I wonder when DF will do non-European fantasy

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Originally Posted by b-dog

What is wrong with wanting some aesthetic books? For me, I really enjoy interesting details and touches. Not everything has to be about gaming mechanics.

Originally Posted by Railstar

Does that require a DF specific book? If it's aesthetics you're after, 3e Arabian Nights or Aztecs would still provide a sense of those aesthetics.

Originally Posted by Anthony

Nothing. They just aren't Dungeon Fantasy.

I'm with Railstar and Anthony, b-dog. Dungeon Fantasy is not the only Fantasy out there, and using the DF books as a resource does not automatically make a game into a DF game; conversely, using a setting book in a DF game does not automatically make it a non-DF game. Use the slew of 3e setting books and even books in the history section of the public library's non-fiction shelves (to quote Conan the Librarian*, "Don't you know the Dewey Decimal System?") to help flesh out your game for the feel; that's what they're there for.

Far too often I see people who think "Dungeon Fantasy is the only fantasy", or that using a DF resource (such as Allies or Summoners) means the whole game is centered around kick-in-the-door hack-and-slash when it's not. The fact is the DF books are written in a cultural-agnostic manner; the cultures applied come from outside the DF line.

That said, an Egyptian, Hindi, or Chinese-flavored dungeon would be a nice touch visually. Books dedicated those those cultures, however, are not necessarily going to be Dungeon Fantasy books; at most, they'll have sections for how to apply the culture to DF, another section for how to apply it to Action!, a third to sci-fi settings, etc.






* from UHF, a movie starring Weird Al Yankovik and that guy who went on to play Kramer in Seinfeld. Pure classic stuff in that movie. I recommend everyone see it at least once.