His books are at best just good controllers of expectations. They're DnD adventures in translucent prose. The result is that his characters, his world, his story and his magic are all shallow, though readable. He writes fantasy because he's a fantasy fanboy, because he likes the surface elements of fantasy, the magic, the character archetypes, the adventure. I don't hate him, but I do dislike his books and I suspect most people just dislike him and are being hyperbolic. It doesn't have to mimic the social trends of history on Earth. If atheism, polytheism, monotheism or whatever other religious belief suits your setting, use it. Your world doesn't have to be some Tolkein-lite bullshit pretending to be hard sci-fi.

How is it any less retarded than the current trend of colorful polytheism in fantasy when Medieval Europe was Christian to the bone? Don't listen to this dumb faggot. >Religion is important, establish it exists even if it doesn't feature in your story, mediaeval atheism is fucking retarded. Genuinely good advice, unless you have a story that spans generations - something that's hard to do well.

>Establish the technical limits of your World, don't keep having decades upon decades of technological advancement every story that are set weeks apart. The Marvel and DC multiverses cover almost every topic imaginable. The Wheel of Time (not a series I like, but anyway) combines European, Asian and even African cultures into a single setting, the Dune series does a similar thing with a pseudo-feudal future and middle Eastern elements. The Dark Tower is a fusion between the Old West and Arthurian legend. Star Wars is basically a story about nazi-samurai space wizards. Thirdly, PLENTY of franchises and stories have disregarded this 'rule' and are successful. Secondly, it can easily be alienating for audiences who feel you represent their culture poorly, as opposed to an obviously fictional country that's merely inspired by existing ones. Firstly, you might as well be writing historical fiction instead of fantasy, since this suggestion is such a gigantic restriction on worldbuilding. >Avoid 'Fantasy Kitchen Sink', don't just combine features from each and every Earth culture.īasing fantasy cultures purely off existing ones without any syncretic elements is a terrible idea.

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