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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6270909" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>Those are all good questions. Let me attach some examples to clarify...</p><p></p><p>EDIT: this assumes a published adventure of some kind.</p><p></p><p>Think about a quest-giver. Let's say this adventure names the quest-giver Dacarde, leader of the King's Special Forces. His background is relevant because the adventure involves infiltrating/breaking a dragon cult, and that's the sort of thing you'd imagine someone in his position getting involved with. It's an easy enough swap-out for another NPC (say a prominent cleric in your campaign). Does this intrude too much on setting because it assumes there's a king and a dragon cult? Does it intrude too much on setting because it names a character type who may be defined in the official setting material? Or is it an entirely reasonable amount of setting? Can Dacarde's presence be limited to the read-aloud text/limited interaction PCs are expected to have with him in the adventure? Certainly he wouldn't need more than a brief description and no stat block? Would your view change if this was a long adventure or adventure path? Would you need to know more about Dacarde upfront?</p><p></p><p>Now, what if the adventure assumes more than what [MENTION=2303]Starfox[/MENTION] you mentioned as the urban/dungeon/wilderness divide? What if it makes kindgom scale assumptions, for example, that there is a bastard heir, or the names of the royal family, or the existence of a King's Special Forces... Is kingdom scale stuff that you'd prefer be off limits to a module? IOW, should modules be restricted to "local scale" issues and sites? Does that answer change depending on if it's a sandbox vs. adventure path? I'd assume that sandbox DMs would answer "yes, modules should be local scale."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 6270909, member: 20323"] Those are all good questions. Let me attach some examples to clarify... EDIT: this assumes a published adventure of some kind. Think about a quest-giver. Let's say this adventure names the quest-giver Dacarde, leader of the King's Special Forces. His background is relevant because the adventure involves infiltrating/breaking a dragon cult, and that's the sort of thing you'd imagine someone in his position getting involved with. It's an easy enough swap-out for another NPC (say a prominent cleric in your campaign). Does this intrude too much on setting because it assumes there's a king and a dragon cult? Does it intrude too much on setting because it names a character type who may be defined in the official setting material? Or is it an entirely reasonable amount of setting? Can Dacarde's presence be limited to the read-aloud text/limited interaction PCs are expected to have with him in the adventure? Certainly he wouldn't need more than a brief description and no stat block? Would your view change if this was a long adventure or adventure path? Would you need to know more about Dacarde upfront? Now, what if the adventure assumes more than what [MENTION=2303]Starfox[/MENTION] you mentioned as the urban/dungeon/wilderness divide? What if it makes kindgom scale assumptions, for example, that there is a bastard heir, or the names of the royal family, or the existence of a King's Special Forces... Is kingdom scale stuff that you'd prefer be off limits to a module? IOW, should modules be restricted to "local scale" issues and sites? Does that answer change depending on if it's a sandbox vs. adventure path? I'd assume that sandbox DMs would answer "yes, modules should be local scale." [/QUOTE]
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