I wonder when DF will do non-European fantasy

Phil Masters · 11-24-2015, 02:32 AM

Sorry, but it is actually possible to walk a line that gives you something that's very clearly "dungeon fantasy", or near as damnit, while also providing a large dose of cultural flavour and a strong specific aesthetic. Things like Al-Qadim and Nyambe existed for precisely this reason, and were not entirely unsuccessful.

Refusing to admit that there's any kind of cultural flavouring to a dungeon fantasy game just reduces the whole thing to an abstract wargame; the characters just become playing pieces. Even computer games have progressed beyond that.

11-24-2015, 02:32 AM	#21
Phil Masters Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.K.	Re: I wonder when DF will do non-European fantasy Sorry, but it is actually possible to walk a line that gives you something that's very clearly "dungeon fantasy", or near as damnit, while also providing a large dose of cultural flavour and a strong specific aesthetic. Things like Al-Qadim and Nyambe existed for precisely this reason, and were not entirely unsuccessful. Refusing to admit that there's any kind of cultural flavouring to a dungeon fantasy game just reduces the whole thing to an abstract wargame; the characters just become playing pieces. Even computer games have progressed beyond that. __________________ -- Phil Masters My Home Page. My Self-Publications: On Warehouse 23 and On DriveThruRPG.