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<blockquote data-quote="rounser" data-source="post: 1403283" data-attributes="member: 1106">I think the most recently successful twist on fantasy (arguable whether it's fresh or not) is what I call &quot;contemporary fantasy&quot;.&nbsp; E.g. Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, and (some of) the X Files.I'm under the impression that modern fantasy authors don't employ demihumans; that's just a Tolkien thing that D&amp;D happens to stick to because it's firmly anchored in the implied setting and game rules.&nbsp; Eddings, Jordan, Gemmell etc. all lack them, but come up with their own races - the only one I can think of with the &quot;standard Tolkien array&quot; is Feist, and his world is ex-RPG anyway.&nbsp; Then again, I'm about a decade out of date fantasy novel-wise, and things may well have changed...If all else fails?&nbsp; I should think they'd be a first resort rather than a last one, as in the classic campaign starting point; &quot;You're all sitting around the table at a tavern, when suddenly...ninjas attack!&nbsp; Roll for initiative...&quot;&nbsp; Really shows the verisimilitude who's boss from the outset, I think.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rounser, post: 1403283, member: 1106"] I think the most recently successful twist on fantasy (arguable whether it's fresh or not) is what I call "contemporary fantasy". E.g. Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, and (some of) the X Files. I'm under the impression that modern fantasy authors don't employ demihumans; that's just a Tolkien thing that D&D happens to stick to because it's firmly anchored in the implied setting and game rules. Eddings, Jordan, Gemmell etc. all lack them, but come up with their own races - the only one I can think of with the "standard Tolkien array" is Feist, and his world is ex-RPG anyway. Then again, I'm about a decade out of date fantasy novel-wise, and things may well have changed... If all else fails? I should think they'd be a first resort rather than a last one, as in the classic campaign starting point; "You're all sitting around the table at a tavern, when suddenly...ninjas attack! Roll for initiative..." Really shows the verisimilitude who's boss from the outset, I think. [/QUOTE]

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