: Re: Is it a bad idea to ground a fantasy world in earthy culture(s)? I am deeply fascinated by Japanese culture and the medieval era; so naturally, when I began the development of my fantasy world

@Welton431

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From the reader's perspective (at least such reader like me) it's very interesting to read the fantasy stories placed in historical realities. And it applies to both stories which are placed in more exact realities and the stories which are only inspired by the real world.

There's, for example, polish writer Czesław Białczyński who has invented the Slavic mythology. He have written epic stories inspired by Greek mythology, but based on the known fact about mythological creatures from real Slavic mythology. This is something like re-writing history but note, there are some readers that expect exactly that.

And when you come to the mixing of various cultures, this is exactly what is happening in the real world. Why shouldn't that apply to the invented world?

You should be only consequent and avoid Deus ex machina. It's really annoying when the laws ruling in the fantastic world change (or seem to have exception) only to help main character in his/her mission.

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