Low Fantasy

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'''Low Fantasy''' is a fantasy [[Setting Aesthetics]] term which practically no two people agree on the precise definition of, beyond being the polar opposite of [[High Fantasy]]. At its core, it adheres much closer to a "realistic" version of a semi-historical world - it's usually set on a world other than Earth, though, which helps distinguish it from historical fantasy, but not always.

A Low Fantasy world generally has a "shades of gray" approach to morality, often slanting towards the cynical, which is why the term is often confused with [[Dark Fantasy]]. Magical elements and users are either extremely rare, weak and/or either very subdued; alternatively, they can be quite powerful but coming at a terrible price for the user/their allies/everyone else, so there are few who dare use it, and terrible punishments for the practitioners if found out. [[Dinosaur]]s are more likely to appear than [[dragon]]s, and even then still be rare; the world is distinctly humanocentric, with minimal (if any) [[demihuman]] presence. [[Adventurer]]s are usually normal people who have taken up a cause, if not just [[Murderhobo|wandering psycho bastards.]]

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