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The older I get, the less interested I think I am in theorycrafting the consequences of the fantasy elements of a fantasy world.
I& #39;m really trying to get away from applying our modern rationalist perspective to something born out of a part of us that is the opposite of that.
I& #39;m really trying to get away from applying our modern rationalist perspective to something born out of a part of us that is the opposite of that.
I don& #39;t need to know why magic works. I used to think that magic needed a logical (if fantastical) system to be interesting, but now I really don& #39;t want to know how the sausage is made.
I want to know enough to have questions. Dissecting it starts to kill the sense of uncanny.
I want to know enough to have questions. Dissecting it starts to kill the sense of uncanny.
It& #39;s sort of like that Discovery Channel (I think?) special in which they tried to do a fake nature documentary on dragons. From a modern biological perspective. So they explained how a dragon could fly, and breathe fire.
I think that makes dragons sound incredibly boring.
I think that makes dragons sound incredibly boring.
I think in order to make the fire-breathing work the dragon could only do it once in their life. What& #39;s the fun in that?
I want dragons to be unexplained, monstrous demi-gods. I don& #39;t want to get into their biology. "How could it feed itself in this terrain?" Does that matter?
I want dragons to be unexplained, monstrous demi-gods. I don& #39;t want to get into their biology. "How could it feed itself in this terrain?" Does that matter?
Though I should probably add here that if that DOES interest you then I don& #39;t want to take that away from you. I& #39;m talking about my personal preference here, and I think there& #39;s room in the hobby for what you want and what I want.
Definitely not trying to gatekeep here.
Definitely not trying to gatekeep here.
I think my favorite thing is when there is some aspect to the world or setting, or even to a specific element like casting spells, that is there just to make you say "Why is that a thing? Why do they have to do that?" And then to not have that question answered.
