>>95849027
>>95849193
Notice how he said
>injuries and violent death
and not anything to do with crime rates
https://usafacts.org/articles/where-are-crime-victimization-rates-higher-urban-rural-areas/

Even if he's right, that's more likely to do with the distance to and resources of EMS in rural areas.

This applies to RPGs as well, technically.

Where are you most likely to meet hostile NPCs? Inhabited areas. What about monsters? Well, dungeons are often some form of habitation or city, just typically an evil one.

So what's in the countryside? Vast tracts of mostly empty hexes, with occasional encounters. And if you go by old school tables, those occasional encounters can be pretty strong when they do occur.


Really makes you think.