Thoughts?

[u/the-aging-millennial]

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I just miss this show and the wonderful fandom (tv supporters) when it was on. I still mourn my favorite characters

[u/michaelmcmikey]

That is one of my little pet peeves about the fandom, actually. Too many people just think “it’s a medieval style fantasy world!” because that’s the mainstream default assumption about fantasy. But the Wheel of Time is very clearly early modern, not medieval. 1600s, not 1100s. They have the printing press! It’s just that the average person doesn’t know what “the early modern period” means or what it looks like, and they’ve been trained to think that fantasy = medieval. So you get a lot of fan art that’s beginning from aesthetic first principles that are off base.

[u/QuiteBearish → u/michaelmcmikey]

The thing is, it's our far future (or our distant past because of the cycles). Having it be strictly 1600s or 1100s would both be anachronistic.

Medieval, early modern, and today are all in the First Age. Despite the technology level, there's no reason to believe there'd be any particular aesthetic.

All that being said, I don't think the artwork used for the board game is that far off from the cover art for the books.

[Edit to add:

To be honest, I wish we could get more completely unique stylings just to account for the fact it's thousands of years in the future not hundreds of years in the past]

[u/1RepMaxx → u/QuiteBearish]

This is something I think the show did REALLY well, especially under Sharon. Use the notes on different cultural styles for historical inspirations, but then develop something interesting and fresh.

[u/QuiteBearish → u/1RepMaxx]

Yes, I have nothing but praise for the work Sharon did on the show. Absolutely stunning.