>>38773557Stories increase the depth of the universe, and make it more immersive. They make the setting more "alive" , so to speak.
The effort that goes in to writing certainly is not worth the increase in depth and immersion factors alone, but most writers also really enjoy writing stories, and enjoy having them be read by others, which justify the workload.
>>38773802Stories are in most cases inherently told from in-universe perspective and thus are fundamentally tainted by in-universe biases and thus cannot reasonably be assumed to be 100% objective canon. If a character X says that the inhabitants of nation Y are barely even human savages, while the inhabitants of nation Z are the most civilized, beautiful, and intelligent people on Vitubia, then those statements cannot reasonably be interpreted as being canonical except as the subjective opinions of that single character.
At a risk of sounding self-aggrandizing i would point out that I made this into a point in my entry to the Louis saga where Louis and another character describe the same city in opposite ways. Its the same city but whether it should be considered an "ugly, soulless place" or "a warm beating heart of prosperity and triumph" depends entirely on one's perspective. >>38773959A story can definitely add new lore, but how it does that is very story-dependent and nuanced. Compare stuff like Melisende and the risuner expeditions,and how they affected the wider setting.
>>38774468define "making new lore"
