As someone who loves world building and DMing DnD, I put alot of thought into creating fantasy worlds. I also look at alot of other ones for ideas and inspiration. Middle Earth from Lord of the Rings, Tamriel from The Elder Scrolls, Hyrule and all the other places from Legend of Zelda, and tons more.
And while I love my custom setting, I also kinda hate it and have been rethinking how I want it to be, but I also wonder what other people like and want.
So I am asking. Books, games, movies, tabletop RPG settings, etc, what do you want out of a fantasy setting?
Do you want high fantasy where people fly to work as wizard janitors on griffons? Where magic is common, widespread, and does everything and anything?
Do you prefer low fantasy? Where people dont believe in dragons...but then a dragon shows up and its this epic thing because magic is super rare and taboo?
Somewhere in the middle?
Do you want settings inspired by our real life mythology? Or our real world cultures? Fantasy settings based on Greek or Egyptian or Asian myth?
Do you prefer it traditional with tree hugging elves, Scottish sounding dwarves, and hoards of angry evil orcs?
Do you prefer it to feel like your on an alien world...but during its own medieval time period?
And how do you prefer to enjoy your favorite fantasy settings? Reading books and imagining it all in your head? Trouncing through it, sword in hand, via video games? Or roleplaying it at your kitchen table with friends?
And ofcourse, what do you hate in fantasy settings that turn you off and push you away?
Dont have to answer this point by point, was more trying to give people things to consider when answering.
And while I love my custom setting, I also kinda hate it and have been rethinking how I want it to be, but I also wonder what other people like and want.
So I am asking. Books, games, movies, tabletop RPG settings, etc, what do you want out of a fantasy setting?
Do you want high fantasy where people fly to work as wizard janitors on griffons? Where magic is common, widespread, and does everything and anything?
Do you prefer low fantasy? Where people dont believe in dragons...but then a dragon shows up and its this epic thing because magic is super rare and taboo?
Somewhere in the middle?
Do you want settings inspired by our real life mythology? Or our real world cultures? Fantasy settings based on Greek or Egyptian or Asian myth?
Do you prefer it traditional with tree hugging elves, Scottish sounding dwarves, and hoards of angry evil orcs?
Do you prefer it to feel like your on an alien world...but during its own medieval time period?
And how do you prefer to enjoy your favorite fantasy settings? Reading books and imagining it all in your head? Trouncing through it, sword in hand, via video games? Or roleplaying it at your kitchen table with friends?
And ofcourse, what do you hate in fantasy settings that turn you off and push you away?
Dont have to answer this point by point, was more trying to give people things to consider when answering.