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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9453737" data-attributes="member: 7635">That strikes me as trying to determine if the tree that fell in the woods made a sound if no one is there to hear it. If the events happen where the players are never going to interact with them, do they serve a purpose other than to entertain yourself? Do player characters hear rumors of a dungeon only to find it cleared and looted by another (NPC) party because they took too long? I get it's a difference in philosophy, but I once was told by a veteran DM "never create more than you need to plus a little on the edges". I get the living world model has perks, but I don't think I would be able to create whole things that my players will never see and then advance them independent of the PCs actions. That seems like an awful amount of work no one but you is going to even know exists. To the point where if you could no longer find players, you could run a game basically by yourself for yourself. If that's your bliss, follow it I guess but man don't be surprised the game tends to fix the camera on the other people playing in it!</blockquote>