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<blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 5131283" data-attributes="member: 14197">The &quot;someone&quot; I mentioned could be a player or a DM helping the player with trying to find some rules for how it is done within the gaming rule set.&nbsp; I assumed this was understood, I am sorry I wasn't more specific.How about a question like &quot;OK, so you tell me I have been counseling with Duke Landlord the Experienced for about six months now; I should know a few things.&nbsp; So how many different hirelings should I have to handle protecting the roads and collecting taxes and managing the guilds in the villages that are within my lands?&quot;&nbsp; Some may like that part of the game, and since it's a sandbox, the DM should be accommodating, right?So, do you just make it up?&nbsp; There are some good 3PP references out there from Dragon Magazine or for later editions, but we are talking about the instructions in the 1e PHB or DMG.Do you ever talk to your DM, or have you ever had your players talk to you about how some things are handled mechanically?&nbsp; I am talking about outside the game, like in an email or forum or even face-to-face.Not everything about D&amp;D or AD&amp;D or a sandbox in general is done by engaging the game world via your character.Some gamers inform each other outside the game with questions like, &quot;How do the rules handle XXX?&quot; or&nbsp; &quot;Are there some mechanics I can follow that show me how to handle managing my lands?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="catsclaw227, post: 5131283, member: 14197"] The "someone" I mentioned could be a player or a DM helping the player with trying to find some rules for how it is done within the gaming rule set. I assumed this was understood, I am sorry I wasn't more specific. How about a question like "OK, so you tell me I have been counseling with Duke Landlord the Experienced for about six months now; I should know a few things. So how many different hirelings should I have to handle protecting the roads and collecting taxes and managing the guilds in the villages that are within my lands?" Some may like that part of the game, and since it's a sandbox, the DM should be accommodating, right? So, do you just make it up? There are some good 3PP references out there from Dragon Magazine or for later editions, but we are talking about the instructions in the 1e PHB or DMG. Do you ever talk to your DM, or have you ever had your players talk to you about how some things are handled mechanically? I am talking about outside the game, like in an email or forum or even face-to-face. Not everything about D&D or AD&D or a sandbox in general is done by [i]engaging the game world via your character[/i]. Some gamers inform each other outside the game with questions like, "How do the rules handle XXX?" or "Are there some mechanics I can follow that show me how to handle managing my lands?" [/QUOTE]

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