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Counterpoint: Why in god's name would I want to play a fantasy adventure in a "realistic" medieval setting?
by AdmiralAsshat 2y ago
Counterpoint: Why in god's name would I want to play a fantasy adventure in a "realistic" medieval setting?
- TillE 2y agoBecause Ars Magica is a really good game.
- jjkaczor 2y agoThank-you - I was searching for "Ars Magica" here in the comments - as it is the only fantasy RPG that I have ever seen come close to having the "feel" of actual "medieval" times, except - of course ... for the magic... (It is also the absolute best magic system out there!)
- thfuran 2y agoWhy should you hate the idea?
- pavel_lishin 2y agoRealism is a sliding scale. Some people prefer to count their arrows after every combat, some people prefer to go into a dungeon without even checking whether they have a backpack, much less whether it has any rations in it.
- jeltz 2y agoHaving tried it myself: because it can be really fun! More magic, more dragons, more princesses does not inherently make a story better.
- lyu07282 2y agoNot a tabletop but the Kingdom Come Deliverance video game has completely changed my previous very similar opinion. It's one of the best action RPGs of all time and it's historically accurate and realistic: https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/Kingdom_Come_Deliverance/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/Kingdom_Come_Deliv...
- jowea 2y agoFair enough but that's not fantasy.
- rsynnott 2y agoI mean, I don't think the author is claiming that you should; they're just saying that it's not medieval.