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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 7831189" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p>I may be atypical but I am someone who does notice and take issue when European cultural zones arent differentiated, so you wont get centaurs in my Celtic Highlands region and my elves are inspired by Leanan sídhe. Just to note Scandinavians and Angro-Saxons are Germanic cultures, the better division is Germanic, Slavic, Celtic, or Latin. (That does raise a point about Vampire though, since though they are now part of popular culture, they do ultimately derive from Slavic myth)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Some of the issue comes from direct referencing of real world cultures- for instance "embracing Japan" means that the product needs to be more faithful than if it said "<em>enter the feudal empire of Wamato whose warrior elite, bound by the Code of the Saburai, swear undying fealty to the Daimyo as they go forth to defend their clan on the battlefield or in the intrigues of the Imperial Court</em>"</p><p></p><p>the reader knows that the place references Medieval Japanese culture but because it doesn't claim to be inspired by Japan (as opposed to the novel Shogun) it gets a bit more latitude. Authenticity is still important nonetheless and it would at least be polite to get some experts with knowledge of Medieval Japan to comment </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>yes the kitchen sink can be fun, and what you do at home is your business entirely. </p><p>But one of the stinking points about commercial products, as it relates to Culture though is the commodification of Culture ie who 'owns' the cultural property of the product? Are the Samurai in Farlands product the property of Farland or of Japanese culture? Who gets to define what Samurai are?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 7831189, member: 1125"] I may be atypical but I am someone who does notice and take issue when European cultural zones arent differentiated, so you wont get centaurs in my Celtic Highlands region and my elves are inspired by Leanan sídhe. Just to note Scandinavians and Angro-Saxons are Germanic cultures, the better division is Germanic, Slavic, Celtic, or Latin. (That does raise a point about Vampire though, since though they are now part of popular culture, they do ultimately derive from Slavic myth) Some of the issue comes from direct referencing of real world cultures- for instance "embracing Japan" means that the product needs to be more faithful than if it said "[I]enter the feudal empire of Wamato whose warrior elite, bound by the Code of the Saburai, swear undying fealty to the Daimyo as they go forth to defend their clan on the battlefield or in the intrigues of the Imperial Court[/I]" the reader knows that the place references Medieval Japanese culture but because it doesn't claim to be inspired by Japan (as opposed to the novel Shogun) it gets a bit more latitude. Authenticity is still important nonetheless and it would at least be polite to get some experts with knowledge of Medieval Japan to comment yes the kitchen sink can be fun, and what you do at home is your business entirely. But one of the stinking points about commercial products, as it relates to Culture though is the commodification of Culture ie who 'owns' the cultural property of the product? Are the Samurai in Farlands product the property of Farland or of Japanese culture? Who gets to define what Samurai are? [/QUOTE]
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