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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7374482" data-attributes="member: 23751">If Tolkien had written only about Gandalf showing up to talk to Frodo about the ring, then skipped ahead and written about only the encounter with the Nazgul in the flight from the Shire, then skipped ahead to the barrow wights and Tom, etc., leaving out everything in-between that tied them together, we wouldn't know his name.&nbsp; That isn't really a story&nbsp; The stuff the ties the major points together, and which you skip in your style, is what makes the story cohesive and not just a bunch of disjointed scenes. Having the whole story is important and adds to the enjoyment of that story.&nbsp; Now, if you read the Silmarillion and re-read the Lord of the Rings, you will have a greater enjoyment of those books since you will have a greater understanding of the events happening in the Lord of the Rings.&nbsp; You will know why certain things are happening, where they came from, and have a much fuller understanding of a bunch of very short references and names.&nbsp; Greater world = greater depth = greater enjoyment.&nbsp;[MENTION=29398]Lanefan[/MENTION] is not complaining that the Southrons are being wronged by not being written about.&nbsp; He saying that writing about them adds to the experience of the game, even if they aren't directly related to what the PCs are trying to do.&nbsp; Especially if they aren't directly related to what the PCs are trying to do, as it adds depth to the world and the players are aware that more is going on out there than just themselves.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7374482, member: 23751"] If Tolkien had written only about Gandalf showing up to talk to Frodo about the ring, then skipped ahead and written about only the encounter with the Nazgul in the flight from the Shire, then skipped ahead to the barrow wights and Tom, etc., leaving out everything in-between that tied them together, we wouldn't know his name. That isn't really a story The stuff the ties the major points together, and which you skip in your style, is what makes the story cohesive and not just a bunch of disjointed scenes. Having the whole story is important and adds to the enjoyment of that story. Now, if you read the Silmarillion and re-read the Lord of the Rings, you will have a greater enjoyment of those books since you will have a greater understanding of the events happening in the Lord of the Rings. You will know why certain things are happening, where they came from, and have a much fuller understanding of a bunch of very short references and names. Greater world = greater depth = greater enjoyment. [MENTION=29398]Lanefan[/MENTION] is not complaining that the Southrons are being wronged by not being written about. He saying that writing about them adds to the experience of the game, even if they aren't directly related to what the PCs are trying to do. Especially if they aren't directly related to what the PCs are trying to do, as it adds depth to the world and the players are aware that more is going on out there than just themselves. [/QUOTE]

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