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[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 116 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ancient city-sized dragon that is eons older that any surviving historical text or man-made structures in the world, speaking to the dwarf that stands bravely before her: "Well ain't chu just the most precious lil' thang I ever did lay eyes on! Wut's yer name, sugah?"

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 65 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yer here ta kill me? Oh, honey, bless yer heart!

[-] Bizarroland@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My papy were what you would call an elder dragon, so unless you got the fire power to take down Mrs. Tiamat you don't stand a chance against me, sugah.

So why don't you just cool your heels, I'll go make us some tea, and you can tell me about what's going on in the world these days.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 116 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No one decided that, if you’re looking at Tolkien based fantasy then of course it’s British because it’s British fantasy

All of the Asian fantasy I’ve seen has been populated by people of their respective country.

Everyone knows the Grim Reaper is Jamaican

This post is stupid, just write your desired fantasy

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[-] MBZzZzZzZz@lemmy.world 62 points 2 years ago

I don't want none of them there dragons yonder.

[-] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago

Got daym goblins stole mah moonshine.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

I tell you what them there walking skeletons ain't right.

[-] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah man talkin bout dang ol 𝔖𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔡 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔘𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔡 and back o' the dang ol cave man. Talkin about fighting off dang ol skeletons with my bb gun man and dang ol sunuvaguns just come right back man. Just ain't right.

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

The correct voice order tonread this thread: Dale, Bill, Hank, Boomhauer.

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[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What better way to break immersion than have your quest giver start screaming GO ON GIT

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[-] TeraFloppy@lemmings.world 46 points 2 years ago

Why so much room for activities on this image?

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

cropping hard

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[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

Because its fantasy no ones fantasising about American accents.

[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I feel like the existence of Matthew McConaughey disproves this

[-] Alatain@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Alright, alright, alright.

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[-] Jikal@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

Orc: "Y'all lil fellers in the wrong gotdam place I reckon. You boys jus' git on up in them rocks and take them panties right off."

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Pretty sure because the “original” fantasy was written as a false history for England (LoTR was this). So it makes sense that the people would bear an English accent

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[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 years ago

Fantasy is based upon the middle ages.

During the middle ages the US did not exist.

[-] lanolinoil@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Iroquois Confederacy would like a word....

[-] HardNut@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

The middle ages ended in 1453 with the fall of Constantinople, which coincided with the birth of the Renaissance in Italy having already taken place.

The Iroquois Confederacy was founded (most likely) in the 1500s, with the earliest record of the first capital being in 1609.

The United States itself was founded in the 1700s.

Their comment was correct, the Iroquois Confederacy was founded during the age of the Renaissance and our modern conception of America came much later

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[-] Boldizzle@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Because New Zealand is a fantasy hence why it doesn't exist on many world maps.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 years ago

Let's see.

Dwarves: Billy-Bob Thornton's accent from Sling Blade.

Elves: Transatlantic accent. Used by stars in the 1930s/1940s.

Hobbits: Cajun. Makes sense, they love food, live a rural life, etc.

Orcs: NYC accent

Goblins: Chicago Accent

Or, if you wanted to go international.

Dwarves: Gotta go with the classic. Glasgow.

Elves: South African. I think it can sound smart but foreign-influenced, as elves should.

Hobbits: Aussie

Orcs: NYC accent again

Goblins: Newfoundland accent

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[-] BaardFigur@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

It's british because it's based on medieval times, when USA (or Australia/New Zealand for that matter) was yet to be permanently settled by europeans.

It's not a different european language, because english has become the lingua franca of the world.

[-] phx@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Most have Eurocentric accents because those are the areas the various legends and stories originated.

Various depictions of leprechauns make them pretty much Irish rednecks. I love Mad Sweeney's depiction in American Gods.

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[-] mojo@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago

We do, they just tend to be the Orcs or Goblins lol

[-] Twelve20two@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 years ago

I would like to take this moment recommend Not Another D&D Podcast solely because of the Crick Elves

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[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Geralt has an American accent in the games.

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[-] nyoooom@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Because for fantasy we think of middle ages, and middle ages america is full of natives, not a single English speaker in sight

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago

Good lord no. Here in the US I hear plenty of that. It's the last thing I want to hear in a fantasy.

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[-] Pasta4u@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

I mean go and watch true blood or read the books ots based off of ?

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[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

In Dragon Age, the dwarves speak with an American accent, which was pretty unique during the time.

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[-] GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes we collectively decided it. We all had a big vote, but you weren't invited.

[-] Gloomy@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I know you are making fun and all, but things like this are indeed reproduced.

Basicly it's a process of cultural and collective copy and pasting, where media and indivulas reproduce a concept by either activly using it (or not) or passives acepting it.

It's a bit more complex than that, but you probably get the idea.

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[-] TheSpermWhale@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Modern fantasy is heavily based on ancient European fairytales and folklore

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[-] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fantasy species are supposed to be ancient.

America is a toddler of a nation, in age and behavior.

[-] Prunebutt@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago

The German translation of Baldur's Gate decided for some reason that elves spoke in an east-German accent. Imagine Legolas sounding like he was from Texas.

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[-] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 9 points 2 years ago

I did a dnd campaign once where it had a Louisiana bayou theme. Rednecks? Southern belles, and swamp gnomes with Cajun French accents. Was a lot of fun!

[-] cleanandsunny@literature.cafe 9 points 2 years ago

A great example of this is Not Another D&D Podcast, a comedy D&D podcast. The first campaign has a player character who sounds like she’s from Appalachia!

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[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

"y'all want some fairy dust?"

[-] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago

There's a DnD podcast called "Not Another DnD Podcast", where one of the characters is a redneck elf. That one's played by Emily Axford, who's also part of D20: https://open.spotify.com/show/5GcTIDkgnB9wP6CmUyOSqa?si=2FX7y8bcTfitOVluc7pVcw

I give you Tex of the Black Pants Legion talking about playing D&D in rural Texas. We gonna praise Palor up in hyaugh!

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[-] Redarm_Vanin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

The Seanchan would like a slowly drawled word.

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