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<blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 8253487" data-attributes="member: 6698278">So, I was reading a book on world building for fantasy &amp; sci-fi authors and I noticed an interesting point that I thought goes to what I am saying.&quot;Don't think that you will be including every ounce of what you have worked on.&nbsp; You won't.&nbsp; You shouldn't.&nbsp; I know.&nbsp; I know.&nbsp; You worked hard on it but it wasn't wasted even if it never makes it into your book.&nbsp;&nbsp; It helped you to understand you world, so that you can write about it in an informed, attached, and immersive way.&nbsp; So that you can make it all the more real for your readers&quot; -- Angeline Trevena in the book &quot;From Sanctity to Sorcery, An Author's Guide to Building Belief Structures&quot;In my style of roleplaying, this point is important.&nbsp; When a DM inevitably has to improv some detail of his world, he acts from a vast and detailed knowledge of that world and thus does a better job.&nbsp; So even the parts the PCs never encounter is still useful stuff.&nbsp; It will inform NPC actions and reactions.&nbsp; It will add to the verisimilitude.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emerikol, post: 8253487, member: 6698278"] So, I was reading a book on world building for fantasy & sci-fi authors and I noticed an interesting point that I thought goes to what I am saying. "Don't think that you will be including every ounce of what you have worked on. You won't. You shouldn't. I know. I know. You worked hard on it but it wasn't wasted even if it never makes it into your book. It helped you to understand you world, so that you can write about it in an informed, attached, and immersive way. So that you can make it all the more real for your readers" -- Angeline Trevena in the book "From Sanctity to Sorcery, An Author's Guide to Building Belief Structures" In my style of roleplaying, this point is important. When a DM inevitably has to improv some detail of his world, he acts from a vast and detailed knowledge of that world and thus does a better job. So even the parts the PCs never encounter is still useful stuff. It will inform NPC actions and reactions. It will add to the verisimilitude. [/QUOTE]

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