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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7386023" data-attributes="member: 29398"><p>This is a fair point, so I'll explain my reasoning.</p><p></p><p>Meeting a friendly border guard or pleasant fellow travellers is interesting, no doubt there; and if people want to RP that I'm all in. But, the chances of such RP generating any mechanical changes to the PCs are extremely low. Ditto for all the RP the characters would also likely do with each other during this time; the romances*, the minor arguments, etc.</p><p></p><p>Combat and risk and danger, on the other hand, have a quite decent chance of generating mechanical changes - lost gear or wealth, major injuries, death, getting separated, etc. - and that's what I-as-DM need to know about: how has the party that left Washington changed or been changed by the time it gets to Tokyo. (and there's always the very tiny chance of a TPK meaning they never reach Tokyo at all)</p><p></p><p>* - the only mechanical change I might have to worry about here is if someone gets pregnant...</p><p></p><p>But do you ever tell them these wild tales?</p><p></p><p>And once you do, those rumours could instantly become adventure hooks!</p><p></p><p>Well, if you say so... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7386023, member: 29398"] This is a fair point, so I'll explain my reasoning. Meeting a friendly border guard or pleasant fellow travellers is interesting, no doubt there; and if people want to RP that I'm all in. But, the chances of such RP generating any mechanical changes to the PCs are extremely low. Ditto for all the RP the characters would also likely do with each other during this time; the romances*, the minor arguments, etc. Combat and risk and danger, on the other hand, have a quite decent chance of generating mechanical changes - lost gear or wealth, major injuries, death, getting separated, etc. - and that's what I-as-DM need to know about: how has the party that left Washington changed or been changed by the time it gets to Tokyo. (and there's always the very tiny chance of a TPK meaning they never reach Tokyo at all) * - the only mechanical change I might have to worry about here is if someone gets pregnant... But do you ever tell them these wild tales? And once you do, those rumours could instantly become adventure hooks! Well, if you say so... :) [/QUOTE]
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