Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
how to avoid player information overload in Eberron
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Tancread" data-source="post: 4391713" data-attributes="member: 72570"><p>The easiest way if for you as the DM to be the filter. When the player is doing something that background would help on, give it as part of the brief. I am not familiar with Eberron, but in almost any game the DM will have far more detailed background than the players have, much of which is likely to be common knowlege. Rather than have the players read tons of background, most of which they will never need, feed it to them.</p><p></p><p><em>You head to the market, carefully skirting the east side of the market which is controlled by the Malthusy clan who hate elves and wizards, making it a very dangerous part of town for you. You walk past the largest magical supplies shop which looks dirty and bit run down as its owner was allegedly involved in the riots after the Croops won the Spartball league last year and pull into Grimbo Glurbs shop to look for your supplies.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tancread, post: 4391713, member: 72570"] The easiest way if for you as the DM to be the filter. When the player is doing something that background would help on, give it as part of the brief. I am not familiar with Eberron, but in almost any game the DM will have far more detailed background than the players have, much of which is likely to be common knowlege. Rather than have the players read tons of background, most of which they will never need, feed it to them. [I]You head to the market, carefully skirting the east side of the market which is controlled by the Malthusy clan who hate elves and wizards, making it a very dangerous part of town for you. You walk past the largest magical supplies shop which looks dirty and bit run down as its owner was allegedly involved in the riots after the Croops won the Spartball league last year and pull into Grimbo Glurbs shop to look for your supplies.[/I] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
how to avoid player information overload in Eberron
Top