Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
My group thinks my descriptions stink!!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="wilson68" data-source="post: 2763325" data-attributes="member: 37780"><p>I find, when reading, that long paragraphs of description get me skipping ahead. If it is not vital than the mood is more important and the details can be left up to the imagination. Many people fill in the blanks whether you've left any blanks anyway. You can call someone blond but half the people at the table are picturing the NPC with a different hair colour and if it is not important then let them. My best friend has a mental picture of his oriental character as a big red headed guy. It hasn't affected game play yet.</p><p></p><p>Same guy, when describing rooms, has a tendancy to do it like this. "The room is rectangular, 20x40, with a large bear skin rug in front of a stone fireplace. In the far corner is a four-poster bed covered with a colourful quilt. A cedar chest is at the foot of the bed. A pair of crossed axes hang on the wall and beneath them is a small table with a rose in a crystal vase." Us: "Let's go look in the chest." Him: "Oh, and there's a rabid owlbear in the middle of the room." </p><p></p><p>Reminds me of my grandmother, when I was a kid at Sunday dinner. I'd ask what's for dinner and she'd say, "Oh, peas, carrots, potatoes, rolls..." and I'd say "Pork, chicken or beef, Grandma? I don't care about the vegetables."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wilson68, post: 2763325, member: 37780"] I find, when reading, that long paragraphs of description get me skipping ahead. If it is not vital than the mood is more important and the details can be left up to the imagination. Many people fill in the blanks whether you've left any blanks anyway. You can call someone blond but half the people at the table are picturing the NPC with a different hair colour and if it is not important then let them. My best friend has a mental picture of his oriental character as a big red headed guy. It hasn't affected game play yet. Same guy, when describing rooms, has a tendancy to do it like this. "The room is rectangular, 20x40, with a large bear skin rug in front of a stone fireplace. In the far corner is a four-poster bed covered with a colourful quilt. A cedar chest is at the foot of the bed. A pair of crossed axes hang on the wall and beneath them is a small table with a rose in a crystal vase." Us: "Let's go look in the chest." Him: "Oh, and there's a rabid owlbear in the middle of the room." Reminds me of my grandmother, when I was a kid at Sunday dinner. I'd ask what's for dinner and she'd say, "Oh, peas, carrots, potatoes, rolls..." and I'd say "Pork, chicken or beef, Grandma? I don't care about the vegetables." [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
My group thinks my descriptions stink!!
Top