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<blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 6422387" data-attributes="member: 10479"><p>It's a matter of timing.&nbsp; Just like the player cannot suddenly and definitively say that there are crates in an alley unless it had been previously established.&nbsp; Though certainly, if it makes sense in the particular setting, a GM might give it a random chance of being the case, or in the case of it being the only option for being the character's hometown.&nbsp; Are there crates and parents in the setting?&nbsp; Most likely.&nbsp; Does the character have control over where those things are in a (trad?) RPG where a player doesn't have authorial control?&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; Can the player say there are crates in an alley or parents in a town no matter what the GM has determined?&nbsp; That's player authorial control over the setting and not really a traditional RPG mechanic.&nbsp; And, as Lanefan has pointed out, the GM might well have established a place for those NPC parents in his setting or that a town keeps its alleys crate-free because of rats or whatnot, not that the reasons need to specifically be those.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Mark CMG, post: 6422387, member: 10479"] It's a matter of timing. Just like the player cannot suddenly and definitively say that there are crates in an alley unless it had been previously established. Though certainly, if it makes sense in the particular setting, a GM might give it a random chance of being the case, or in the case of it being the only option for being the character's hometown. Are there crates and parents in the setting? Most likely. Does the character have control over where those things are in a (trad?) RPG where a player doesn't have authorial control? Nope. Can the player say there are crates in an alley or parents in a town no matter what the GM has determined? That's player authorial control over the setting and not really a traditional RPG mechanic. And, as Lanefan has pointed out, the GM might well have established a place for those NPC parents in his setting or that a town keeps its alleys crate-free because of rats or whatnot, not that the reasons need to specifically be those. [/QUOTE]

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