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<blockquote data-quote="ValhallaGH" data-source="post: 4568597" data-attributes="member: 41187">Objection.Conan is probably the paragon of sword-and-sorcery fiction (as is most of Robert Howard's library).&nbsp; Conan's world is far from hopeless (as is the world of every one of Howard's heroes except Bran Mak Morn).&nbsp; Quite the opposite, really, since a human with will, courage, and a body hardened by privation can overcome any of the dangers that world can produce.&nbsp; Howard's stories are so filled with hope that it nearly suffocates the Lovecraft-ian elements of his fiction, given that the unknowable horrors from beyond the world can actually be beaten back when you're Conan.Sword and Sorcery doesn't have to be hopeless.&nbsp; In fact, most of the good stuff is very hopeful, with brave heroes overcoming desperate odds to make the world a better place.&nbsp; End Objection.Some settings (Dying Earth is a prime example) don't have any hope left, just a desperate struggle to last as long as you can.&nbsp; I'm simply saying that Warhammer Fantasy is one of those settings.&nbsp; I appreciate you agreeing with me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ValhallaGH, post: 4568597, member: 41187"] Objection. Conan is probably the paragon of sword-and-sorcery fiction (as is most of Robert Howard's library). Conan's world is far from hopeless (as is the world of every one of Howard's heroes except Bran Mak Morn). Quite the opposite, really, since a human with will, courage, and a body hardened by privation can overcome any of the dangers that world can produce. Howard's stories are so filled with hope that it nearly suffocates the Lovecraft-ian elements of his fiction, given that the unknowable horrors from beyond the world can actually be beaten back when you're Conan. Sword and Sorcery doesn't have to be hopeless. In fact, most of the good stuff is very hopeful, with brave heroes overcoming desperate odds to make the world a better place. End Objection. Some settings (Dying Earth is a prime example) don't have any hope left, just a desperate struggle to last as long as you can. I'm simply saying that Warhammer Fantasy is one of those settings. I appreciate you agreeing with me. [/QUOTE]

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