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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 1270963" data-attributes="member: 9254">I don't.&nbsp; I may start with a setting but I pretty much ignore new material once my game starts.&nbsp; After it finishes I might switch to using the &quot;new&quot; variant of the setting, but never in mid game.&nbsp; I generally don't even steal ideas from them because I tend to diverge rather drastically.&nbsp; Now I have been in games of people who follow the metaplots.&nbsp; Most of them run either metaplot-related module series (the DragonLance adventures, for instance) or keep the players away from the key locations so it turns into backdrop.&nbsp; I've seen brutal ret-conning occur; once in an FR campaign a couple of key personalities were killed before anyone knew they were pivotal.&nbsp; The GM went back and renamed the dead characters so that while someone died, it wasn't the critical person.&nbsp; I've also seen people slowly rectify the universes.&nbsp; Dead King?&nbsp; Have the new King do the same things.&nbsp; Kill off the Prince?&nbsp; Bring in a cousin to fill the role.&nbsp; Makes it a bit more difficult for new gamers to get involved if they are up to date on the &quot;official&quot; world but it can be done.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 1270963, member: 9254"] I don't. I may start with a setting but I pretty much ignore new material once my game starts. After it finishes I might switch to using the "new" variant of the setting, but never in mid game. I generally don't even steal ideas from them because I tend to diverge rather drastically. Now I have been in games of people who follow the metaplots. Most of them run either metaplot-related module series (the DragonLance adventures, for instance) or keep the players away from the key locations so it turns into backdrop. I've seen brutal ret-conning occur; once in an FR campaign a couple of key personalities were killed before anyone knew they were pivotal. The GM went back and renamed the dead characters so that while someone died, it wasn't the critical person. I've also seen people slowly rectify the universes. Dead King? Have the new King do the same things. Kill off the Prince? Bring in a cousin to fill the role. Makes it a bit more difficult for new gamers to get involved if they are up to date on the "official" world but it can be done. [/QUOTE]

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