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<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 9489092" data-attributes="member: 205">I wouldn't put it that way.&nbsp; You can have a game oriented towards local concerns that's still neo-trad.&nbsp; Neo-trad doesn't need to be epic.&nbsp; Here's an example.&nbsp; Let's say the party is staying at an inn, and you take 2 minutes of DM time to have the party overhear some inn patrons discussing rumors about political happenings in the next country over.&nbsp; None of the PCs have an origin in that country, or have any current plans to travel in that direction.If you're taking that time because &quot;it makes sense for the inn patrons to discuss news, and hearing about the events in other countries enhances the verisimilitude of the setting&quot;, you're playing in trad orientation.&nbsp; If you add this scene because you expect the PCs to start asking questions, and maybe change their plans based on these rumors, you're operating in more of a neo-trad manner.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 9489092, member: 205"] I wouldn't put it that way. You can have a game oriented towards local concerns that's still neo-trad. Neo-trad doesn't need to be epic. Here's an example. Let's say the party is staying at an inn, and you take 2 minutes of DM time to have the party overhear some inn patrons discussing rumors about political happenings in the next country over. None of the PCs have an origin in that country, or have any current plans to travel in that direction. If you're taking that time because "it makes sense for the inn patrons to discuss news, and hearing about the events in other countries enhances the verisimilitude of the setting", you're playing in trad orientation. If you add this scene because you expect the PCs to start asking questions, and maybe change their plans based on these rumors, you're operating in more of a neo-trad manner. [/QUOTE]

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