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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3601849" data-attributes="member: 19675">Before you make such bold pronouncements, perhaps you should:#1) Learn your game's history. Given that D&D has included sci-fi, horror, and pulp elements in its various incarnations- Module S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, Lolth's Spider-Ship, and the entire Spelljammer setting, for instance- I have no problem with including anime as a potential influence on characters or even whole campaigns.  It may not be to your taste, but its just another brand of fantasy, inherently no better or worse than any other form.  You can also see influences from the fantasy work of non-english writers...like those who inspired anime itself! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> #2) Learn your genre's history. Given that classic fantasy as a genre often included sci-fi, horror and pulp elements- consider the work of Fritz Lieber (source of fantasy icons Fafhrd & Grey Mouser), Michael Moorcock's entire Eternal Champion story arc (source of parts of D&D cosmologies and, once upon a time, a huge section of one of their 1Ed books...), and Jack Vance's Dying Earth sci-fant books (source of IOUN Stones & the entire magic system)- <see the rest of #1, supra>The game and the fantasy stories that inspired it are broader than just JRRT's work.  There is plenty of room for anime at the table.Not that I'm a big anime fan, mind you- there are a few that I liked- FLCL, Slayers, Dragon Half, Robot Carnival- but not much beyond that.  But even with my limited enjoyment of the genre, I can see much that is lift-worthy for good players & DMs in anime.***Anyway, to answer the OP, I'd like to see 3-D mock-ups (and Chainmail/DDM stats) for the greatest of their cartoon icons...Wormy, Growf, Dixie, Fineous Fingers, etc.  Good cardstock would be fine...something inflatable might be better for some of them though...like GROWF, you dirty minded goofballs!<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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