Dungeon Fantasy and Sword&Sorcery

johndallman · 10-09-2014, 02:51 PM

IMHO, DF is a subset of S&S, which is a (rather large) subset of "Fantasy" as a genre within RPGs.

As best I can tell, S&S is about heroes in a pre-gunpowder setting, who get to do heroic fighting, plus possibly stealing, travelling, and politics. Swords are likely weapons, and there are magicians around who are capable enough to influence the politics of the world, although they might not be so common that every group of heroes has one. The setting is unlikely to be grimdark, although it might be darkly humorous.

A lot of the DF material will be useful for S&S, but some social skills, and a more detailed world/background will help.

10-09-2014, 02:51 PM	#2
johndallman Night Watchman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK	Re: Dungeon Fantasy and Sword&Sorcery IMHO, DF is a subset of S&S, which is a (rather large) subset of "Fantasy" as a genre within RPGs. As best I can tell, S&S is about heroes in a pre-gunpowder setting, who get to do heroic fighting, plus possibly stealing, travelling, and politics. Swords are likely weapons, and there are magicians around who are capable enough to influence the politics of the world, although they might not be so common that every group of heroes has one. The setting is unlikely to be grimdark, although it might be darkly humorous. A lot of the DF material will be useful for S&S, but some social skills, and a more detailed world/background will help.

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