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<blockquote data-quote="CWD" data-source="post: 790830" data-attributes="member: 665"><p>I hate to derail this topic, but I have to defend myself just a teeny bit.</p><p></p><p>Nyambe is a fantasy world based on African mythology, history, and legends. It isn't real Africa and isn't supposed to be. However, I can't imagine how you can say I didn't bother to understand African history.</p><p></p><p>To use your example of the Shona and Ghana: Dzimba Dza Mabwe is based on the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, which is a Shona ruin. The gold-trading activities of Mabwe are based on the gold-trading activities of Ghana. Boha-Boha has similarities to Benin. Bashar'ka in some ways resembles Ethiopia, but so does Mademba. Taumau-Boha is both Kush and Egypt. Nibomay is similar both Lybia and Dahomey. The Tuslan have some similarities to both the Fulani and the San. The Mbanta have some things in common with the Dogon. The Shombe resemble both the Maasai and the Zulu. The Kaya vua Samaki are based on East African "fish catching villages" that traded with India. And so on...</p><p></p><p>No there isn't a one-for-one correlation between these real world kingdoms/cultures and my fantasy ones. For example, I call the Emperor of Mabwe an Oba, but that title belonged to the King of Benin in real-life. I did this on purpose, because a direct correlation wasn't my intention. </p><p></p><p>I can understand why you might prefer a setting with a one-for-one correlation, but I don't think that degrades my work in any way. That's like saying Middle Earth is lessened by the elves only being similar to the real-world Finns instead of exactly like them.</p><p></p><p>[EDIT: Accidentally put Tisambe instead of Tuslan]</p><p></p><p>OK, now back to your regularly scheduled discussion of Native Amercian cultures...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CWD, post: 790830, member: 665"] I hate to derail this topic, but I have to defend myself just a teeny bit. Nyambe is a fantasy world based on African mythology, history, and legends. It isn't real Africa and isn't supposed to be. However, I can't imagine how you can say I didn't bother to understand African history. To use your example of the Shona and Ghana: Dzimba Dza Mabwe is based on the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, which is a Shona ruin. The gold-trading activities of Mabwe are based on the gold-trading activities of Ghana. Boha-Boha has similarities to Benin. Bashar'ka in some ways resembles Ethiopia, but so does Mademba. Taumau-Boha is both Kush and Egypt. Nibomay is similar both Lybia and Dahomey. The Tuslan have some similarities to both the Fulani and the San. The Mbanta have some things in common with the Dogon. The Shombe resemble both the Maasai and the Zulu. The Kaya vua Samaki are based on East African "fish catching villages" that traded with India. And so on... No there isn't a one-for-one correlation between these real world kingdoms/cultures and my fantasy ones. For example, I call the Emperor of Mabwe an Oba, but that title belonged to the King of Benin in real-life. I did this on purpose, because a direct correlation wasn't my intention. I can understand why you might prefer a setting with a one-for-one correlation, but I don't think that degrades my work in any way. That's like saying Middle Earth is lessened by the elves only being similar to the real-world Finns instead of exactly like them. [EDIT: Accidentally put Tisambe instead of Tuslan] OK, now back to your regularly scheduled discussion of Native Amercian cultures... [/QUOTE]
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