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<blockquote data-quote="Yora" data-source="post: 8349032" data-attributes="member: 6670763">One thing that never sits right with me is the extreme conservativism and purism of many very vocal Sword &amp; Sorcery. If it's up to them, all Sword &amp; Sorcery can only be The Tower of the Elephant and Red Nails, and nothing else.The points that it must be &quot;humans only&quot; and &quot;no spellcasting&quot; under any circumstances does nobody any service. If you want that for your campaign or your story, that's fine, but claiming that it's a non-negotiable universal truth is nonsensical.What certainly is the case is that you don't see cutesy hobbits, grumpy dwarves, or frolicking elves. And no spunky catgirls or comedic goblins. Not because they are dwarves elves, or goblins, but because the tone doesn't fit. And I think adding some really outlandish characters can actually be a big boon. Stuff like ogres, insect-men, or lizardmen. Or have stuff like knights riding on pterodactyls and long-legged giant beetles. We see that kind of stuff in more Dying Earth type settings all the time, and that genre is really just Sword &amp; Sorcery with robots and the occasional laser gun.Playing in the Hyborian Age or a Hyborian Age knockoff is one option. It's not a mandatory requirement.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yora, post: 8349032, member: 6670763"] One thing that never sits right with me is the extreme conservativism and purism of many very vocal Sword & Sorcery. If it's up to them, all Sword & Sorcery can only be The Tower of the Elephant and Red Nails, and nothing else. The points that it must be "humans only" and "no spellcasting" under any circumstances does nobody any service. If you want that for your campaign or your story, that's fine, but claiming that it's a non-negotiable universal truth is nonsensical. What certainly is the case is that you don't see cutesy hobbits, grumpy dwarves, or frolicking elves. And no spunky catgirls or comedic goblins. Not because they are dwarves elves, or goblins, but because the tone doesn't fit. And I think adding some really outlandish characters can actually be a big boon. Stuff like ogres, insect-men, or lizardmen. Or have stuff like knights riding on pterodactyls and long-legged giant beetles. We see that kind of stuff in more Dying Earth type settings all the time, and that genre is really just Sword & Sorcery with robots and the occasional laser gun. Playing in the Hyborian Age or a Hyborian Age knockoff is one option. It's not a mandatory requirement. [/QUOTE]

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