'Fairy tale' fantasy RPG settings?

jdrakeh · Nov 30, 2008

Are there any 'fairy tale' fantasy RPG settings out there? That is, settings with a strong focus on childlike wonder or elements of pure fantasy, settings defined more by allegory than by simulation of Earth history. Some examples of such settings in fiction and film include Narnia (naturally), the world of The Dark Crystal, or even the environs of Hogwarts. Has anything like this ever been published for a roleplaying game?

Cadfan · Nov 30, 2008

Faery's Tale.

jdrakeh · Nov 30, 2008

Cadfan said:
Faery's Tale.

I wasn't aware that it had a setting until your post prompted me to do a Googel search (forum posters rarely mentioned the setting when promoting the game). What elements does "Brightwood" consist of?

dm4hire · Nov 30, 2008

Well there is a game designed for kids where you play Faeries. Faery's Tale Deluxe

There was also a d20 setting based on Celtic legend that had an add-on that presented fairies based off of folklore. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Little-People-Guide-Fairies-Celtic/dp/1932091068"]The Little People[/ame]

Then there was [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Faeries-d20-Fantasy-Roleplaying-BAS1010/dp/1592630014/ref=pd_sim_b_2"]Faeries[/ame]

And [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Fey/dp/0976314215/ref=pd_sim_b_7"]Complete Guide to Fey[/ame]

And [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Deliria-Faerie-Tales-New-Millennium/dp/1932115005/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228074326&sr=8-12"]Deliria[/ame]

And also Such is the Way of the Faeries

RefinedBean · Nov 30, 2008

Grimm

Grimm might work for you, but it's supposed to be crazy dark and moody. Not really Hogwarts-y...well...not like the first 4-5 books, at any rate.

jdrakeh · Nov 30, 2008

dm4hire said:
Well there is a game designed for kids where you play Faeries. Faery's Tale Deluxe

There was also a d20 setting based on Celtic legend that had an add-on that presented fairies based off of folklore. The Little People

Then there was Faeries

And Complete Guide to Fey

And Deliria

And also Such is the Way of the Faeries

Thank you, but many of these products aren't settings or are re-imaginings of the modern world (Deliria) or historical Earth — so, specifically, the kind of thing that I'm not looking for, per my first post.

The possible exceptions are Faery's Tale (which apparently has its own, non-medieval European setting) and Fairies (also possibly boasting its own, original, setting per the Amazon ad copy).

If anybody knows the specifics on the settings of these products, I'd love to ehar them.

darjr · Nov 30, 2008

I've got the non-delux rules. There really isn't a lot about the setting other than the focus on the faeries. I'll find my copy and post more.

jdrakeh · Nov 30, 2008

RefinedBean said:
Grimm might work for you, but it's supposed to be crazy dark and moody. Not really Hogwarts-y...well...not like the first 4-5 books, at any rate.

I've owned grimm and, yes, I would consider its world to be a 'fairy tale' setting (if one tainted entirely by evil). I'm currently looking for something a little more light-hearted, though (per the examples in my first post))

jdrakeh · Nov 30, 2008

darjr said:
I've got the non-delux rules. There really isn't a lot about the setting other than the focus on the faeries. I'll find my copy and post more.

Thanks!

Cadfan · Nov 30, 2008

Faery's Tale has a setting, but it really isn't very developed. See, Faery's Tale is for kids. So while there's a default setting that contains some basic elements (faery nobility, evil faeries and goblins, rules for conflict between the two, plus a fairy tale -esque human civilization set in a mixture of victorian england and medieval england), it isn't heavily developed. The idea is that you'll create your own stories within it, rather than read stories from it.