| rdfs:comment | - The Far East is a general geographical term which refers to the lands far to the east of the Old World, beyond the Badlands. It is home to the exotic human civilisations of Ind, Cathay and Nippon.
- There are many mushroom cults in the Far East. The Far East stretches from Egypt to Gaza to Jerusalem to China and India and parts of Russia. Worship of Christ god arose in the Far East around 100 A.D and spread to the west since then. Islam is a religion practiced in the Far East as well.
- Like the other world, Far East has 10 stages. 9 normal stages and 1 bonus stage.
- A sort of odd mishmash of Japan and China (with occasional bits of Korea and Southeast Asia), mixing various stereotypes about "the Orient" together. Expect to see kung-fu or other martial arts, panda bears, chopsticks, lots of bowing, shrines, burning incense, Cherry Blossoms, paper fans, ninja, dragons, and billowing clothing. Has mostly become a Discredited Trope, and split off into individual tropes for Japan and China. Arguably this has more to do with nationalism for China and Japan and idea of crazy foreigners getting it wrong. See also All Asians Are Alike. Examples of Far East include:
- The largest states in this vast area are Imperial Cathay and the islands of Nippon, but there are numerous separate states and cultures within this area of varying sophistication and technology. There is a wide climatic variation over the region, from the temperate and fertile mid-coastal plains, to the great western and northern deserts, to the impenetrable jungles of the south. Although largely dominated by Humans, more remote areas of the Far East are still under Goblinoid control - especially Hobgoblins.
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| abstract | - A sort of odd mishmash of Japan and China (with occasional bits of Korea and Southeast Asia), mixing various stereotypes about "the Orient" together. Expect to see kung-fu or other martial arts, panda bears, chopsticks, lots of bowing, shrines, burning incense, Cherry Blossoms, paper fans, ninja, dragons, and billowing clothing. Part of the reason for this may derive from the 19th-century history of East Asia, during which only Japan, China, and Siam (now Thailand) successfully resisted colonization by and loss of national identity to Western (or, in the case of the Koreans and Taiwanese, Japanese) cultural hegemony. For slightly more than two generations, then, most Westerners were familiar only with the Japanese, Chinese, and Siamese cultures. Has mostly become a Discredited Trope, and split off into individual tropes for Japan and China. In most console RPGs set in a Medieval European Fantasy world, there will be one country or town that pretty much defines this trope (or the related subtropes) for no logical reason. This occurs often even in games made in Japan. Curiously, while many people dislike this sort of mishmash when it comes to Medieval East Asian Fantasy, hardly anyone seems to object to the European equivalent, despite it being pretty much the same thing - apparently having Celtic druids rubbing shoulders with Odin-worshipping High Medieval Teutonic Knights is fine, but an anachronistic samurai will get you angry letters. Arguably this has more to do with nationalism for China and Japan and idea of crazy foreigners getting it wrong. See also All Asians Are Alike. Examples of Far East include:
- The largest states in this vast area are Imperial Cathay and the islands of Nippon, but there are numerous separate states and cultures within this area of varying sophistication and technology. There is a wide climatic variation over the region, from the temperate and fertile mid-coastal plains, to the great western and northern deserts, to the impenetrable jungles of the south. Although largely dominated by Humans, more remote areas of the Far East are still under Goblinoid control - especially Hobgoblins. The cultural outlook and society of the many states in this area contrasts sharply with that of the Old World and, although trading contacts have recently been established, outsiders are not always made welcome.
- The Far East is a general geographical term which refers to the lands far to the east of the Old World, beyond the Badlands. It is home to the exotic human civilisations of Ind, Cathay and Nippon.
- There are many mushroom cults in the Far East. The Far East stretches from Egypt to Gaza to Jerusalem to China and India and parts of Russia. Worship of Christ god arose in the Far East around 100 A.D and spread to the west since then. Islam is a religion practiced in the Far East as well.
- Like the other world, Far East has 10 stages. 9 normal stages and 1 bonus stage.
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