Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 8236579" data-attributes="member: 205">It makes sense to me.&nbsp; The world is too sprawling to fit neatly into the trope sinkholes that define Ravenloft.&nbsp; The setting is VERY D&amp;D like in its magic use.&nbsp; But it's too grim to fit into the Realms or Eberron.&nbsp; Thematically, it fits for me into a GoT/Witcher themed Greyhawk.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.cbr.com/attack-on-titan-most-popular-series-united-states/[/URL]Yes, my number one choice for escapism is the world where my mom gets eaten by a 50 foot tall toddler.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I think we're using different meanings for escapism.&nbsp; I don't see escapism and &quot;emotional relevance&quot; as opposite sides of a spectrum.&nbsp; I'm basing this on having a 14 year old son with a group of friends who are all into anime, and all of them devoured (npi) the new seasons of AoT when they started watching it 2 years ago.&nbsp; Most of what I watch nowadays is based on my son's recommendations, rather than my own.&nbsp; I've seen too much isekai for my own good. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Purely anecdotal, but that's all any of us can offer.&nbsp; None of us are subject matter experts on this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 8236579, member: 205"] It makes sense to me. The world is too sprawling to fit neatly into the trope sinkholes that define Ravenloft. The setting is VERY D&D like in its magic use. But it's too grim to fit into the Realms or Eberron. Thematically, it fits for me into a GoT/Witcher themed Greyhawk. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbr.com/attack-on-titan-most-popular-series-united-states/[/URL] Yes, my number one choice for escapism is the world where my mom gets eaten by a 50 foot tall toddler. :) I think we're using different meanings for escapism. I don't see escapism and "emotional relevance" as opposite sides of a spectrum. I'm basing this on having a 14 year old son with a group of friends who are all into anime, and all of them devoured (npi) the new seasons of AoT when they started watching it 2 years ago. Most of what I watch nowadays is based on my son's recommendations, rather than my own. I've seen too much isekai for my own good. :) Purely anecdotal, but that's all any of us can offer. None of us are subject matter experts on this. [/QUOTE]

Verification