Generally, I prefer avoidance of the standard Tolkien/D&D setup, with Humans as the standard base, and the generic elf/dwarf/halfling thrown on.
Prefer High Magic, though if high magics the thing, particularly in games, it needs to be evenly spread. If we're in a world where people can fly and teleport, why is anyone using horses, for instance.
If low magic is a thing, then technological stagnation needs severe explanation. The general logic of fantasy settings not progressing forward is that magic makes it redundant, so if magics rare, there needs to be other factors.
Prefer High Magic, though if high magics the thing, particularly in games, it needs to be evenly spread. If we're in a world where people can fly and teleport, why is anyone using horses, for instance.
If low magic is a thing, then technological stagnation needs severe explanation. The general logic of fantasy settings not progressing forward is that magic makes it redundant, so if magics rare, there needs to be other factors.