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<blockquote data-quote="Delemental" data-source="post: 996024" data-attributes="member: 5203">One trick I've tried when running my Dragonstar game was to type up a brief, general description of a new area, the kind of &quot;visitor's bureau brochure&quot; info that anyone would probably know with minimal effort.&nbsp; But partway down the page I will add another paragraph with more specific details, and then fold the bottom of the page over it and add a note saying something like &quot;Lift flap and read next paragraph if you succeed at a Knowledge (Local) check at DC 17 or Knowledge (Empire) at DC 22&quot;.&nbsp; Then I can just pass this sheet around the table, let everyone read it, and the characters who make their checks get more info.&nbsp; It seemed to work really well.I would also occasionally give them &quot;news reports&quot; with about a dozen or so headlines of major events.&nbsp; Most were just fluff, but a few were vague references that would lead up to future adventures.Even though it's difficult to do at times, I like the feel of playing in a living, growing campaign world.&nbsp; I'm one of those kind of players that will make background material up if it's not provided to me.&nbsp; I can tolerate 'setting-free' gaming for a little while, but not long-term.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Delemental, post: 996024, member: 5203"] One trick I've tried when running my Dragonstar game was to type up a brief, general description of a new area, the kind of "visitor's bureau brochure" info that anyone would probably know with minimal effort. But partway down the page I will add another paragraph with more specific details, and then fold the bottom of the page over it and add a note saying something like "Lift flap and read next paragraph if you succeed at a Knowledge (Local) check at DC 17 or Knowledge (Empire) at DC 22". Then I can just pass this sheet around the table, let everyone read it, and the characters who make their checks get more info. It seemed to work really well. I would also occasionally give them "news reports" with about a dozen or so headlines of major events. Most were just fluff, but a few were vague references that would lead up to future adventures. Even though it's difficult to do at times, I like the feel of playing in a living, growing campaign world. I'm one of those kind of players that will make background material up if it's not provided to me. I can tolerate 'setting-free' gaming for a little while, but not long-term. [/QUOTE]

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