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Re: Map Scale, Realms, etc.
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 11 Feb 2000 14:23:03 GMT
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They may have a reason. The best one I can think of is "Play Balance".
They have obviously announced that armed conflict is a possibility in CW.
This will make it a whole lot easier for the Big Guys to pick on smaller folk,
IF they choose to do so. You can support a lot of troops with a huge Realm.
And our Realms may not be the Old Timers. They may have several Large Realms
running as NPC counterweights, or we may be the Intrepid explorers expanding
the boundaries.
Having been in a "Found Your Kingdom" game, there is a certain pleasure finding
out what's over that mountain range or up that uncharted river and growing your
town from next to nothing to a thriving metropolis.
I think they want us all to start small and "build" appropriately. And that's
half the fun of telling a story is seeing where it will take you.
Lance
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| (...) That doesn't matter. Combat and Wars are *completely* optional! For Example, Let's say My Necromancer and his army of Undead soldiers decide to attack Dave Eaton's Peaceful Village. I email Dave and ask him if we can have a battle. If Dave's (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Map Scale, Realms, etc.
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| (...) But Castle World is not a game. There's no need for Play Balance. Just like an author doesn't need 'play balance' in his books. We're creating a 'shared world fantasy' here (like the _Wild Cards_ or _Thieves' World_ series), not running a (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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