A pet peeve of mine is the whole “adventurers must eat stew” stereotype illustrated so beautifully in Diane Duane’s Tough Guide to Fantasyland. What’s worse is the inevitable “bread and cheese” that all adventurers eat, and if they get any fruit, you know it’s apples. I understand why high fantasy tends to skew medieval Europe—Tolkien…… Continue reading Spec Tech: Fake Asian Done Right.