Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Yora" data-source="post: 8338144" data-attributes="member: 6670763">My point is that in Sword &amp; Sorcery fiction, you usually see protagonist who can do what other can do, because they can afford to not give a naughty word what other powerful people think about it. Influential aristocrats, officers, and merchants often have their hands tied because their power lies within their status and reputation and the people who are on their good sides. Even when they know what's right and really want to do something, doing so would cost them dearly.Barbarians, thieves, and dethroned archmage-emperors have no such issues. They have nothing to lose but their lives, and they are very capable of guarding that. If they piss of the wrong people, they can skip town. If they step outside of social boundaries, there is no status they can lose.While it does not apply to all fantasy, Sword &amp; Sorcery is inherently action adventures. You don't see the protagonists besting their opponents and winning conflicts in offices or meeting rooms. (Unless it's to behead the king on his own throne.) The heroes always go where the action is and will do what has to be done with their own hands. It may be by full out open assault or by stealth and cunning trickery, but they are always in the thick of it.Which is why I am puzzled that any of this could be questioned or controversial.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yora, post: 8338144, member: 6670763"] My point is that in Sword & Sorcery fiction, you usually see protagonist who can do what other can do, because they can afford to not give a naughty word what other powerful people think about it. Influential aristocrats, officers, and merchants often have their hands tied because their power lies within their status and reputation and the people who are on their good sides. Even when they know what's right and really want to do something, doing so would cost them dearly. Barbarians, thieves, and dethroned archmage-emperors have no such issues. They have nothing to lose but their lives, and they are very capable of guarding that. If they piss of the wrong people, they can skip town. If they step outside of social boundaries, there is no status they can lose. While it does not apply to all fantasy, Sword & Sorcery is inherently action adventures. You don't see the protagonists besting their opponents and winning conflicts in offices or meeting rooms. (Unless it's to behead the king on his own throne.) The heroes always go where the action is and will do what has to be done with their own hands. It may be by full out open assault or by stealth and cunning trickery, but they are always in the thick of it. Which is why I am puzzled that any of this could be questioned or controversial. [/QUOTE]

Verification