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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7418035" data-attributes="member: 22779">But, in my mind, none of that is world building.&nbsp; That's just basic adventure design because all of that material is going to be used in the adventure.&nbsp; Totally agree that this is necessary and a good use of DM prep time. Note what you leave out though.&nbsp; No mention of the history of the area.&nbsp; What happened here ten years ago?&nbsp; Fifty?&nbsp; A hundred?&nbsp; Who, other than world builders, cares?&nbsp; It's not needed for the adventure, it's not important, so, skip it.&nbsp; IOW, you didn't need to do any world building to run your In Search of the Unknown adventure.&nbsp; None.&nbsp; ((Well, unless you go with [MENTION=23751]Maxperson[/MENTION]'s rather broader definition that everything you do is world building))&nbsp; It's all necessary stuff that you should do as a DM.&nbsp; Who runs the town?&nbsp; Who lives in the town?&nbsp; Again, who cares?&nbsp; It's not important.&nbsp; Add as needed.&nbsp; It's a town.&nbsp; In the town you can find anything you would normally expect to find in a town.&nbsp; End of story.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7418035, member: 22779"] But, in my mind, none of that is world building. That's just basic adventure design because all of that material is going to be used in the adventure. Totally agree that this is necessary and a good use of DM prep time. Note what you leave out though. No mention of the history of the area. What happened here ten years ago? Fifty? A hundred? Who, other than world builders, cares? It's not needed for the adventure, it's not important, so, skip it. IOW, you didn't need to do any world building to run your In Search of the Unknown adventure. None. ((Well, unless you go with [MENTION=23751]Maxperson[/MENTION]'s rather broader definition that everything you do is world building)) It's all necessary stuff that you should do as a DM. Who runs the town? Who lives in the town? Again, who cares? It's not important. Add as needed. It's a town. In the town you can find anything you would normally expect to find in a town. End of story. [/QUOTE]

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