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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Amazing Dingo" data-source="post: 1836348" data-attributes="member: 23353">I run a D&D game in a fairly tradition setting and use a handout written up in the style (columned, pictures etc.) of a newspaper.  Since they don't usually have newspapers in the regular fantasy setting, so I don't actually use it in any IC type of way.  It would just be too unrealistic.What I do with it is hand it out before the session begins.  I tend to have one or two "Articles" on places of interest, people, and a small handful of seemingly random rumors.  In truth, some of them are random and some of them are actually pertinent while at the same time, some are true, some are half true, and some are total BS.If I might suggest, I'd make it in a newspaper style.  I'd have a "bio" section with the areas hottest and latest movers and shakers.  For things like this, simply refer to today's headlines and pull similar personalities and such out - nobles, entertainers, etc. (I'm not familiar with Eberrron, but from what I understand, it has many parallels to the modern day, so this shouldn't be too hard).  I don't know if they have anything similar to a stock market, but things like that could be included.  Also, a wanted section and perhaps even some personal ads (I'd love to see a barbarian put an add in there and see what type of responses he might get). Best place to look is today's newspapers: weather, entertainment, ship schedules.</blockquote>