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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7428547" data-attributes="member: 20564">Your last sentence catches why they can't do this.The mechanics need to support the setting.&nbsp; And to a lesser degree, the setting needs to support the mechanics.For example, straight D&amp;D 5e doesn't strongly support a Middle Earth type setting, because of the high levels of magic and such.&nbsp; You'd want to either adjust the rules (like has been done in 3rd party suppliments for ME) or adjust the setting to jive with the rules.What this means is that when there are significant changes to how the mechanics work, they need to update the setting to be in sync.&nbsp; And since lore is often linked to setting, those can need to be adjusted as well.(Mind you, I'm not saying that it's not also word count to fill up books.&nbsp; The random name tables in XGtE are another example.&nbsp; Just that there is a reason to update setting with major changes in mechanics.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7428547, member: 20564"] Your last sentence catches why they can't do this. The mechanics need to support the setting. And to a lesser degree, the setting needs to support the mechanics. For example, straight D&D 5e doesn't strongly support a Middle Earth type setting, because of the high levels of magic and such. You'd want to either adjust the rules (like has been done in 3rd party suppliments for ME) or adjust the setting to jive with the rules. What this means is that when there are significant changes to how the mechanics work, they need to update the setting to be in sync. And since lore is often linked to setting, those can need to be adjusted as well. (Mind you, I'm not saying that it's not [I]also[/I] word count to fill up books. The random name tables in XGtE are another example. Just that there is a reason to update setting with major changes in mechanics.) [/QUOTE]

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