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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Asisreo" data-source="post: 8546672" data-attributes="member: 7019027">Is that true? I've seen this claim before but I've never seen D&D marketed as a system that encompasses all genres. In fact, the DMG states "Heroic Fantasy is the baseline assumed by the D&D rules." It then describes what "Heroic Fantasy" is. It should be noted, alot of the fantasies that many that want complex martials to fulfill aren't mentioned in the DMG. Comic book fantasy like The Hulk or Captain America aren't given a good fit for what's listed. The two closest fantasy types mentioned in the DMG is Epic Fantasy or Mythic Fantasy, but it's important to know that epic fantasy described in the DMG are not what they sound like. Epic Fantasy as described in the DMG would fit better if named "Classical Romance." It talks about going on journeys where you must save a princess as a force of chosen good versus evil. Like with the Knights of the Round. So, essentially, it's the fairy tale stories. You might want to have fighters mimic famous mythical characters like Cu chulainn or Beowulf. Though, a lot of the journeys they went through and the power boosts they received are magical in some form. Or in beowulf's case, they didn't do much outside of fighting. Sure, they swam pretty far and was able to fight in water for a bit, but a fighter could go that far.</blockquote>