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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 6459377" data-attributes="member: 54629"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>I understand there is a section in the DMG that talks about the following different styles of fantasy: <em><strong>heroic fantasy</strong></em>, <em><strong>swords and sorcery</strong></em>, <em><strong>epic fantasy</strong></em>, <em><strong>mythic fantasy</strong></em>, <em><strong>dark fantasy</strong></em>, <em><strong>intrigue</strong></em>, <em><strong>mystery</strong></em>, <em><strong>swashbuckling</strong></em>, <em><strong>war</strong></em>, <em><strong>wuxia</strong></em>, and <em>"<strong>crossing the streams</strong>"</em>.</p><p></p><p>Since my DMG is still in the mail, I'm wondering if someone could tell me briefly what the definitions are for each of these styles and what, if any, specific examples are provided for them. </p><p></p><p>I'm not entirely sure what some of them are meant to be - or how some of them are different from each other. For instance, according to Wikipedia at least, "heroic fantasy" and "swords and sorcery" are more or less the same thing. "Epic fantasy" and "mythic fantasy" sound pretty similar to me, too, as do "intrigue" and "mystery". Does the DMG do a good job differentiating them?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Jonathan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 6459377, member: 54629"] Hi all, I understand there is a section in the DMG that talks about the following different styles of fantasy: [I][B]heroic fantasy[/B][/I], [I][B]swords and sorcery[/B][/I], [I][B]epic fantasy[/B][/I], [I][B]mythic fantasy[/B][/I], [I][B]dark fantasy[/B][/I], [I][B]intrigue[/B][/I], [I][B]mystery[/B][/I], [I][B]swashbuckling[/B][/I], [I][B]war[/B][/I], [I][B]wuxia[/B][/I], and [I]"[B]crossing the streams[/B]"[/I]. Since my DMG is still in the mail, I'm wondering if someone could tell me briefly what the definitions are for each of these styles and what, if any, specific examples are provided for them. I'm not entirely sure what some of them are meant to be - or how some of them are different from each other. For instance, according to Wikipedia at least, "heroic fantasy" and "swords and sorcery" are more or less the same thing. "Epic fantasy" and "mythic fantasy" sound pretty similar to me, too, as do "intrigue" and "mystery". Does the DMG do a good job differentiating them? Thanks in advance! Cheers, Jonathan [/QUOTE]
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