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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eldritch_Lord" data-source="post: 4368936" data-attributes="member: 52073">My big draw as a DM is world building, and by that I mean detailing the way magic works, economics, racial politics, geography, etc. down to the finest detail I can.  My players may never see all of it (and usually don't see a fraction of it) but I do it for myself, not for them, so that's fine.Also, I hate stereotypes.  Dwarves as scottish miners with axes?  Elves with snooty outlooks and 300-year lifespans?  Gone and gone.  If I'm giving you a synopsis of my world, I mention a race, and you go "Oh yeah, [race], I know what those guys are like"...chances are you're wrong.So, to get a bit more specific from those guidelines:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nothing is the same. Races have different cultures (including humans), there are several magic systems to choose from, and geography will probably be weird.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Everything is mechanically consistent. If I let you do off-the-wall things with magic in a given campaign (potion miscibility, unique spell-turning interactions, etc.) and you get your hands on my 5-page "Theory and Working of Magic" document, you should be able to predict with absolute certainty what I'll rule a given spell combination will do.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Everything is connected flavor-wise, too. Steal 5000 gp from a dwarven holding and you bet it'll have an effect on the economics of the nearest eladrin city-state for a few weeks at least.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Custom things abound.  There will most likely be 3 times the number of available classes and races as there are in the PHB, and PHB deities are nowhere to be seen.</li> </ul>I could put down more, but you probably get the idea.</blockquote>

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