Eric's Musing, part 2: Prep and inspiration
Prep work. Do you do any worldbuilding beforehand? Thinking about these sessions, it seems to me that a few ideas on a piece of paper would have gone a long way towards building a more compelling backdrop. Something along the lines of what Michael Moorcock recommends for writing: a list of striking images that you can look at when framing scenes or answering questions.
Existing settings. I figure it'd be cool to play in a set world, say Kull's Atlantis, or Lankhmar or the Europe of Ulrich Von Bek and Solomon Kane (we all agree it's the same world, right?). Not that it's something I'd do right away - I'm too happy with making up worlds as we play. But anyway, what would you do differently?
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