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<blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 9119488" data-attributes="member: 27996"><p>My <em>Tinfoil Hat</em> alt-universe speculations:</p><p></p><p> I'd quibble; with people citing Anime/Magna; as I feel it's impossible to know what form they would take without D&D's early influence. And I don't see the average wargamer paying them much attention, because...</p><p></p><p><em>My personal opinion</em> <em>is;</em> that a "D&D" type RPG <em>as we know it</em> would still have to come out of wargaming culture.</p><p></p><p>So a lot of how it would look would depend on the type of fantasy that the authors were into at the time.</p><p></p><p>My <u>pure speculation</u>: <em>IF</em> "D&D" were introduced <em>Today</em>...</p><p></p><p>LOTR, GoT, would retain a large influence. Conan would have some influence due to film, but I wonder how much other older sword and sorcery would have been influential, as by the 80's the 'High fantasy' Tolkienesque pastiche ruled the roost: Shannara, Wheel of time, and a few other novels and pastiches thrown in... There'd be some monster movie influence; Dracula, vampires, werewolves, and some other non-D&D derived films like Willow, Ladyhawke, beastmaster, etc, pitching in...</p><p></p><p>Potential classes:</p><p>Swordsman/Fighter</p><p>Strongman/Barbarian</p><p>Scout/Archer</p><p>Monster Hunter/Huntsman</p><p>Priest/Holy man - Healer/Alchemist...</p><p>Rogue/Thief</p><p>Wizard/Sorcerer - IMO very much a Gandalf/Harry Potter mashup - Lots of staves, wands, potions, and rituals.</p><p>Some kind of 'face' class - Smuggler/Fixer?</p><p></p><p>I think the monsters might be drawn far more from Folklore than current D&D.</p><p></p><p>I'm also not sure we would have had the huge zero to hero power curve that D&D currently has.</p><p></p><p>Religion in the game would really depend on the predilections of the authors. But I can easily see more of a leaning into Alt-Monotheistic mythology's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaeger, post: 9119488, member: 27996"] My [I]Tinfoil Hat[/I] alt-universe speculations: I'd quibble; with people citing Anime/Magna; as I feel it's impossible to know what form they would take without D&D's early influence. And I don't see the average wargamer paying them much attention, because... [I]My personal opinion[/I] [I]is;[/I] that a "D&D" type RPG [I]as we know it[/I] would still have to come out of wargaming culture. So a lot of how it would look would depend on the type of fantasy that the authors were into at the time. My [U]pure speculation[/U]: [I]IF[/I] "D&D" were introduced [I]Today[/I]... LOTR, GoT, would retain a large influence. Conan would have some influence due to film, but I wonder how much other older sword and sorcery would have been influential, as by the 80's the 'High fantasy' Tolkienesque pastiche ruled the roost: Shannara, Wheel of time, and a few other novels and pastiches thrown in... There'd be some monster movie influence; Dracula, vampires, werewolves, and some other non-D&D derived films like Willow, Ladyhawke, beastmaster, etc, pitching in... Potential classes: Swordsman/Fighter Strongman/Barbarian Scout/Archer Monster Hunter/Huntsman Priest/Holy man - Healer/Alchemist... Rogue/Thief Wizard/Sorcerer - IMO very much a Gandalf/Harry Potter mashup - Lots of staves, wands, potions, and rituals. Some kind of 'face' class - Smuggler/Fixer? I think the monsters might be drawn far more from Folklore than current D&D. I'm also not sure we would have had the huge zero to hero power curve that D&D currently has. Religion in the game would really depend on the predilections of the authors. But I can easily see more of a leaning into Alt-Monotheistic mythology's. [/QUOTE]
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