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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 5558844" data-attributes="member: 3192"><p>It depends on many things. Is the idea about something already constructed in the web of the game world? Then they go with it as a possibility to be explored. Is the idea more background, something done alone or with other players? Then I work with those involved as I stated before. Is the idea about how they choose to act in character? This is entirely in their purview, table rules withstanding. Is this an idea they posit having learned prior to play, perhaps a children's story they remember? </p><p></p><p>The last is treated as any campaign or module submission. I convert it between sessions or on the fly during and add it to the world. For example, B10 can be converted, if they want it in the world. Forgotten Realms can be too, but I'd rather they parsed it down to specifics they really like (it's simply far to large on its own). A children's story about an ogre who likes flowers and befriends a young human girl, who then saves him from tricksy pixies is something I can easily convert. This is D&D, so I already have a lot of the information on hand. Where in my world are there pixies and an ogre somewhat near a human territory? Has any of that been interacted with yet in a contradictory way? No? Then the rumor becomes true for the fantasy world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 5558844, member: 3192"] It depends on many things. Is the idea about something already constructed in the web of the game world? Then they go with it as a possibility to be explored. Is the idea more background, something done alone or with other players? Then I work with those involved as I stated before. Is the idea about how they choose to act in character? This is entirely in their purview, table rules withstanding. Is this an idea they posit having learned prior to play, perhaps a children's story they remember? The last is treated as any campaign or module submission. I convert it between sessions or on the fly during and add it to the world. For example, B10 can be converted, if they want it in the world. Forgotten Realms can be too, but I'd rather they parsed it down to specifics they really like (it's simply far to large on its own). A children's story about an ogre who likes flowers and befriends a young human girl, who then saves him from tricksy pixies is something I can easily convert. This is D&D, so I already have a lot of the information on hand. Where in my world are there pixies and an ogre somewhat near a human territory? Has any of that been interacted with yet in a contradictory way? No? Then the rumor becomes true for the fantasy world. [/QUOTE]
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