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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Woas" data-source="post: 1350286" data-attributes="member: 16317">You could do a few things based on how you and the players feel.Here are a few ideas:- Go right ahead on making a large world with any size backstory, history, culture, geopgraphy, etc. If you are all new to the game, there is a large chance that the players will move out naturally. When they first begin they might not have the ambition or forthought to pick up their bags and start a journey. So just go with the flow.- Create a large world with any size backstory, history, culture, geography, etc. Except put some sort of physical (or maybe magical) barriers that prevent the players from traveling outside a certain area without reaching a certain level. Thus allowing the players to get some levels and learn. Some examples could be: The game starts on an island area and the players need to get to a high enough level were they can afford their own boat or cast a teleport spell to get to the main land. The game starts in a mountain valley area. The mountains around the valley are very dangerous and they players would not be able to venture through them until at least 7th or so level (assuming you guys are starting at 1st or lower levels). The game starts in an underground environment. There is no way to go to the surface without going through a magical teleportation portal. The only way to use the portal is by completing some handy quests you create or use and in the favor of the portal keeper or something, or find the lost portal key... ::shrug::- Start small. You can always add things to it. A catographer just came into town with news of a new frontier. A ship pulled into port looking for crew and the players reach a new area to explore after they 'finish' the small area you create from them to learn in.- Do both. Try a few random dungeon crawls. Let the players experience combat. Then try a few roleplayed/non-combat encounters that link the dungeon crawls. Very simple stuff. All you need is a small hamlet, a town mayor, a town guard capitan, a shop keeper and a few townsfolks with some lost heirlooms or something. After that, have time progress a few years and 're-start' the campaign/game in a new area, basically your world you originally created. The players learned the ropes and moved on.Hope that helps...</blockquote>

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