[Civilization](/Rules.aspx?ID=1129)\r\n\r\n**Source** [Gamemastery Guide](/Sources.aspx?ID=22) pg. 124\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWith the major geographical features and terrain of your world decided, you’ll next want to establish significant nations and settlements.\n\n When it comes to designing a world’s cultures, you might want to focus primarily on those areas the party is likely to explore first. This allows you to establish the details and depth of one region’s peoples before expanding out to address others. That’s not to say you shouldn’t have ideas about the cultures beyond your starting settlement—it just means you don’t need to decide every detail of every culture all at once.\n\n As always, you don’t need to demarcate every realm on the globe or indicate every town, hamlet, and thorp. Keep your focus on what you need for your story and your adventure—leaving terra incognita can lead to stories down the road as the party ventures further from home.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n",
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"text": " Civilization Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 124 With the major geographical features and terrain of your world decided, you’ll next want to establish significant nations and settlements. When it comes to designing a world’s cultures, you might want to focus primarily on those areas the party is likely to explore first. This allows you to establish the details and depth of one region’s peoples before expanding out to address others. That’s not to say you shouldn’t have ideas about the cultures beyond your starting settlement—it just means you don’t need to decide every detail of every culture all at once. As always, you don’t need to demarcate every realm on the globe or indicate every town, hamlet, and thorp. Keep your focus on what you need for your story and your adventure—leaving terra incognita can lead to stories down the road as the party ventures further from home. ",
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