WayneLigon
Adventurer
I usually start out pretty mundane, and gradually ramp up (and down again). I try to include a little 'bit' about their surroundings in each session so they can gradually explore the world without me giving them five sheets of infodump.
My Story Hour has some examples of this. They find out the lay of the town in the first episode, including that it has some very bad parts indeed (a result of the recent wars; included in the infodump in the first post, which is all they got). Second episode, they find out about the Landwarding ceremonies and some about how commerce is run in the city. This third episode, they find out more about kobolds and goblins.
Still in the 'exploration' process. Next episode: cross-country adventuring, where they'll get more 'world bits' as they go to confront another arm of the serpent cult.
My Story Hour has some examples of this. They find out the lay of the town in the first episode, including that it has some very bad parts indeed (a result of the recent wars; included in the infodump in the first post, which is all they got). Second episode, they find out about the Landwarding ceremonies and some about how commerce is run in the city. This third episode, they find out more about kobolds and goblins.
Still in the 'exploration' process. Next episode: cross-country adventuring, where they'll get more 'world bits' as they go to confront another arm of the serpent cult.
