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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5430134" data-attributes="member: 19675">You need to look closer.&nbsp; As others have pointed out, you'll find plenty of non-European elements in the spells (not just the Green Lanternesque Bigby's spells), especially in the early versions of the game.There are spells like Shocking Grasp- based on a practical joke from a magic shop (the Joy Buzzer).Or ones like Sticks to Snakes, which comes from the pre-Christian Bible (namely, the story of Moses), which is, essentially, part of Middle Eastern culture.Some of the magic items also came from non-European, non-Medieval cultures, like the Ioun Stones of Jack Vance's sci-fi classic Tales of Dying Earth.&nbsp; And famously, some creatures came from Japanese toys and other sources (Rust Monster).Scimitars?&nbsp; Brigandine armor?&nbsp; Middle eastern and Asian in origins.The game is a pastiche of Europe and other cultures, Medieval and other times, fantasy, horror, sci-fi myth religions and comics.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5430134, member: 19675"] You need to look closer. As others have pointed out, you'll find plenty of non-European elements in the spells (not just the Green Lanternesque Bigby's spells), especially in the early versions of the game. There are spells like Shocking Grasp- based on a practical joke from a magic shop (the Joy Buzzer). Or ones like Sticks to Snakes, which comes from the pre-Christian Bible (namely, the story of Moses), which is, essentially, part of Middle Eastern culture. Some of the magic items also came from non-European, non-Medieval cultures, like the Ioun Stones of Jack Vance's sci-fi classic [I]Tales of Dying Earth[/I]. And famously, some creatures came from Japanese toys and other sources (Rust Monster). Scimitars? Brigandine armor? Middle eastern and Asian in origins. The game is a pastiche of Europe and other cultures, Medieval and other times, fantasy, horror, sci-fi myth religions and comics. [/QUOTE]

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