Quote Originally Posted by Cosi View Post
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"The rules are silent on this issue, but also they suggest that I am right and the world works the way I want it to."
Basically this. And since at the the end of the day it IS a game of pretend this is still likely a completely v a solid stance.
Which is why there's so much of it going on at any given time in any given thread.

That said, I will agree that while I wouldn't mind being dropped naked into the Forgotten Realms game, being forced to inhabit the Realms minus a rules system would be just awful.
Same for just about every gameworld. Is part of why I game in these worlds and visit these gaming forums.
More freeform expression of the Forgottem Realms I'll leave to its authors and artists.