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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8344280" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>Good question and I'm curious how the poll comes out, mainly because I'm always surprised with how seriously people take the lore, even to the point of being upset when something changes significantly, or the degree to which some want things to change to their liking. When I see that, I feel like I'm listening to a foreign language. It just doesn't figure into my mindset or approach, which is viewing the lore as a toolbox to pick and choose from.</p><p></p><p>I voted "a little." I almost voted "none" because I never feel beholden to the official lore and always build my settings from the ground up, but I do use the lore as a backup/default in rare instances, and as a source of inspiration (among many), so it does have a small influence.</p><p></p><p>I imagine that this board will skew more towards the top side of the poll than the larger D&D community due to an older/more experienced demographic, but still should be interesting to see how it turns out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8344280, member: 59082"] Good question and I'm curious how the poll comes out, mainly because I'm always surprised with how seriously people take the lore, even to the point of being upset when something changes significantly, or the degree to which some want things to change to their liking. When I see that, I feel like I'm listening to a foreign language. It just doesn't figure into my mindset or approach, which is viewing the lore as a toolbox to pick and choose from. I voted "a little." I almost voted "none" because I never feel beholden to the official lore and always build my settings from the ground up, but I do use the lore as a backup/default in rare instances, and as a source of inspiration (among many), so it does have a small influence. I imagine that this board will skew more towards the top side of the poll than the larger D&D community due to an older/more experienced demographic, but still should be interesting to see how it turns out. [/QUOTE]
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