Comments on: 7 Steps to designing a culture http://www.pensandswords.com/2008/11/25/7-steps-to-designing-a-culture/ Talking shop with fantasy fiction author Kameron M. Franklin Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lukahn http://www.pensandswords.com/2008/11/25/7-steps-to-designing-a-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-38933 Lukahn Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:35:17 +0000 http://www.pensandswords.com/?p=641#comment-38933 Very nice post, and added some things to my list I didn't have (such as the greetings). Many years ago I ran across someone who had considered these types of things in building his gaming world - how people dressed, social taboos, how the family unit behaved. I hadn't really thought about things like that up until then, except perhaps holidays and religions (since these could play into gaming sessions, esp. religion). I found that by defining these things, it got me thinking about how other pieces of a society worked. I found myself asking the question as to how the culture became the way it was, which led to defining economic and political aspects of a society. The pitfall to all of this is knowing when to stop. One can spend a lot of time fine tuning everything just to have those hours of work never amount to anything. Very nice post, and added some things to my list I didn’t have (such as the greetings). Many years ago I ran across someone who had considered these types of things in building his gaming world – how people dressed, social taboos, how the family unit behaved. I hadn’t really thought about things like that up until then, except perhaps holidays and religions (since these could play into gaming sessions, esp. religion).

I found that by defining these things, it got me thinking about how other pieces of a society worked. I found myself asking the question as to how the culture became the way it was, which led to defining economic and political aspects of a society.

The pitfall to all of this is knowing when to stop. One can spend a lot of time fine tuning everything just to have those hours of work never amount to anything.

]]> By: Brandon Barr http://www.pensandswords.com/2008/11/25/7-steps-to-designing-a-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-38690 Brandon Barr Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:35:14 +0000 http://www.pensandswords.com/?p=641#comment-38690 You know, it's amazing what you can get from a Employer mandated competency course... This is a great list, thanks for sharing it :) You know, it’s amazing what you can get from a Employer mandated competency course…

This is a great list, thanks for sharing it :)

]]> By: Alex Moore http://www.pensandswords.com/2008/11/25/7-steps-to-designing-a-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-38354 Alex Moore Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:07:02 +0000 http://www.pensandswords.com/?p=641#comment-38354 yum. great post...much enjoyed. yum. great post…much enjoyed.

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