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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 8239373" data-attributes="member: 85555">And I never said they did. You are misreading the intent of my post. The point is, even with Conan, he was creating geography, cultures, bits of history. I understand the part about him setting it in pre-history so he could throw in any trope (and frankly I think more RPGs should do this because I am getting a bit tired of the historical and cultural accuracy trends lately: conan is fun and isn't limited by history). He is still building a world (not one that is real like a bagel or the cup of coffee in my hand, but one where he established details and built on them---though obviously Howard isn't as involved in his world building as Asimov or Herbert). My point was just world building is a kind of thought exercise and it can get especially deep in the hands of people who really enjoy (Tolkien is probably the most notable example of that). And when this is done right, it creates a place that is explorable</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 8239373, member: 85555"] And I never said they did. You are misreading the intent of my post. The point is, even with Conan, he was creating geography, cultures, bits of history. I understand the part about him setting it in pre-history so he could throw in any trope (and frankly I think more RPGs should do this because I am getting a bit tired of the historical and cultural accuracy trends lately: conan is fun and isn't limited by history). He is still building a world (not one that is real like a bagel or the cup of coffee in my hand, but one where he established details and built on them---though obviously Howard isn't as involved in his world building as Asimov or Herbert). My point was just world building is a kind of thought exercise and it can get especially deep in the hands of people who really enjoy (Tolkien is probably the most notable example of that). And when this is done right, it creates a place that is explorable [/QUOTE]

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