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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7601162" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Well, again, I think you'd get a lot less push back if you were to take a little less extreme position. And, heck, I can prove my point that presentation is equally as important as content. </p><p></p><p>You and I both agree that the 4e Monster Manual is full of information about the lore of monsters. We've had that conversation, so, I know you agree with that. But, there are people who will swear up and down that the 4e Monster Manual contains little to no actual lore about the monsters. The reason being, the 4e Monster Manual presents its information differently than any previous Monster Manual - mostly through bullet points and contained within the stat block itself. But, people will, to this day, insist that the 4e Monster Manual is largely bereft of any lore at all.</p><p></p><p>THAT'S how important presentation is. You gave examples from REH and E. M. Forster and then claimed that at the table, the two versions you gave, while presenting the same information, would make little difference. I think you are very wrong here. The first examples you gave would make for a much better game with greater engagement from the players than the latter examples. Like I said, how you present information is as important as the information itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7601162, member: 22779"] Well, again, I think you'd get a lot less push back if you were to take a little less extreme position. And, heck, I can prove my point that presentation is equally as important as content. You and I both agree that the 4e Monster Manual is full of information about the lore of monsters. We've had that conversation, so, I know you agree with that. But, there are people who will swear up and down that the 4e Monster Manual contains little to no actual lore about the monsters. The reason being, the 4e Monster Manual presents its information differently than any previous Monster Manual - mostly through bullet points and contained within the stat block itself. But, people will, to this day, insist that the 4e Monster Manual is largely bereft of any lore at all. THAT'S how important presentation is. You gave examples from REH and E. M. Forster and then claimed that at the table, the two versions you gave, while presenting the same information, would make little difference. I think you are very wrong here. The first examples you gave would make for a much better game with greater engagement from the players than the latter examples. Like I said, how you present information is as important as the information itself. [/QUOTE]
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