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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 8329990" data-attributes="member: 19675">Part of this- in my case at least-&nbsp; is just experience &amp; exposure.&nbsp; I had a textbook in 2nd grade containing excerpts from JRRT, McCaffery and Bloch, and The Iliad came soon after that.&nbsp; And my dad was a genre-fiction buff who also had an undergrad degree in history.&nbsp; I started gaming in ‘77.Because of all that, I’ve gotten to play with a lot of ideas from both sides of the screen.&nbsp; Different cultures, different takes on heroism, different takes on what The Other could really be like.There’s no substitute for experience,But, like any of us, you can use what you have experienced to guide design choices. I guarantee you that you’ve had things happen in your life that few if any of us have.Same thing goes for what you’ve read, heard or watched.&nbsp; I’ve gotten campaign ideas from songs, art and books.&nbsp; Ditto races and individual characters.&nbsp; Sometimes, a single interesting and unusual fact can be the seed for something truly different.Just keep your eyes and ears open, your radar on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 8329990, member: 19675"] Part of this- in my case at least- is just experience & exposure. I had a textbook in 2nd grade containing excerpts from JRRT, McCaffery and Bloch, and The Iliad came soon after that. And my dad was a genre-fiction buff who also had an undergrad degree in history. I started gaming in ‘77. Because of all that, I’ve gotten to play with a lot of ideas from both sides of the screen. Different cultures, different takes on heroism, different takes on what The Other could really be like. There’s no substitute for experience, But, like any of us, you can use what [I]you[/I] have experienced to guide design choices. I guarantee you that you’ve had things happen in your life that few if any of us have. Same thing goes for what you’ve read, heard or watched. I’ve gotten campaign ideas from songs, art and books. Ditto races and individual characters. Sometimes, a single interesting and unusual fact can be the seed for something truly different. Just keep your eyes and ears open, your radar on. [/QUOTE]

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