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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 8047576" data-attributes="member: 6803664"><p>You know who it's new to though? People who haven't read 30+ years worth of D&D/FR lore for whatever reason.</p><p>At my table I have 5 players + myself.</p><p><strong>Me:</strong> I've been doing this for a looong time. My book shelves are full. I've read (and forgotten) WAY more FR detail than I'll EVER use.</p><p><strong>#1:</strong> Has been playing since mid 2e. He's read so much stuff it's actually getting in his way.</p><p><strong>#2:</strong> Been playing since somewhere in 3x. Knows a smattering of FR stuff, mostly from computer games. Two weeks ago? He (not his character) learned that there's <u>a giant mega-dungeon!</u> located beneath the Yawning Portal tavern....</p><p>When he was picking a deity for his cleric? He had to google the details.</p><p><strong>#3:</strong> Started with 5e about 3 months after it's launch. Knows only what he's read in the 5e core + SKT + stuff he's picked up by playing OOTA & CoS.</p><p><strong>#4:</strong> Started with 5e 3 years ago. Is much like #3</p><p><strong>#5:</strong> Started about 6 weeks ago. If you asked her <em>"What major FR city is your character in <u>right now</u>?" </em>She'd look at you blankly for a moment. If she thought to look at the map on the wall that we reference often she'd probably say <em>"Waterdeep?" (</em><span style="font-size: 10px">Yes, as a question.) </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">For my players #3-5? And #2 to a degree? The FR map might as well be blank. Could they Google anything they pleased about the FR? Yes. Could they get copies of the books/PDFs? Yes. Will they? No. Or if they do it'll only be because one of them is making something specific (player #3 needing info on FR pantheon) or running a game themselves & wonders about a spot on the map.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Guess what? They're hardly unique. There's millions & millions of D&D players who're not at all concerned with the in-depth lore of the FR. Or how many times it's been published. </span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure, to people like you who're just old & jaded it's "again". </p><p>But for my players #3-#5? 5e is their 1st trip across the FR map (Sword Coast in particular for the moment). They don't have any anti-FR prejudice. Yet. And they won't catch it from me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ccs, post: 8047576, member: 6803664"] You know who it's new to though? People who haven't read 30+ years worth of D&D/FR lore for whatever reason. At my table I have 5 players + myself. [B]Me:[/B] I've been doing this for a looong time. My book shelves are full. I've read (and forgotten) WAY more FR detail than I'll EVER use. [B]#1:[/B] Has been playing since mid 2e. He's read so much stuff it's actually getting in his way. [B]#2:[/B] Been playing since somewhere in 3x. Knows a smattering of FR stuff, mostly from computer games. Two weeks ago? He (not his character) learned that there's [U]a giant mega-dungeon![/U] located beneath the Yawning Portal tavern.... When he was picking a deity for his cleric? He had to google the details. [B]#3:[/B] Started with 5e about 3 months after it's launch. Knows only what he's read in the 5e core + SKT + stuff he's picked up by playing OOTA & CoS. [B]#4:[/B] Started with 5e 3 years ago. Is much like #3 [B]#5:[/B] Started about 6 weeks ago. If you asked her [I]"What major FR city is your character in [U]right now[/U]?" [/I]She'd look at you blankly for a moment. If she thought to look at the map on the wall that we reference often she'd probably say [I]"Waterdeep?" ([/I][SIZE=2]Yes, as a question.) [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]For my players #3-5? And #2 to a degree? The FR map might as well be blank. Could they Google anything they pleased about the FR? Yes. Could they get copies of the books/PDFs? Yes. Will they? No. Or if they do it'll only be because one of them is making something specific (player #3 needing info on FR pantheon) or running a game themselves & wonders about a spot on the map. Guess what? They're hardly unique. There's millions & millions of D&D players who're not at all concerned with the in-depth lore of the FR. Or how many times it's been published. [/SIZE] Sure, to people like you who're just old & jaded it's "again". But for my players #3-#5? 5e is their 1st trip across the FR map (Sword Coast in particular for the moment). They don't have any anti-FR prejudice. Yet. And they won't catch it from me. [/QUOTE]
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