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Old 05-20-2019, 03:38 AM   #27
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Default Re: Tolkienesque Worlds or Non-Tolkienesque Worlds?

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Originally Posted by shawnhcorey View Post
How would you define a Tolkien knock-off? I usually have elves and dwarves and goblins in my fantasy but most of my sources is pre-Tolkien. So, is it a Tolkien knock-off or not?
Knocking off Tolkien was one of the big negatives of Harnmaster - when you first get into the setting it comes across as a good, immersive low fantasy setting (okay, the religion is done really badly, but not in an atypical way) and then, suddenly … Tolkien fanfic? What? No!
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