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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7189320" data-attributes="member: 22779">The difference being, you actually USE Traveller mechanics to build those worlds.&nbsp; They have pretty extensive mechanics for building a world from the ground up (no pun intended).&nbsp; Various charts and whatnot and an entire process in order to create that planet.What process does D&amp;D include to build a world?&nbsp; Now, there's lots of advice, sure.&nbsp; But, if you'll notice, the advice actually doesn't reference the mechanics at all.&nbsp; That world that you build for D&amp;D is largely whatever you think is best.Put it another way.&nbsp; Can a king in your D&amp;D world have a heart attack and die?&nbsp; Can he fall off a horse and die?&nbsp; Do you have anyone in your game world missing a limb?&nbsp; Or anyone with any sort of congenital condition?&nbsp; I'll assume you have at least one of those.&nbsp; Yet, none of those are actually possible under the D&amp;D mechanics.Can you look at mechanics for inspiration?&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; OTOH, you can simply hand wave the entire thing and decide that your Kuo Toa migration paths take X time to traverse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7189320, member: 22779"] The difference being, you actually USE Traveller mechanics to build those worlds. They have pretty extensive mechanics for building a world from the ground up (no pun intended). Various charts and whatnot and an entire process in order to create that planet. What process does D&D include to build a world? Now, there's lots of advice, sure. But, if you'll notice, the advice actually doesn't reference the mechanics at all. That world that you build for D&D is largely whatever you think is best. Put it another way. Can a king in your D&D world have a heart attack and die? Can he fall off a horse and die? Do you have anyone in your game world missing a limb? Or anyone with any sort of congenital condition? I'll assume you have at least one of those. Yet, none of those are actually possible under the D&D mechanics. Can you look at mechanics for inspiration? Sure. OTOH, you can simply hand wave the entire thing and decide that your Kuo Toa migration paths take X time to traverse. [/QUOTE]

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