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Old 07-06-2006, 10:24 AM
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Re: [RPG]: Wilderlands of High Fantasy, reviewed by MonsterMash (4/5)

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Originally Posted by jamesh
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Again, it sounds like a great resources for the GM in a time crunch or for the GM who likes to run thing "by the book, but for a GM who wants to create his own towns, encounters, etc - well, it seems like it would be a rather poor investment for many different reasons. And after your input, I'm 100% convinved that it woudl be a poor investment for me....
Wow, do I ever disagree with this! The Wilderlands is a great spur to GM ... er, Judge ... innovation and creativity, not a replacement for it.

Those thousands of short entries on different locations and encounters can inspire the Judge to introduce entirely new directions and plots in his game. They are cues for creativity and improvisation -- not constraints! And there is also plenty of 'empty space' for the Judge to add his/her own creations, but with the benefit of a good understanding of the local environment.

The product is a huge set of adventure seeds, all tied to different locations, and all requiring Judge creativity and elaboration. It's wonderful.
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