Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="buzz" data-source="post: 3936916" data-attributes="member: 6777">I think the issue at hand is the presumption that a DM needs to approach anywhere near that level of prep in order to create a setting for their D&D game. Sure, there are gamers out there who have the time to invest in such an undertaking, but I honestly have to wonder how many of them there really are.I'd put it this way: were I to write a book on GM'ing aimed at someone with minimal experience, I'd probably want to present them with something like Ryan's methodology. I would not want to present the idea that they need to think extensively about dwarvish history before they can even consider starting a campaign.Also, I think it's worth noting that Tolkien spent a lifetime working on ME. Ditto Greg Stafford on Glorantha, and M.A.R. Barker on Tekumel. These extensive settings didn't spring to life fully-formed; in the latter cases, they evolved via play, and in the former, evolved throughout the novel-writing process.</blockquote>