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I've noticed in King Maker that while a lot of the important sites have nice descriptions, the less important places don't go into much detail. While I don't exactly want to read a book to my players everytime they walk into a new Hex I've been putting a couple of sentences together for some of the various places described. Is there a topic that has peoples descriptions they might have written down? If not let start here.
Here's some of mine.
B. Barbarian Cairn
The open plains make exploration much easier and you find yourself for once able to stretch out your legs and enjoy a scenic view and the safety of not being ambushed. But even with the lack of trees ample grass and even black berry bush you often stumbled upon in small hidden drop offs. In one section of over grown berry bushes you discover a cairn of ancient stones piled carefully together to mark the passing of some unknown person, an adventurer or perhaps a bandit lord? Who knows whose bones lie in this place claimed by nature.
D. Bokken's Hut.
As you begin to travel across the plain you make note of a plume of smoke in the distance. As you ride closer to investigate you see a rock strewn hill with a twisting path leading to the top where you can see the top of a small hut.
H. Spider's Nest:
The woods give way to, and border a small plain full of thorn bushes, tall grass, and the incessant chirping of small birds flitting in and out feasting on the abundant insect life that seems to thrive in this area. However, something is soon wrong as the air has a faint reek of death to it. Along your path you pull to a stop and see decaying skeleton laying in the grass all around you. Boar, Deer, Bears, and a few human skeletons are scattered around a 200 foot area.
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Cool! We obviously didn't have room to include descriptions for all the locations, so this is a handy trick to do.
One thing though; when preparing descriptions, it's a good thing to avoid using the 2nd person entirely. By using the word "you" in descriptions, it's easy to assume PC actions. By writing descriptions in 3rd person, you can present the descriptions in a neutral light so that they're usable in any circumstances with no modification.
Cool! We obviously didn't have room to include descriptions for all the locations, so this is a handy trick to do.
One thing though; when preparing descriptions, it's a good thing to avoid using the 2nd person entirely. By using the word "you" in descriptions, it's easy to assume PC actions. By writing descriptions in 3rd person, you can present the descriptions in a neutral light so that they're usable in any circumstances with no modification.
A good point. I shall avoid such in the future. And would love to see other peoples descriptions.