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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5389422" data-attributes="member: 92511">Working off of a thought that came to me via Smoss' original thread, <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/296899-what-kind-setting-fluff-do-you-want-see-rpg.html" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/296899-what-kind-setting-fluff-do-you-want-see-rpg.html</a> , plus some experience from my work in publishing/layout, plus something I'll be working on myself later this evening...and taking into account the general consensus (not just from this discussion, but the desires of society on a whole/in most cases) that "shorter is better"...I submit to you that the perfect presentation of both intro material AND general world fluff is...TOP 10s!People love lists. They tell you what you want to know in an understood order and take next to no time to process. THEN, if you as the player or you as the DM want to instill more detail on certain players about certain things (races, gods, etc.), then you can get that info/add that in.So, even though I gave a list of info in my last post...I'mma gonna throw a few potential "Intro style" Top (5 or 10) Lists out there for y'all and see what you think/if this would convey what you need/want.10 Nearest Settlements and/or Landmarks to your hometown.5 (or 10 if ya got 'em) Most worshiped deities/Most powerful temples.5 (or 10) Most powerful nations known in the world.5 (or 10) Most encountered/common Races.5 Largest Cities in the World.10 Most well known (Famous or Infamous) Organizations and Individuals.10 Most Commonly accepted attitudes of your culture/realm/region. (i.e. Elves are pretty but snooty. Tieflings worship demons. Anyone who worships Datgod is eeeeevilllll. Humans from the Kingdom of Overthere can never be trusted. Our king is a tool. etc.) Not saying the PC must share these views, but these are the attitudes of the place s/he comes from.Top...say "3"...known conflicts/difficulties in the region/world. Ongoing wars? Marauding halfling cannibals? Lycanthropic plague? Evil demi-god resembling a large headed mouse tryin' to take over the world? C'mon you can come up with 3 things easy. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Other possibilities...5 Biggest Baddest Evil Guys in history (including the present)5 Most beloved heroes/common legends (including the present)5 Most legendary (a.k.a. "powerful") treasures. What they are known (or thought) to do. (Where they might be I'd leave to the players to hunt down/figure out.  ) I would say all of this info could easily be placed on a single page or two. Devoting anywhere from a single sentence/line to each.How would that work for a jumping off point?--SD</blockquote>

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