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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 2540519" data-attributes="member: 22779">Funnily enough, I'm currently far closer to Shaman in my games than previously.&nbsp; I've gone back to the &quot;kick in the door&quot; approach with my World's Largest Dungeon game.&nbsp; Loads of fun.And, yes, railroading is probably the worst thing you can do in a game.&nbsp; I'll agree with that.My point will still remain that modern authors are by no means destroying the genre, nor are they simply pale comparisons to older authors.&nbsp; That's just nostalgia talking.&nbsp; Yes, I love Howard and I love Tolkein.&nbsp; I've read and reread them enough times to say that.&nbsp; But, I also love new authors as well.&nbsp; Painting them all with broad strokes and saying they are locked into post modern tropes is simply ignoring the really excellent work that is being done.&nbsp; Sure, there's tons of crap out there.&nbsp; But, there's also lots of good stuff that can be mined.On a side note, I would say that Pratchett is a satirist, not a humourist.&nbsp; There's a world of difference.&nbsp; To be fair though, over the past couple of years, I find myself reading a lot more SF than fantasy, so, I avoid most of the really trashy fantasy stuff out there.&nbsp; But, really, I think saying that all modern fantasy is crap is really shortchanging things.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 2540519, member: 22779"] Funnily enough, I'm currently far closer to Shaman in my games than previously. I've gone back to the "kick in the door" approach with my World's Largest Dungeon game. Loads of fun. And, yes, railroading is probably the worst thing you can do in a game. I'll agree with that. My point will still remain that modern authors are by no means destroying the genre, nor are they simply pale comparisons to older authors. That's just nostalgia talking. Yes, I love Howard and I love Tolkein. I've read and reread them enough times to say that. But, I also love new authors as well. Painting them all with broad strokes and saying they are locked into post modern tropes is simply ignoring the really excellent work that is being done. Sure, there's tons of crap out there. But, there's also lots of good stuff that can be mined. On a side note, I would say that Pratchett is a satirist, not a humourist. There's a world of difference. To be fair though, over the past couple of years, I find myself reading a lot more SF than fantasy, so, I avoid most of the really trashy fantasy stuff out there. But, really, I think saying that all modern fantasy is crap is really shortchanging things. [/QUOTE]

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