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<blockquote data-quote="Korgoth" data-source="post: 3725762" data-attributes="member: 49613">This part I'm not on board with.&nbsp; It's kind of like the thread about whether a fantasy world should have horses.&nbsp; I think the baseline of the world should be something people can relate to, because it's the baseline.&nbsp; The fantastical things should be saved for those things which are supposed to be fantastical in the world.It's great to have a racially diverse world.&nbsp; Like in Earth history, there will be some places where most people will look fairly similar, and other places that are melting pots.&nbsp; Though I don't like the idea of &quot;iconic characters&quot; at all (I get sick of seeing the same annoying characters in every picture), whether the art is of iconics or not it would be great to have racial and ethnic diversity.But if we get into &quot;These guys have ochre skin, violet eyes, frightwig blue or seafoam hair and green fingernails&quot; then we're back to &quot;Instead of horses people ride lavender 12-legged winged tree sloths&quot;.&nbsp; Likewise for picking a techno/cultural milieu that people can relate to.&nbsp; I'm not saying that playing in an entirely alien world is wrong, it just isn't standard fantasy.&nbsp; I'd prefer the baseline be standard fantasy and then I can modify it to taste (like making a post-apocalyptic Thundarr type setting, or whatever).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Korgoth, post: 3725762, member: 49613"] This part I'm not on board with. It's kind of like the thread about whether a fantasy world should have horses. I think the baseline of the world should be something people can relate to, because it's the baseline. The fantastical things should be saved for those things which are supposed to be fantastical in the world. It's great to have a racially diverse world. Like in Earth history, there will be some places where most people will look fairly similar, and other places that are melting pots. Though I don't like the idea of "iconic characters" at all (I get sick of seeing the same annoying characters in every picture), whether the art is of iconics or not it would be great to have racial and ethnic diversity. But if we get into "These guys have ochre skin, violet eyes, frightwig blue or seafoam hair and green fingernails" then we're back to "Instead of horses people ride lavender 12-legged winged tree sloths". Likewise for picking a techno/cultural milieu that people can relate to. I'm not saying that playing in an entirely alien world is wrong, it just isn't standard fantasy. I'd prefer the baseline be standard fantasy and then I can modify it to taste (like making a post-apocalyptic Thundarr type setting, or whatever). [/QUOTE]

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