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<blockquote data-quote="~Johnny~" data-source="post: 1611824" data-attributes="member: 16493">I don't think that's quite what this shows. &quot;Pulp&quot; isn't a genre the same way that &quot;western&quot; or &quot;space&quot; are genres. It's a tone and an approach, not a code word for &quot;like the 20's.&quot; For example, Star Wars is very much &quot;pulp.&quot; Saying &quot;pulp fantasy&quot; doesn't mean combining fedoras and airplanes with half-elves and orcs, it means taking sword-and-sorcery stories and applying the same themes of high adventure, exotic locales, over-the-top villains, and heroes fighting against all odds. Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Eberron all have this feel, but they're in three totally different genres. &quot;Pulp fantasy&quot; is more useful in distinguishing Eberron from &quot;high fantasy&quot; settings that have more of an emphasis on elegance and mythological scope. D&amp;D has been moving more toward high fantasy over the years, but I'd say it actually started out as pulp fantasy.Anyway, I think Mouseferatu's original comparison is quite apt, but Eberron isn't just aping pre-WWII Europe. And its success or lack thereof will have little connection to the success or failure of pulp adventure stories set in the 20's-40's. It's D&amp;D, not Spellslinger or Dragonstar or Iron Kingdoms, and that difference goes beyond just the name on the cover.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="~Johnny~, post: 1611824, member: 16493"] I don't think that's quite what this shows. "Pulp" isn't a genre the same way that "western" or "space" are genres. It's a tone and an approach, not a code word for "like the 20's." For example, Star Wars is very much "pulp." Saying "pulp fantasy" doesn't mean combining fedoras and airplanes with half-elves and orcs, it means taking sword-and-sorcery stories and applying the same themes of high adventure, exotic locales, over-the-top villains, and heroes fighting against all odds. Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Eberron all have this feel, but they're in three totally different genres. "Pulp fantasy" is more useful in distinguishing Eberron from "high fantasy" settings that have more of an emphasis on elegance and mythological scope. D&D has been moving more toward high fantasy over the years, but I'd say it actually started out as pulp fantasy. Anyway, I think Mouseferatu's original comparison is quite apt, but Eberron isn't just aping pre-WWII Europe. And its success or lack thereof will have little connection to the success or failure of pulp adventure stories set in the 20's-40's. It's D&D, not Spellslinger or Dragonstar or Iron Kingdoms, and that difference goes beyond just the name on the cover. [/QUOTE]

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