Taskerland ,
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A few days, back, someone asked for people's favourite setting and I don't think I actually have one...

I can think of games where the setting is enough of a turn-off to dissuade me from taking an interest in the game but I struggle to think of a game where I love the setting and its lore.

I suspect 'lore' may be the operant problem. A lot of people adore the Traveller setting and I wound up just skipping over those bits of the book.

SJohnRoss ,
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@Taskerland My favorite setting is always an easy one for me: Autoduel America.

Though there are many I adore. Alpha Complex is very high on the list, for example.

I do not like lore, especially in large amounts. My favorite settings are VERY very disciplined when it comes to keeping lore at a minimum.

More RPG worldbuilding, LESS lore, please and thank you. 😅

Taskerland OP ,
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@SJohnRoss I remember liking the description of the setting in the Exalted core book as it was weird and evocative, then I borrowed the setting book and was horribly disappointed by the more fleshed-out version.

Give me a good vibe and some evocative prompts.

SJohnRoss ,
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@Taskerland I'm happy to see fleshed-out ... when the flesh is RPG design. But not when it's lore. Lore is filler. It just makes the gameable facts harder to find, harder to reference, and harder to keep track of.

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