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<blockquote data-quote="whimsychris123" data-source="post: 7937817" data-attributes="member: 7019985">This. I read the article thinking who am I to disagree with such a prominent figure in the roleplaying community, but I totally disagree with some of the arguments. I think story and character are paramount, not some dedication to a setting. If I want to blow up the Realms at the start or middle of a campaign and see how the characters contend and everyone is on board, then that’s what I’m going to do.&nbsp; Our game is all that matters and if we’re enjoying it, I don’t care about canon or how a setting is “supposed” to be played. I feel the majority of players just want a good story where their characters take center stage and haven’t read 50 novels and 20 supplements telling them what the “real” Realms is all about.I also disagree that players and audiences don’t like change.&nbsp; Some of the most popular shows these days are serials where things develop from episode to episode. See Breaking Bad and Westworld. I do the same things in campaigns. Shake ups are necessary to avoid sterility.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="whimsychris123, post: 7937817, member: 7019985"] This. I read the article thinking who am I to disagree with such a prominent figure in the roleplaying community, but I totally disagree with some of the arguments. I think story and character are paramount, not some dedication to a setting. If I want to blow up the Realms at the start or middle of a campaign and see how the characters contend and everyone is on board, then that’s what I’m going to do. Our game is all that matters and if we’re enjoying it, I don’t care about canon or how a setting is “supposed” to be played. I feel the majority of players just want a good story where their characters take center stage and haven’t read 50 novels and 20 supplements telling them what the “real” Realms is all about. I also disagree that players and audiences don’t like change. Some of the most popular shows these days are serials where things develop from episode to episode. See Breaking Bad and Westworld. I do the same things in campaigns. Shake ups are necessary to avoid sterility. [/QUOTE]

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