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<blockquote data-quote="Sean Patrick Fannon" data-source="post: 3300529" data-attributes="member: 26553">In truth, what I have planned would very much allow for the possibility of Sir George becoming High Lord of Greyhawk. If that's where your group is based in the greater scheme, and your group's story goes that way in a logical fashion, there's every chance that's what would happen.The key is to make sure that there are a lot of cool outcomes for lots of characters, spread out over the larger scope of the world.Characters don't go from &quot;just off the farm&quot; to &quot;High Lord of Greyhawk&quot; in a single session. The key is to coordinate, session to session, in a way that lets things play out naturally but fairly. There's some give-and-take there. If Sir George gets to the part in the story where he stands a good chance of becoming High Lord of Greyhawk, this is something that the community of Game Masters will know about before hand and have a chance to plan for. If, in fact, there's some kind of competition for the throne, that will figure into Sir George's story (and the story of his group's campaign) as well as the story of other players and GMs who are set in the Greyhawk area.*&nbsp; Actually, it's not very sad at all. In many of these cases, people are simply trying to find a form of adventure gaming that appeals to more people. A lot of these efforts become &quot;gateway products&quot; that can easily lead players to explore the style of play you prefer.As has already been observed, no one's going to come take your dice and character sheet away, so even with other forms like this coming out, your style will live and thrive at your table and be there for when others come looking.* - Please note that I don't necessarily mean the Greyhawk campaign literally. I was simply using the example proposed by Good Flexor here. If I had to choose a setting from the D&amp;D milieu, I might choose the Forgotten Realms for what I have in mind. However, I actually have some other settings in mind to start with...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sean Patrick Fannon, post: 3300529, member: 26553"] In truth, what I have planned would very much allow for the possibility of Sir George becoming High Lord of Greyhawk. If that's where your group is based in the greater scheme, and your group's story goes that way in a logical fashion, there's every chance that's what would happen. The key is to make sure that there are a [b]lot[/b] of cool outcomes for lots of characters, spread out over the larger scope of the world. Characters don't go from "just off the farm" to "High Lord of Greyhawk" in a single session. The key is to coordinate, session to session, in a way that lets things play out naturally [i]but[/i] fairly. There's some give-and-take there. If Sir George gets to the part in the story where he stands a good chance of becoming High Lord of Greyhawk, this is something that the community of Game Masters will know about before hand and have a chance to plan for. If, in fact, there's some kind of competition for the throne, that will figure into Sir George's story (and the story of his group's campaign) as well as the story of other players and GMs who are set in the Greyhawk area.* Actually, it's not very sad at all. In many of these cases, people are simply trying to find a form of adventure gaming that appeals to more people. A lot of these efforts become "gateway products" that can easily lead players to explore the style of play you prefer. As has already been observed, no one's going to come take your dice and character sheet away, so even with other forms like this coming out, your style will live and thrive at your table and be there for when others come looking. * - [u]Please note[/u] that I don't [i]necessarily[/i] mean the Greyhawk campaign literally. I was simply using the example proposed by Good Flexor here. If I had to choose a setting from the D&D milieu, I might choose the Forgotten Realms for what I have in mind. However, I actually have some other settings in mind to start with... [/QUOTE]

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