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Kim wrote:
Reima wrote:
I think that on the age/period one I'd include the Roman empire somewhere. Maybe Egypt and Greece too, and the 3 would go By Ancient something?

And I guess steampunk would be more of a stylish thing, but who knows~
Also, there is the 'apocalyptic' genre that exists

But mostly I'm in for the ones you listed, they could fit something like 'an era' thing~
Maybe?

Oh no, it's not an "age/period" spectrum, it's just meant to represent ballpark levels of technology. You could have a RP that was set Long, Long Ago in a Galaxy Far Far Away that still had massive levels of tech!

Ancient Egypt corresponds well enough to 1 - Bronze Age and Rome corresponds well enough to 2 - Iron age. Of course, both were empires that spanned many ages, so you might want something different for your particular setting. :)

For a complete picture of a genre, you need all 3 sliders. For example, to me, apocalyptic could be modern tech, near future tech, or maybe even mostly iron age tech if a lot has been lost and there isn't anything left lying around. Then I'd crank the combat slider up pretty high, and drop the magic to low, possibly even 0.

For steampunk, I'd probably go Tech: 4, Magic: 3-5 (depending), and Combat: 3-5 (depending)
Ok then, I guess I wasn't really thinking ^^'

But if there is like anything for time periods, then maybe?

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