tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669191050679589351.post4909837806696417574..comments2024-03-26T12:29:05.280+01:00Comments on Mythlands: The Setting to End All Settings: Are orcs inherently evil? Should they be?Anders Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654797360283177027noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669191050679589351.post-65664783347699537472023-11-09T13:23:41.180+01:002023-11-09T13:23:41.180+01:00Likewise. I first saw this in B5 Horror on the Hil...Likewise. I first saw this in B5 Horror on the Hill, where the evil cleric is basically becoming a goblin from hanging out with them, which I quite liked.<br /><br />It's a theme that also plays really well with my preference for a Law vs Chaos metaphysical dichotomy, where too much Chaos will begin to physically transform you. Monsters aren't necessarily born. They're made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669191050679589351.post-56578896441089586282023-01-29T01:00:14.352+01:002023-01-29T01:00:14.352+01:00"Malazan: Book of the Fallen" (a very lo..."Malazan: Book of the Fallen" (a very long and amazing fantasy book series and definitely my favourite fantasy book) explore this issue very deeply (for me). There are a lot of traditional races transformed into something else, more sentient, more profound. There are a lot of killing, a lot of gore and a lot of "I cannot keep reeding because I am crying), but there is no pure evil in that book. There are a lot of motivation for every character/race. Maybe it has been written from a Post-modern point of view and now, looking back, many of the fantasy behind looks so naive that it is difficult to me enjoining it again.<br /><br />I have just discover your blog and I love it after few readings. Thanks for sharing all these thoughts :)Antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181469472917526700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669191050679589351.post-11387715535811015782023-01-15T14:07:33.410+01:002023-01-15T14:07:33.410+01:00Write to me at o5r@andershonore.comWrite to me at o5r@andershonore.comAnders Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654797360283177027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669191050679589351.post-3294188523404864262022-11-24T00:39:10.157+01:002022-11-24T00:39:10.157+01:00Speaking of having some difficulty contacting a bl...Speaking of having some difficulty contacting a blogger, I had a question about the Into the Unknown bundle of DTRPG that I wanted to ask you directly, but couldn't find a link to do so. Jesse F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669191050679589351.post-58260333013744524722022-11-22T19:39:00.588+01:002022-11-22T19:39:00.588+01:00I agree wholeheartedly with this post, especially ...I agree wholeheartedly with this post, especially the Dark Sun example.<br /><br />Nothing wrong with attempts to refine a fantasy trope into something more interesting and nuanced, but creation cannot be hemmed by moral bounds. One’s players should be free to confront, transcend, reject or even accept what they’re presented, within the constraints of an uncaring world that pushes back.<br /><br />People gathering around a table to fictionalize righting the perceived wrongs of the past makes for poor fantasy and is ultimately nothing but zen activism (i.e. hipocrisy). The same goes for the profoundly sterile exercise of having the DM inject present-day views to sanitize those from the time of printing.<br /><br />Utopia is a place best seen from afar; once you actually get to tread it, it becomes something else.Drainhttps://punishmentcruelandunusual.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6669191050679589351.post-41993539943172759312022-11-21T21:52:23.542+01:002022-11-21T21:52:23.542+01:00Damn, this is the first time I've become aware...Damn, this is the first time I've become aware there is an issue with comments. There is something broken that needs fixing.Yorahttps://spriggans-den.comnoreply@blogger.com