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The polar opposite is, of course, [[Low Fantasy]]. [[Heroic Fantasy]] is the intermediary between the two extremes. | The polar opposite is, of course, [[Low Fantasy]]. [[Heroic Fantasy]] is the intermediary between the two extremes. | ||
Common trappings include: | |||
* Standard fantasy races of humans, elves and dwarves. | |||
* A race that's either always evil, or at least every member shown is working for the villains. | |||
* A [[BBEG]] who wants to take over. | |||
* The gods are real and taking part in the conflict for better or worse. If there's only one god, that god will be all-powerful but hands-off or indirect (their morality depending on the personal real-life beliefs of the author). | |||
* Religions are good or evil with no middle ground. | |||
[[Category: Gamer Slang]] [[Category: Setting Aesthetics]] | [[Category: Gamer Slang]] [[Category: Setting Aesthetics]] | ||
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High Fantasy is perhaps the most famous, or at least well known, of the fantasy Setting Aesthetics. Popularized, if not codified, by J.R.R. Tolkien and his Lord of the Rings novels, it has a very loose array of traits, but the most commonly accepted elements are a high level of fantastical elements, such as many different kinds of sapient races, wide-spread and/or high-powered magic, and a tendency towards a clear-cut moralism scale.
The polar opposite is, of course, Low Fantasy. Heroic Fantasy is the intermediary between the two extremes.
Common trappings include:
- Standard fantasy races of humans, elves and dwarves.
- A race that's either always evil, or at least every member shown is working for the villains.
- A BBEG who wants to take over.
- The gods are real and taking part in the conflict for better or worse. If there's only one god, that god will be all-powerful but hands-off or indirect (their morality depending on the personal real-life beliefs of the author).
- Religions are good or evil with no middle ground.