Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-9062114-20150428153757/@comment-9212235-20150530232811

Caractacus IV wrote: Sothas wrote:

2. So you want TES to be generic fantasy? Is there any way in which TES is not generic? There's so many different fantasy aspects in it that I can't see how one could call it specific. Really? Like... most of it. Sure there's elves and dragons and demon-like beings, but as far as fantasy goes, it's pretty unique as it currently is.

- Metaphysics, being based on eastern belief systems, is quite unique for western fantasy, which generally follow a more western belief system. This is actually huge. The religion and metaphysics of this world make a huge difference.

- Elves, while they exist, they are quite different from your generic fantasy elves. Elves in almost every fantasy setting would be considered Padomaic. They're creatures of chaos and change. TES elves are creatures of order.

- TES is very much a fantasy world with a touch of sci-fi. While this does exist in other settings, it's definitely far from generic.

- The majority of fantasy settings now-a-days do not have even remotely close to the detail TES does. There are few fantasy worlds that can compare.