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Dear Apathy,

When writing a setting or world book, is it better to explicitly state the type of world it is (have a sentence or two literally reading “This is a high-magic fantasy world, no steam or gunpowder or other industrialized tech. Humans are the vast majority over the other, dying-out races, and magic cards take the place of scrolls and potions.”), or is it better to use character class description, abilities, magic spell lists and equipment list, and simply having the setting’s information strongly suggested?

Sincerely,

­-Dan Suptic

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