Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is just getting started, but a few things can already be said about the setting, and it seems to be DnD-inspired.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sousou no Frieren) appears to be based quite explicitly on the concept of “what happens after the DnD adventure.” It is not a unique setting, but it is a very welcome one, especially seeing how Frieren tries to tackle the issue of a group of friends falling apart because they have achieved their common goal. So let us look closer at that aesthetic.
We will also define DnD for the readers who are unfamiliar with role-playing games. Tabletop role-playing game is a game where people role-play characters through speech or writing. It differs, for example, from LARP, a live action role-playing game, in which characters are physically played by the players.
DnD is a very commonly loved role-playing game, to the point where it became almost synonymous with tabletops. It has multiple editions, but in general, it involves creating a group of characters, usually vastly different, with different abilities and backstories, and beginning an adventure by role-playing them. DnD stands for Dungeons and Dragons; it is a world full of magic, and it features all sorts of fantasy creatures, many of them playable.
Frieren starts with four characters ending their journey. Two are human – a priest that drinks way too much and a self-absorbed hero – and the rest are a quiet dwarf and the titular Frieren, a withdrawn elf. All these races are very frequently encountered in DnD, and the stereotype of a drunk priest or the self-absorbed hero is also well known.
The Elf Frieren, just like in DnD, can live for a very long time, to the point where the ten-year journey they had together did not really seem long to her. However, humans and many other races have much less time before they die. As Frieren starts to understand that her human friends will soon be gone forever, it shakes her up and makes her search for books and spells that would help her communicate with the dead.
And just like in DnD, it means going on a journey and performing small quests for different people. Frieren does just that; she takes spells in exchange for her magical assistance. And, eventually, she even gets a new companion, one that she tries to get to know, now that she is aware of the short lifespan of other races.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End appears to be DnD inspired in its premise and a lot of its aesthetic, including a world full of magic and various magical races. It is a very cozy aesthetic, and we cannot wait for the next episode to come out.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is just getting started, but a few things can already be said about the setting, and it seems to be DnD-inspired.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sousou no Frieren) appears to be based quite explicitly on the concept of “what happens after the DnD adventure.” It is not a unique setting, but it is a very welcome one, especially seeing how Frieren tries to tackle the issue of a group of friends falling apart because they have achieved their common goal. So let us look closer at that aesthetic.
We will also define DnD for the readers who are unfamiliar with role-playing games. Tabletop role-playing game is a game where people role-play characters through speech or writing. It differs, for example, from LARP, a live action role-playing game, in which characters are physically played by the players.
DnD is a very commonly loved role-playing game, to the point where it became almost synonymous with tabletops. It has multiple editions, but in general, it involves creating a group of characters, usually vastly different, with different abilities and backstories, and beginning an adventure by role-playing them. DnD stands for Dungeons and Dragons; it is a world full of magic, and it features all sorts of fantasy creatures, many of them playable.
Frieren starts with four characters ending their journey. Two are human – a priest that drinks way too much and a self-absorbed hero – and the rest are a quiet dwarf and the titular Frieren, a withdrawn elf. All these races are very frequently encountered in DnD, and the stereotype of a drunk priest or the self-absorbed hero is also well known.
The Elf Frieren, just like in DnD, can live for a very long time, to the point where the ten-year journey they had together did not really seem long to her. However, humans and many other races have much less time before they die. As Frieren starts to understand that her human friends will soon be gone forever, it shakes her up and makes her search for books and spells that would help her communicate with the dead.
And just like in DnD, it means going on a journey and performing small quests for different people. Frieren does just that; she takes spells in exchange for her magical assistance. And, eventually, she even gets a new companion, one that she tries to get to know, now that she is aware of the short lifespan of other races.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End appears to be DnD inspired in its premise and a lot of its aesthetic, including a world full of magic and various magical races. It is a very cozy aesthetic, and we cannot wait for the next episode to come out.
