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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6115362" data-attributes="member: 22779">And this is spot on.&nbsp; This is the difference between the desert and the siege.&nbsp; Granted, if the siege is nothing but a carpet of ants, then we can't talk to leaders.&nbsp; But, again, this carries all sorts of presumptions that we can make.&nbsp; For one, it's unlikely that that siege is going to be completely irrelevant to the people inside the besieged city.&nbsp; There's a pretty obvious time factor going on.&nbsp; And, again, even in a dwarven city, I can still assume all sorts of things.&nbsp; Need a new weapon?&nbsp; Good place to be.&nbsp; Need to find a priest of Moradin (or whatever the dwarven diety in your game world is)?&nbsp; Not a problem.&nbsp; Need to sell some gems?&nbsp; Again, we're in the right place.&nbsp; Etc. Etc.&nbsp; The point is, no matter what kind of city you want to presuppose, there are all sorts of things you can assume in that city.&nbsp; Even if I can't absolutely assume it, I can at least ask.&nbsp; &quot;Hey, Mr. DM, is there a weaponsmith in this dwarven city?&quot;&nbsp; That sort of thing.If I'm in a desert, what can I ask the DM?&nbsp; &quot;Hey, Mr. DM, can I find some nomads to talk to who have a prisoner from the city we're going to so we can get information about how to enter that city?&quot;&nbsp; Yes, I can look for the city.&nbsp; Well duh.&nbsp; That's pretty obvious.&nbsp; Then again, if I find the city, I'm pretty happy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6115362, member: 22779"] And this is spot on. This is the difference between the desert and the siege. Granted, if the siege is nothing but a carpet of ants, then we can't talk to leaders. But, again, this carries all sorts of presumptions that we can make. For one, it's unlikely that that siege is going to be completely irrelevant to the people inside the besieged city. There's a pretty obvious time factor going on. And, again, even in a dwarven city, I can still assume all sorts of things. Need a new weapon? Good place to be. Need to find a priest of Moradin (or whatever the dwarven diety in your game world is)? Not a problem. Need to sell some gems? Again, we're in the right place. Etc. Etc. The point is, no matter what kind of city you want to presuppose, there are all sorts of things you can assume in that city. Even if I can't absolutely assume it, I can at least ask. "Hey, Mr. DM, is there a weaponsmith in this dwarven city?" That sort of thing. If I'm in a desert, what can I ask the DM? "Hey, Mr. DM, can I find some nomads to talk to who have a prisoner from the city we're going to so we can get information about how to enter that city?" Yes, I can look for the city. Well duh. That's pretty obvious. Then again, if I find the city, I'm pretty happy. [/QUOTE]

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