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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9674969" data-attributes="member: 29398">Well, if the players are given any sort of map of the setting that shows these roads they've become part of the shared fiction at that point, haven't they?&nbsp; The players may not yet know about the special conditions on these roads (e.g. they have built-in defenses against vandalism), but they know the roads exist.Yes, if said map (above) is shown to the players ahead of play beginning, or as part of the GM's introduction.Not so sure about this.&nbsp; If the players get a basic map of the setting up front (very useful in a sandbox setting!) that map will show various things that immediately become part of the fiction as the players know it.&nbsp; But once they start exploring those areas they might find things that aren't on their original map, or that the map is outright wrong or out of date (&quot;As you reach what should be the village of Martages you find it is in ruins and has been for a year or two&quot;), or that there's more to various elements on the map than first appears (e.g. the road defenses you note above).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 9674969, member: 29398"] Well, if the players are given any sort of map of the setting that shows these roads they've become part of the shared fiction at that point, haven't they? The players may not yet know about the special conditions on these roads (e.g. they have built-in defenses against vandalism), but they know the roads exist. Yes, if said map (above) is shown to the players ahead of play beginning, or as part of the GM's introduction. Not so sure about this. If the players get a basic map of the setting up front (very useful in a sandbox setting!) that map will show various things that immediately become part of the fiction as the players know it. But once they start exploring those areas they might find things that aren't on their original map, or that the map is outright wrong or out of date ("As you reach what should be the village of Martages you find it is in ruins and has been for a year or two"), or that there's more to various elements on the map than first appears (e.g. the road defenses you note above). [/QUOTE]

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