Playing In/Playtesting Your World

[Ninja D!]

First of all, please forgive me if I have posted this in the wrong section.  I was unsure of where this would fit the best as it is not related to any specific aspect of my/a campaign world but it is still related to the creation of them.

A lot of people that GM (yeah, I say GM, not DM) have created their own setting(s).  I have seen people here post more than one.  I also know of a lot people that want to play but almost never actually do.  Because of this, I was wondering, do you actually run your world?  Either just for playtesting certain aspects or as the setting for an entire campaign?

I haven't yet, myself, but I hope to this fall.

[Numinous]

I hope to start a PbP game at the CBg in my Campaign Setting this fall, and a game IRL in a Core setting which I'm making for my group of all-new players.

[Ninja D!]

Once I have the basics down for my world, I would love to do have PBP game somewhere to see how it runs and make any revisions I need to before I get a serious campaign going (which may or may not be IRL.)

[Wix of Bel-Air]

Once I designate a theme to my world... then yeah, I will.

[Ninja D!]

What do you mean by a "theme"?

[SDragon]

i think he means what gives his setting something that wont fit in other settings.

on topic, however, i havent played or GMed xiluh yet. my plans are to get the first playtest done through the 'adopt-a-setting' thing, then adjust that campaign into the world, and work from there until im ready to run a PbP campaign (or until i have enough players for a RL campaign).

[Ninja D!]

I don't really see how that could be called a "theme" but I do understand what you mean.

Also, I guess you need to get some sleep or fix your space bar.

[Túrin]

Orden's Mysteries is my only setting. I have never DMed in another setting, and don't plan to.

[SDragon]

yea, i do need a new keyboard..... sometimes (like now) its fine, but other times.....

[Yair]

Black Jack, having played in many settings one of the others in my group (alternate DM, we switch places every so often) decided to begin building our own world.  

We ran one small and one major campaign in it before we realized it needed some work.  It is currently on blocks undergoing an overhaul.  But to answer your question, I think the only way to work out the "kinks" in your world is to play in it.

[Ninja D!]

I agree that the only way to get a setting exactly how you want it is to play in it.

[VoidAdept]

I just ran my first session in my new world -- my son's first tabletop RPG session, and my wife's first 3.5 ed game. A lot of firsts last night, I guess.

Slaughtering a handful of goblins had never been so much fun.

[Ninja D!]

Nice, nice.  How did things go?

[VoidAdept]

Very well, thanks. It's just the two of them playing right now, but I think they're hooked. I might try my hand at some fiction as the campaign develops more.

[Ninja D!]

Sounds good.  I'm always interested in hearing about things like that.