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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8998744" data-attributes="member: 6801845">What the PCs think or feel is completely up to the players.&nbsp; I ask that the players don't make lone wolves or evil PCs, but beyond that they can do what they want.I have decades of lore.&nbsp; I don't remember the last time I had a major contradiction because I have a written history and notes of the things that may matter.&nbsp; Of course if I did screw up, it's unlikely anyone would notice.Isn't that what everyone who supports D&amp;D side of thing have said?&nbsp; That the way they run their game is based on preference and what works for them and their group?I'm with [USER=29398]@Lanefan[/USER] on this one.&nbsp; I want consistency in the world, there's a history and relationships between the different groups.&nbsp; Group A doesn't trust group B because of what someone from group B did 200 years ago is common in history.&nbsp; It's going to be even more common when some of the members of that society may still be around.Not just murderhoboes though.&nbsp; Some people are paranoid that the only reason I want them to create a family is so I can kidnap their sibling even though plot hooks involving relatives are&nbsp; quite rare in my campaign.&nbsp; &nbsp; Of course I just tell people that if they don't include a history I'll make it up for them.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Personally I prefer broad outlines with a decent amount of gaps.&nbsp; Even though I've run campaigns in the same world, there's still a lot of gaps.&nbsp; Admittedly a lot of that is because of historical changes i.e. I don't care about city X because it no longer exists.&nbsp; If I get bored with my current campaign world, we can just move the campaign locale or advance the timeline.&nbsp; But it's still the same world, there are still NPCs that show up from previous campaigns (elves live for hundreds of years, some are effectively immortal) and it's kind of a fun callback when that happens. In addition, much of the history of the world is shaped by previous campaigns and previous PCs.&nbsp; So people know they can leave a lasting imprint on the world, even if they're no longer part of that campaign.&nbsp; That sense of history is part of what I, and my players, enjoy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8998744, member: 6801845"] What the PCs think or feel is completely up to the players. I ask that the players don't make lone wolves or evil PCs, but beyond that they can do what they want. I have decades of lore. I don't remember the last time I had a major contradiction because I have a written history and notes of the things that may matter. Of course if I did screw up, it's unlikely anyone would notice. Isn't that what everyone who supports D&D side of thing have said? That the way they run their game is based on preference and what works for them and their group? I'm with [USER=29398]@Lanefan[/USER] on this one. I want consistency in the world, there's a history and relationships between the different groups. Group A doesn't trust group B because of what someone from group B did 200 years ago is common in history. It's going to be even more common when some of the members of that society may still be around. Not just murderhoboes though. Some people are paranoid that the only reason I want them to create a family is so I can kidnap their sibling even though plot hooks involving relatives are quite rare in my campaign. Of course I just tell people that if they don't include a history I'll make it up for them. :) Personally I prefer broad outlines with a decent amount of gaps. Even though I've run campaigns in the same world, there's still a lot of gaps. Admittedly a lot of that is because of historical changes i.e. I don't care about city X because it no longer exists. If I get bored with my current campaign world, we can just move the campaign locale or advance the timeline. But it's still the same world, there are still NPCs that show up from previous campaigns (elves live for hundreds of years, some are effectively immortal) and it's kind of a fun callback when that happens. In addition, much of the history of the world is shaped by previous campaigns and previous PCs. So people know they can leave a lasting imprint on the world, even if they're no longer part of that campaign. That sense of history is part of what I, and my players, enjoy. [/QUOTE]

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