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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 5261829" data-attributes="member: 18280">It isn't an insult; it's an observation.&nbsp; And it doesn't apply to you alone.What I am suggesting is that what you explore in your games has a direct effect on how long those games last.&nbsp; Some games focus on a specific theme or narrative; others focus on a specific setting.&nbsp; Any given theme or narrative has a shorter shelf-life than any given setting -- the desire to focus on a specific theme or narrative tends to be shorter than the desire to focus on a specific setting.&nbsp; This is because the setting contains multiple themes and narratives.IMHO, this is no different from comparing short stories and novels.&nbsp; The focus of each form is different, and what is desired from each form is different.&nbsp; That is neither good nor bad, that just is.<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />Persistant setting =/= setting wank.Appropriate level of detail depends upon focus, just as what is appropriate in a novel is often inappropriate in a short story, and vice versa.EDIT:&nbsp; How long does your average campaign last?&nbsp; If you would argue that keeping a persistent setting (Scarred Lands) allowed you to run a campaign for four years (or three campaigns in four years, apparently an average of 1.33 years each?), and your average campaign lasts for a shorter period than this (six months came up in previous discussions, I believe, but I could well be wrong....old man memory and all.....) then persistent setting really is the key to longer campaigns, isn't it?&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />Again, there is nothing inherently better about longer campaigns, unless that's the drum you march to.&nbsp; Just an observation.RC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 5261829, member: 18280"] It isn't an insult; it's an observation. And it doesn't apply to you alone. What I am suggesting is that what you explore in your games has a direct effect on how long those games last. Some games focus on a specific theme or narrative; others focus on a specific setting. Any given theme or narrative has a shorter shelf-life than any given setting -- the desire to focus on a specific theme or narrative tends to be shorter than the desire to focus on a specific setting. This is because the setting contains multiple themes and narratives. IMHO, this is no different from comparing short stories and novels. The focus of each form is different, and what is desired from each form is different. That is neither good nor bad, that just is. :lol: Persistant setting =/= setting wank. Appropriate level of detail depends upon focus, just as what is appropriate in a novel is often inappropriate in a short story, and vice versa. EDIT: How long does your average campaign last? If you would argue that keeping a persistent setting (Scarred Lands) allowed you to run a campaign for four years (or three campaigns in four years, apparently an average of 1.33 years each?), and your average campaign lasts for a shorter period than this (six months came up in previous discussions, I believe, but I could well be wrong....old man memory and all.....) then persistent setting really is the key to longer campaigns, isn't it? :lol: Again, there is nothing inherently better about longer campaigns, unless that's the drum you march to. Just an observation. RC [/QUOTE]

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