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minus-squarePapaStevesylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI’d argue supernaturality is the defining characteristic of fantasy.
minus-squareguy@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoPlenty of fantasy lacking a supernatural element
minus-squarePapaStevesylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoLike what? What makes them fantastical?
minus-squareguy@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoMediaeval setting 🤷 often advertised as fantasy without magix or dragons
minus-squarePapaStevesylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoYeah and a lot of Shakespeare plays are called comedies, that doesn’t make them funny.
minus-squarefaythofdragons@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoDepends on the fantasy, imo. There are many fantasies in which supernatural things are actually quite natural within the setting.
minus-squarePapaStevesylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYeah, the supernatural stuff is normal in-world, that’s what makes it fantasy.
I’d argue supernaturality is the defining characteristic of fantasy.
Plenty of fantasy lacking a supernatural element
Like what? What makes them fantastical?
Mediaeval setting 🤷 often advertised as fantasy without magix or dragons
Yeah and a lot of Shakespeare plays are called comedies, that doesn’t make them funny.
Depends on the fantasy, imo. There are many fantasies in which supernatural things are actually quite natural within the setting.
Yeah, the supernatural stuff is normal in-world, that’s what makes it fantasy.