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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8605384" data-attributes="member: 7023887"><p>When I started reading through this post, I expected that I'd disagree with a lot of it after finishing it . . . but I really don't. There's not much to say, actually. This is pretty accurate, from what I can tell. No "genre" of fantasy ever dies, even if certain genres trend more than others at certain times. There's enough fantasy writers out there that there's probably an author out there right now writing to your specific tastes, even if they're not super popular and other styles of fantasy/sci-fi/horror are trending more right now. This even applies to what D&D 5e books are being made right now. </p><p></p><p>Even if there is more of a general trend to emphasize "lighter" parts of the game in a few official books right now (solving problems without violence, more social interaction and in-depth NPCs, a slight focus on more whimsical elements of the Multiverse, like Fey), there are undoubtedly lots of 3rd-party publishers of 5e making more "gritty"/"old-school"-style D&D products out there. And even the official books that contain these "lighter" elements also have some pretty dark content in them (the overall plot of Netherdeep, the child kidnapping and slavery in Witchlight, some of Strixhaven's monsters, the adventure about racism that's apparently going to be in the Radiant Citadel, etc), not to mention the official books that are completely built off of dark themes (Rime of the Frostmaiden, Descent into Avernus, Ravenloft, etc). </p><p></p><p>There are definitely general trends towards including some "lighter" themes in recent books (the friendship system in Strixhaven, Witchlight's carnival and Netherdeep's festival, the utopic planar hub of the Radiant Citadel), but that definitely doesn't mean that the grittier stuff is dying. It's just one of the many trends that D&D happens to be emphasizing at the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8605384, member: 7023887"] When I started reading through this post, I expected that I'd disagree with a lot of it after finishing it . . . but I really don't. There's not much to say, actually. This is pretty accurate, from what I can tell. No "genre" of fantasy ever dies, even if certain genres trend more than others at certain times. There's enough fantasy writers out there that there's probably an author out there right now writing to your specific tastes, even if they're not super popular and other styles of fantasy/sci-fi/horror are trending more right now. This even applies to what D&D 5e books are being made right now. Even if there is more of a general trend to emphasize "lighter" parts of the game in a few official books right now (solving problems without violence, more social interaction and in-depth NPCs, a slight focus on more whimsical elements of the Multiverse, like Fey), there are undoubtedly lots of 3rd-party publishers of 5e making more "gritty"/"old-school"-style D&D products out there. And even the official books that contain these "lighter" elements also have some pretty dark content in them (the overall plot of Netherdeep, the child kidnapping and slavery in Witchlight, some of Strixhaven's monsters, the adventure about racism that's apparently going to be in the Radiant Citadel, etc), not to mention the official books that are completely built off of dark themes (Rime of the Frostmaiden, Descent into Avernus, Ravenloft, etc). There are definitely general trends towards including some "lighter" themes in recent books (the friendship system in Strixhaven, Witchlight's carnival and Netherdeep's festival, the utopic planar hub of the Radiant Citadel), but that definitely doesn't mean that the grittier stuff is dying. It's just one of the many trends that D&D happens to be emphasizing at the moment. [/QUOTE]
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