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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9880462" data-attributes="member: 23751">I hear this a lot, but it's really just a mindset.&nbsp; As detailed as the Realms is, with all the lore of the last 40 years, it's only about 1% of the setting or perhaps even less. I've been running it since 1e and I've never once had trouble with or balked at adding in anything I felt like.Take Baldur's Gate or Waterdeep, probably the two most detailed official cities in D&amp;D.&nbsp; You and up getting a dozen or so inns and taverns, 3-4 mercenary companies, 50 or 100 NPCs, a few major organizations, some laws, etc.&nbsp; That's maybe 5% of the city.&nbsp; A lot of people look at all that detail and are like, &quot;How can I add anything to this?&quot;&nbsp; I look at it as, &quot;With only 5% created, I can fit just about anything I want into the other 95%.&quot;&nbsp; I can toss in 100+ more interesting NPCs.&nbsp; A dozen more mercenary companies.&nbsp; 2 more major thieves guilds. 1 or 2 cults trying to do something or other. And tons more.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9880462, member: 23751"] I hear this a lot, but it's really just a mindset. As detailed as the Realms is, with all the lore of the last 40 years, it's only about 1% of the setting or perhaps even less. I've been running it since 1e and I've never once had trouble with or balked at adding in anything I felt like. Take Baldur's Gate or Waterdeep, probably the two most detailed official cities in D&D. You and up getting a dozen or so inns and taverns, 3-4 mercenary companies, 50 or 100 NPCs, a few major organizations, some laws, etc. That's maybe 5% of the city. A lot of people look at all that detail and are like, "How can I add anything to this?" I look at it as, "With only 5% created, I can fit just about anything I want into the other 95%." I can toss in 100+ more interesting NPCs. A dozen more mercenary companies. 2 more major thieves guilds. 1 or 2 cults trying to do something or other. And tons more. [/QUOTE]

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