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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 6760359" data-attributes="member: 29398">Sure, but what happens off-stage follows the same mechanics as what happens on-stage; we just don't see it.  We focus on the PCs, obviously; but they're still a part of a bigger world and as such have to mechanically and seamlessly fit in to said bigger world.An analogy, perhaps - you're watching Portsmouth* play Liverpool in the EPL.  You're paying close attention to that game; maybe you recognize some of the Liverpool players and as a lifelong Portsmouth fan you've a keen interest in the outcome, so today that's the game that's "on-stage" for you complete with heroes and villains and drama.  However at the same time Newcastle is playing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, using the exact same rules; and about 40 other games are going on as well at all the various levels of British football.  To you those games are "off-stage" - but they're still happening and still using the same mechanics.Now, to continue this analogy a step further: let's say a player from Luton Town who you've never paid much attention to transfers to Portsmouth in the summer window (or in D&D-speak, the party picks up a new character).  Suddenly from your perspective this player has gone from being largely off-stage to being on-stage, but his mechanics don't change: he still plays the same position using the same rules as he did at Luton, and has the same strengths and weaknesses as a footballer.  The only thing that changes is how much attention you pay to what he does.The same sort of thing holds true in a D&D game world...or should.* - let's assume you've time-warped back to 2011 for this; Portsmouth can't see the EPL with a telescope these days.Lan-"Pompey boot boys rule right"-efan</blockquote>

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