It literally makes no sense to have disabled people in a fantasy setting: 1) Why can't the disabled person cast a spell on their broken legs that fixes them instantly so they can walk again? 2) If the mage's lower body is paralyzed rather than physically broken then why can't they remove the paralysis using magic? 3) Why can't the mage cast a spell on themselves which allows them to float or fly so that they don't have to worry about walking? 4) Why is there a normal looking wheelchair in a medieval-esque high fantasy setting? Shouldn't the chair be made out of crude dwarven technology or be replaced with an animal with a saddle attached to it? Once you have magic in a setting, it makes no sense to have disabilities. The only way you could make this work is if you make the magic extremely rare and difficult to obtain or make it so that magic is so dangerous and unreliable that it rarely gets used. In other words you would have to heavily tone down the "fantasy" in high fantasy which kind of defeats the purpose. A "low magic" fantasy setting can work but it requires good writing to make it interesting.
It literally makes no sense to have disabled people in a fantasy setting: 1) Why can't the disabled person cast a spell on their broken legs that fixes them instantly so they can walk again? 2) If the mage's lower body is paralyzed rather than physically broken then why can't they remove the paralysis using magic? 3) Why can't the mage cast a spell on themselves which allows them to float or fly so that they don't have to worry about walking? 4) Why is there a normal looking wheelchair in a medieval-esque high fantasy setting? Shouldn't the chair be made out of crude dwarven technology or be replaced with an animal with a saddle attached to it? Once you have magic in a setting, it makes no sense to have disabilities. The only way you could make this work is if you make the magic extremely rare and difficult to obtain or make it so that magic is so dangerous and unreliable that it rarely gets used. In other words you would have to heavily tone down the "fantasy" in high fantasy which kind of defeats the purpose. A "low magic" fantasy setting can work but it requires good writing to make it interesting.
1. Why are you so against disabled people making the most of it? 2. Maybe they don’t want to 3. See 2 4. You act like dnd is lord of the rings, there can be modern things in fantasy settings. Unless you think there can’t be cell phones in Shadowrun. 5. If you were at my table, your characters would all be struck by lightning and you would be gone from my table faster than you could say oops.
@Cunnyfederacy Yeah these people are just lazy. Like Guts is disabled and it affects his character.
@Cunnyfederacy Bold of you to assume to know exactly how every magic system works in every piece of fantasy content. ☠️
"Why can't they fix their disabilities using magic" last time I checked, fantasy work still has challenges, conflict, injustice, death, calamity, injuries etc that can't be fixed with magic, because magical fix-alls erase all need for a plot. A perfect world is impossible and uninteresting. But disabilities is where you draw the line. Not that blind mages, one-armed swordsmen, immobilized oracles etc haven't been commonplace in fantasy. The "wheelchairs and inhalers" kinds of disabilities just don't fit your "aesthetic" 😏
@Cunnyfederacy just say you hate disabled people and support eugenics fits in a single tweet and saves you the cost of twitter blue for sharing terrible takes
@Cunnyfederacy The whole notion that fiction should "challenge" your political beliefs is absolutely ridiculous. It should be about escape, not indoctrination. No one is buying this woke fantasy crap.
I disagree a bit regarding this: > Once you have magic in a setting, it makes no sense to have disabilities. Magic is not a solution to every problem, even in fantasy world. At least, a good magic system shouldn't feel like it is. I like to believe there's cost to magic, and magic isn't a go-to tool for everything. I can easily see a world where magic and disabilities co-exist. It really comes down to the kind of magic system you're employing and the rules around it. Everything is contrived in a fantasy, I get it. Sure, you can have magic that does everything, and in that case you can cure anything. I say it's a boring magic system, if that's the case. Stories are written to have meaning. The nature of conflict and the way characters overcome it, is what brings meaning to stories. A disability is a gigantic challenge, and it can be a good story device to build empathy, show it from a different perspective, inspire, and teach perseverance.
@Cunnyfederacy This made sense, she was kinda scary actually
@Cunnyfederacy 1. You are dumb af. 2. You might as well ask why there is poverty, pain, death, evil, or anything bad in a world with magic. Engaging fantasy worlds have rules, that is so utterly basic. Just say u don't want to see or hear about disabled people and go.
@Cunnyfederacy Representation. People want to see themselves in the content they engage with. Sure you could use magic but then you’re not really getting to see yourself.