Common Worlds

The "Life in Dorkath is for Adults" entry by Kirk, below, is the first example of a little experiment for the Dorkath game.

I want each of the players to contribute at least one fact about the game that their Heroes could not in any way determine. Something that could not normally be defined by your individual character creation.

So you could write anything like the following:

The Satrap's wife has a weakness for men who look like Vilavandesh.
A population explosion among the Great Swamp's giant lamprey population is decimating the fish stocks most people rely on for food.
Recent increases in papyrus prices have led to student riots at Irripi Ontor's College of Scribal Arts.
That "unnamed forbidden lover" mentioned at this link is my Hero's sister/niece/daughter/mother/slave/paid informant.

Now, while you can define these things, if they don't appear on someone's character sheet, then the characters don't know about them.