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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8625844" data-attributes="member: 59082">As for what is and is not &quot;D&amp;D,&quot; it has to be more than just who published it and/or the rule system. D&amp;D is more than just rules - it is a fantasy game. Boot Hill is not D&amp;D, while Wheel of Time is at least arguably &quot;D&amp;D enough.&quot; Not saying I won't drop Wheel of Time, but I think adding Boot Hill (e.g.) just opens up to too many things.In other words, I'm also thinking in terms of literary genre. Fantasy always includes some degree of the supernatural, but even that isn't sufficient to be more fantasy than a different genre. For instance, Star Wars is really science fantasy - and some claim it is more fantasy than science. So I think you could make an argument that it is fantasy first, but it is debatable. Boot Hill is western, Gamma World is SF, Call of Cthulhu is horror (even if it is supernatural - but it is horror first). Wheel of Time, on the other hand, is fantasy through and through (and yes, I know there are tinges of SF, but it is primarily fantasy).Now if I was making a &quot;TSR/WotC Settings&quot; chart, or a &quot;d20 Settings&quot; chart, that would be a different matter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8625844, member: 59082"] As for what is and is not "D&D," it has to be more than just who published it and/or the rule system. D&D is more than just rules - it is a fantasy game. Boot Hill is not D&D, while Wheel of Time is at least arguably "D&D enough." Not saying I won't drop Wheel of Time, but I think adding Boot Hill (e.g.) just opens up to too many things. In other words, I'm also thinking in terms of literary genre. Fantasy always includes some degree of the supernatural, but even that isn't sufficient to be more fantasy than a different genre. For instance, Star Wars is really science fantasy - and some claim it is more fantasy than science. So I think you could make an argument that it is fantasy first, but it is debatable. Boot Hill is western, Gamma World is SF, Call of Cthulhu is horror (even if it is supernatural - but it is horror first). Wheel of Time, on the other hand, is fantasy through and through (and yes, I know there are tinges of SF, but it is primarily fantasy). Now if I was making a "TSR/WotC Settings" chart, or a "d20 Settings" chart, that would be a different matter. [/QUOTE]

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