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<blockquote data-quote="loverdrive" data-source="post: 9025392" data-attributes="member: 7027139"><p>Before we can proceed, I think something needs to be cleared up.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I feel like I don't even remotely understand your point of view.</p><p></p><p>The way I see it, world simulation would be:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">PCs are going to the church of the Dragon God</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Hm, what's going on there?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">OK, there are several major actors in the area to be considered:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Red dragon Xaryn slumbering in the caverns below the Mountain</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Cult of the Black Heart, secretly operating in the whole region</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Grand Inquisitor Micaela who is investigating the cult</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Let's see what they're up to!<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Hm, Northern Mining Company is setting up an excavation there, it is likely the process will awaken Xaryn.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Hm, the cult got their asses kicked during a witch hunt a couple months ago, so I guess they will be keeping things quiet</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Hm, Micaela earned a Medal of the Flame, so she'll probably be busy preparing a speech and commissioning a proper dress for the ceremony</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">OK, looks like everyone but the dragon is out of the picture for now, let's focus on it<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Hm, it is described as "territorial", so I guess it will be pissed by mortals invading its domain</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">It also likes to take human form to toy with its prey, so I guess it will shapeshift?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ooh, Viktor Esser, the supervisor of the mining operation, is a devout follower of the Dragon God, so it makes sense he'll attend a mass</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Looks like PCs will encounter an angry dragon in a human form who is after Viktor. Cool!</li> </ol><p>With "looks like PCs will witness a giant firestorm in the mining camp ten kilometres away" or "the church will be attacked by a dragon five days later" or "huh, looks like everyone is busy and ain't nothing will happen" being other possible outcomes.</p><p></p><p>Compare and contrast to:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">PCs are going to the church of the Dragon God</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ooh I love dragons!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Hm, I mentioned a legend about one offhand, about time to introduce the beast properly</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">OK, let's figure out why it will show up...</li> </ol><p></p><p>There seems to be an inherent conflict between the two.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loverdrive, post: 9025392, member: 7027139"] Before we can proceed, I think something needs to be cleared up. I feel like I don't even remotely understand your point of view. The way I see it, world simulation would be: [LIST=1] [*]PCs are going to the church of the Dragon God [*]Hm, what's going on there? [*]OK, there are several major actors in the area to be considered: [LIST=1] [*]Red dragon Xaryn slumbering in the caverns below the Mountain [*]Cult of the Black Heart, secretly operating in the whole region [*]Grand Inquisitor Micaela who is investigating the cult [/LIST] [*]Let's see what they're up to! [LIST=1] [*]Hm, Northern Mining Company is setting up an excavation there, it is likely the process will awaken Xaryn. [*]Hm, the cult got their asses kicked during a witch hunt a couple months ago, so I guess they will be keeping things quiet [*]Hm, Micaela earned a Medal of the Flame, so she'll probably be busy preparing a speech and commissioning a proper dress for the ceremony [/LIST] [*]OK, looks like everyone but the dragon is out of the picture for now, let's focus on it [LIST=1] [*]Hm, it is described as "territorial", so I guess it will be pissed by mortals invading its domain [*]It also likes to take human form to toy with its prey, so I guess it will shapeshift? [*]Ooh, Viktor Esser, the supervisor of the mining operation, is a devout follower of the Dragon God, so it makes sense he'll attend a mass [/LIST] [*]Looks like PCs will encounter an angry dragon in a human form who is after Viktor. Cool! [/LIST] With "looks like PCs will witness a giant firestorm in the mining camp ten kilometres away" or "the church will be attacked by a dragon five days later" or "huh, looks like everyone is busy and ain't nothing will happen" being other possible outcomes. Compare and contrast to: [LIST=1] [*]PCs are going to the church of the Dragon God [*]Ooh I love dragons! [*]Hm, I mentioned a legend about one offhand, about time to introduce the beast properly [*]OK, let's figure out why it will show up... [/LIST] There seems to be an inherent conflict between the two. [/QUOTE]
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