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Offense is taken, not given! Death Metal music isn't "for everyone" either, but the people from that scene are some of the most fun, caring, and loving people I've met in my life.

This. I usually have humans, dwarves, gnomes and elves available to players, them being the dominant populations of plains, mountains, hills, and forests, respectively. I really don't like sertings with dozens of sentient, culture-bearing races, be they furry or monstrous.

Yeah, it's a shame, really. Love the game!

The book is the work of Courtney C. Campbell, the others are just guest-writers....

I personally like this one: https://azgaar.github.io/Armoria/

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/297830

Same as what Games Workshop has done with its Warhammer races.

Greg Gillespie's "Barrowmaze" has a bunch of illustrations on full page at the back of the book, and in certain places in the text it says "show the players the illustration on page X.

Yeah, that's a good question. I wouldn't say there's actual pressure but I guess it's just artists "going with the flow" and being —consciously or unconsciously— influenced by what they see others do. By the way, the character art (monsters, PC races) for the Dolmenwood books is noticeably...

Nice example of the insular minuscule script! [emoji2956]

The current fantasy art I like the most is specifically done by pauhami and ullathynell (both on Instagram) for Necrotic Gnome's upcoming "Dolmenwood" campaign setting (for Old School Essentials and other BX-derived OSR games). It's a stark contrast to the prevalent modern manga-style and/or...

Have you guys never heard of yhe band GYGAX? Some serious classic Hardrock with D&D-inspired lyrics. Highly recommended!

"Medieval" Europe spans about a millennium: from the 5th to the 15th century. "Vikings" as they are known as such these days, were a thing from the late 8th to the middle 11th century. As such they are neither representative for all of the Middle Ages, nor all of Europe. Just to be precise...

The "plate" armour and maille look dirt cheap and fake, though. No, they look way too modern for late Middle Ages. More like mid-to-late Renaissance.

And the Forgotten Realms aren't generic how?

As a Patreon subscriber privy to upcoming Dolmenwood content, I can show you what a typical Dolmenwood hex writeup lools like. (I hope I'm not getting in trouble for posting this.) The "Tangled Forest" part below the title refers to one of several encounter tables for different forest...

I immediately thought of this guy.

Meh! Sounds like a ripoff of WoW's Darkmoon Faire with Papa Shango thrown in on the cover. Not A T A L L what I imagine the Feywild should be. Way too modern...

The "really high" elves.

I actually say the DM doesn't need to do that. The PLAYERS need to find out (scout, scry, bribe) what they're up against, and come up with a plan. They have to figure out if they possibly bite off more than they can chew. If they find themselves in a fair, or even difficult fight, it means their...