tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post1325694716777653690..comments2024-03-27T14:19:47.931+00:00Comments on BASTIONLAND: Bastionland Editorial #11 - EssenceChris McDowallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717684225248546716noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-38977890679826526962021-05-21T15:30:14.268+01:002021-05-21T15:30:14.268+01:00This is fantastic. I tinkered with this approach b...This is fantastic. I tinkered with this approach before (including an infinite river) but I wasn't sure it would make sense until I read Electric Bastionland, which demonstrates how well it works. Here's what I like about essential places as you've described them:<br /><br />• They're easier for everyone at the table to remember. Instead of having to remember /which/ river you are talking about, you can just describe a specific region with something meaningful or distinct about it, e.g.: "that part of The River where there are a bunch of rafts lashed together where people sell nets and strange tea."<br />• They allow for more variety in the random tables and more efficient descriptions. Anything can happen on The River, and everybody already knows what The River is.<br />• They have a mythical feel and create a sense of continuity/interconnection. Folks out in Deep Country can talk to a Bastionaire about the same river, although their experiences with it vary wildly. The Thames and the Mississippi River are very distinct, but they share the same essence and are therefore connected.leepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513591914609446377noreply@blogger.com