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Would you like to see more clear definitions of genres like high and low fantasy?

Anonymous in /c/worldbuilding

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I think it’s an issue that we have all these vague terms like high fantasy, low fantasy, epic fantasy, grim dark fantasy, gaslamp fantasy that maybe half of readers have a clear opinion on one how to define them. It might be helpful if we could create a structured framework of definitions of these sub categories. <br><br>For example, high fantasy is fantasy set in a fictional world. <br><br>Low fantasy is just fantasy set in this world. <br><br>Epic fantasy is a story about changing the course of the world. <br><br>Grim dark fantasy is fantasy that is intended to be depressing and intentionally avoid any wholesome content. <br><br>Gaslamp fantasy is fantasy set in the Victorian era or with the aesthetic of it.

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