What could a D&D like setting realistically look like?

[ak_aramis]

Originally Posted by Proteus

That was the gimmick in FASA's Earthdawn, an interesting attempt to justify some of the fantasy-roleplaying tropes (and play with the pre-history of the Shadowrun universe).

It's also the premise of the Dying Earth setting by Vance, which influenced both Gygax and Arneson...