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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wyrmshadows" data-source="post: 4030957" data-attributes="member: 56166">I think however that it is important to not that there is a difference between adult fantasy that makes an attempt at versimilitude and fairy tale fantasy. Adult fantasy has a baseline of normality that makes the fantastic seem fantastic via contrast. Fairy tale type stories such as Alice in Wonderland and Stardust require no sense of normality and the fantasy can be over the top (people made of playing cards or humanoid stars) because they are supposed to be absurd. Fantasy aimed at adults or sophisticated children is internally consistant and possesses a believabiliy that allows for the suspension of disbelief. Fairy tales aren't supposed to suspend disbelief because it is their strangeness that makes them enjoyable. By their very nature fairy tales are absurd in a good way.I enjoyed Stardust, just like I enjoy other movies reminscent of fairy tales though I don't prefer to DM or play in such settings.Wyrmshadows</blockquote>