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<blockquote data-quote="Merkuri" data-source="post: 5325274" data-attributes="member: 41321">I never really liked metaplots in settings I played in.&nbsp; For books and video games they were great, but not for actual games.&nbsp; It's one of the reasons that I've read a lot of the Forgotten Realms stuff, but never found the urge to play in the setting.One of the big benefits to a published setting is that everyone knows the setting.&nbsp; You don't have to teach your players where the towns are and what the major religions are.&nbsp; If a metaplot changes something in the setting you don't like, or if you had already made some change to the setting that the metaplot, sure, you could decide to just ignore the published material, but then one of the benefits of a published setting is gone.&nbsp; You no longer have a setting that everybody knows inside and out.Plus, I find myself not wanting to contradict setting cannon.&nbsp; It's just an instinct I have.&nbsp; I know I can choose to do something different, but I just find it hard.&nbsp; If I know a supplement will be coming out soon that details a certain aspect of a setting I find myself not wanting to use that setting aspect until the supplement comes out and I've had a chance to read it because I don't want to accidentally contradict something in that supplement.I suspect this &quot;don't contradict cannon&quot; instinct is not unique to me, thus the sentiments from some gamers about how metaplot ruined their game.&nbsp; We can ignore it, sure, but it's like too much salt in your food.&nbsp; It might still be edible, but you don't wanna eat it anymore.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Merkuri, post: 5325274, member: 41321"] I never really liked metaplots in settings I played in. For books and video games they were great, but not for actual games. It's one of the reasons that I've read a lot of the Forgotten Realms stuff, but never found the urge to play in the setting. One of the big benefits to a published setting is that everyone knows the setting. You don't have to teach your players where the towns are and what the major religions are. If a metaplot changes something in the setting you don't like, or if you had already made some change to the setting that the metaplot, sure, you could decide to just ignore the published material, but then one of the benefits of a published setting is gone. You no longer have a setting that everybody knows inside and out. Plus, I find myself not wanting to contradict setting cannon. It's just an instinct I have. I know I can choose to do something different, but I just find it hard. If I know a supplement will be coming out soon that details a certain aspect of a setting I find myself not wanting to use that setting aspect until the supplement comes out and I've had a chance to read it because I don't want to accidentally contradict something in that supplement. I suspect this "don't contradict cannon" instinct is not unique to me, thus the sentiments from some gamers about how metaplot ruined their game. We can ignore it, sure, but it's like too much salt in your food. It might still be edible, but you don't wanna eat it anymore. [/QUOTE]

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