you say canon, but i dont think you know what that means
Evans said "canon" but means "generic". Evans is arguing that if anything is generic enough, it needs to go in. "Canon" only makes sense in terms of a single franchise. If it's not in the franchise, it is by definition not canon, no matter how many other franchises use it. Evans also argues that because MDF has more stuff than DF, then that validates throwing literally everything we can think of plus the kitchen sink into DF. But "needs more stuff" => "add all the generic stuff" doesn't logically follow.
Umm... hello?
I never said "it needs to go in".
I said I support adding most accepted elements of fantasy genre into DF if it fits ("if it fits" perhaps should be written in capitals for you).
Should I write it again to you with proper accents and using bold tags, so that it would be more obvious?
Also, wtf is wrong with you guys and the word "canon"?
By dictionary definition it doesn't concern a single franchise or whatever.
Maybe where I came from this means something different, but I am not willing to argue about linguistic nuances.
And when I said "folklore" it was clear. Tolkien concocted the notion of "orc" for his novels. Therefore it's a literary reference. "Folklore" is, very simply, "lore" of "folks": myths that spread word of mouth, rather than something one author wrote in a book. This distinction actually strengthens the inclusion of one of the very few modern creatures that DF has: the Gremlin. Gremlins come from modern folklore (lore made up by regular folks) rather than any specific literary source, like orcs and halflings.
No. You were not clear. Not even close to being clear.
I asked you direct questions - which folklore you had in mind? Mayan? Slavic? Russian? Japanese? Arabic?
Folk Lore as in wisdom of the folks vary greatly between regions. You just can't say "use global folklore" because this is an absurd.
There is no such thing as world-wide "folklore" to base DF upon, unless of course you limit that to current american folklore (which is based on original immigrant countries a lot) and for example ignore vastly different native american folklore (from all americas).
So instead of trying to smartly insult me and insist I proposed things I didn't , answer the question.
WHICH FOLKLORE?
While we're adding in literary references how about we add Superman and Batman? Why not? They'd add more variety and make the game distinct from other fantasy games. And they're just as traditional as orcs and halflings But I guess the counter-argument to superheroes is that they're "not canon". But "non canon" to what exactly? Not-canon to someone else's limited idea of what DF is "supposed" to be.
A canon literature, where I live, is understood as a collection of works, writings or otherwise influential "objects" in a field of art or otherwise that have been accept as a "standard guideline" to this field.
For example a round wheel would be a wheel that fits a canon. It would be 'canon' wheel.
A canon fantasy literature would include, but not be limited to Tolkien, Pratchett. It would rather include Lewis, Howard, maybe Lovercraft even. Cook and his 'Black Company' would also fit.
The list would go on, because many books do fit fantasy genre rather well, despite not being similar on the first glance
This is fantasy genre. Batman and superman are modern superheroes, and would be closer to sci-fi, that is somewhat different entirely.
Now, if some of you smart guys would explain to me what is your highly educated definition of word "canon" so that my way of using it caused so much commotion, I would be grateful?