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<blockquote data-quote="Ashanderai" data-source="post: 3199791" data-attributes="member: 13210">I have noticed a wide variety of different attitudes and expectations from prospective players when it comes to games that have an oriental setting and culture.&nbsp; Everyone either seems to expect a great deal of difference from an oriental game or that the game will be have little difference from a normal fantasy game with only the names changing.&nbsp; These expectations can range from the silly to the overly serious.&nbsp; I know how I feel about this topic, but I am curious what the community here feels about oriental fantasy game settings and characters.Is playing in a fantasy game set in another culture or cultures a waste of time?&nbsp; What are your expectations about oriental fantasy game settings?&nbsp; Should such a setting try to exactly model itself on real world cultures, just capture the feel of Asian cultures, or find a happy medium?&nbsp; Do you expect thinly veiled stereotypes in the setting, characters, and plots or do you expect to see something more sophisticated?&nbsp; What are your expectations about oriental fantasy game characters?&nbsp; Are player's of such character just anime fans and munchkin players or do you realize that there is more to those who play these types of characters; that these players might be looking for something more out of their roleplaying perhaps?&nbsp; Do you think that new rules and game mechanics should be developed to handle certain things or should nothing new be developed for an oriental game?&nbsp; Do you think your expectations the setting and characters are fair?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ashanderai, post: 3199791, member: 13210"] I have noticed a wide variety of different attitudes and expectations from prospective players when it comes to games that have an oriental setting and culture. Everyone either seems to expect a great deal of difference from an oriental game or that the game will be have little difference from a normal fantasy game with only the names changing. These expectations can range from the silly to the overly serious. I know how I feel about this topic, but I am curious what the community here feels about oriental fantasy game settings and characters. Is playing in a fantasy game set in another culture or cultures a waste of time? What are your expectations about oriental fantasy game settings? Should such a setting try to exactly model itself on real world cultures, just capture the feel of Asian cultures, or find a happy medium? Do you expect thinly veiled stereotypes in the setting, characters, and plots or do you expect to see something more sophisticated? What are your expectations about oriental fantasy game characters? Are player's of such character just anime fans and munchkin players or do you realize that there is more to those who play these types of characters; that these players might be looking for something more out of their roleplaying perhaps? Do you think that new rules and game mechanics should be developed to handle certain things or should nothing new be developed for an oriental game? Do you think your expectations the setting and characters are fair? [/QUOTE]

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