Ebonsword
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One thing that increasingly annoys me about recent RPGs is their adherence to a high-magic Early Renaissance/Late Middle Ages type setting, with elves, dwarves, and other non-human intelligent races being common.
Are there any RPGs out there that go for a more human-centric, Bronze Age/Iron Age setting where magic is something to crush the sanity of those who dabble in it instead of something to be used for whimsical fireworks?
Basically, I'm looking for games that feel more like this:
Than this:
Are there any RPGs out there that go for a more human-centric, Bronze Age/Iron Age setting where magic is something to crush the sanity of those who dabble in it instead of something to be used for whimsical fireworks?
Basically, I'm looking for games that feel more like this:
Than this: