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Originally Posted by Uatu
I like Greyhawk because the Realms has a tendency to sound corny sometimes  (In terms of corniness, I would list Middle Earth, Greyhawk, and then the Realms in that order (least to most)  )
Also, Greyhawk leaves a lot more for the DM to decide - which means that I have a lot of freedom! There are also the futuristic elements to play with as well (both in the Barrier Peaks and in the City of the Gods). |
For my list of fantasy corniness I would place Robert E. Howard's Hyborian Age pulp fiction stories from the 1930's at the top for the least corniness of all. All other fantasy I've encountered seems corny by comparison. And that which doesn't seem corny seems like a less than perfect imitation. Guess thats why I've deviated so far from my fantasy roots. Though I have certainly found corniness in non-fantasy places aw well.
Gamma-world for example is extremely corny for a post-apocalyptic world. It's right up there with Eastman & Laird's ninja turtles comics [which I must admit I collected along with Boris the Bear, Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters, Pre-Teen Dirty-Gene Kung Fu Kangaroos, and Geriatric Gangreen Jujuitsu Gerbles... hey, I was a kid raised on MTV, USA Up All Night with Gilbert Godfry who was totally annoying, and Mad Magazines, so I can be king of corniness - lol].
I remember the Dragonlance stories about the brothers Caramon and Raistlin being my favorite stories as for as AD&D fantasy goes.