got death threats for making Dogma (and there was definitely some public demonstrations against it.)

I dunno; the trailer made it look a little corny and low-budget. I've never really pictured Colin Firth as a leading man in an action movie either. But my interest is piqued I guess. I'll keep my eye on it anyway.

Exactly. This was a calculated risk to generate sales. It is very much intended to evoke the hentai genre: if these are supposed to be kick-ass martial arts superheroes, why do they look like terrified schoolgirls? Black Cat looks downright timid. Also, as Klaus pointed out, there's the "money...

Happy birthday my fellow canuck! p.s. I was cruising around in your stompin' grounds last month; that is one beautiful city you have there! :D

I think that is worth remembering. The elves you have set up in this discussion are a unique extrapolation of a variety of sources in which they appear. I think you've tailored them to suit your theory and as presented are pretty difficult to make viable. You ask how elves can resist the...

That's an interesting story, but I'm not sure how it illustrates your theories about elves. It seems that pretty much everyone and their goat fell before the onrush of these super powers you established. How does that speak to your theory?

I don't know if that quote from the DMG equates to building a *whole* world. After all, they define "world" as simply: "...a consistent environment for the campaign." Further, my impression from both approaches they recommend (Inside Out and Outside In) is that regardless of where you start, the...

If that is truly what you are claiming worldbuilding to be, then I really do think you are operating on your own definition here. It certainly doesn't match the definition I found in my 3.5 ed DMG: The definition of a campaign: "A campaign is composed of a series of adventures, the nonplayer...

All of this really hinges on what your goal is in playing D&D. If your goal is to have fun (which I'm thinking is the goal of most who play), then the priority of setting over adventure or vice versa is irrelevant. "Fun" is totally dependent on the individual. As KM pointed out, he and his group...

By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth I wish I knew. :\