Cloudward Ho talk- I think Tabira City is one of my new favourite fantasy cities because it truly has a fully different system of functioning that isn't just a rule that you can Tell newcomers- it has to come with an entirely new way of thinking.
Our heroes got to the city, asked all the adventurer questions of what is that, what is this, but still don't quite understand the currency. It isn't just going from dollars to euros, it's good faith bartering, elements of socialism, community outreach. And with the attitude they have from Gath it's confusing cause they KNOW that wouldn't work in Gath with the way people are- the system works because everyone in Tabira has a completely different approach to life. A completely different approach to strangers and possessions.
And we see if you can't adapt to that you will end up a baboon in the square begging for noodles.
I like when a sci-fi/fantasy place isn't just "what if we tried out london but a different skin" the foundations this place was made on is completely different to the cities in Gath.
It's good world building cause it asks the question: What would a city look like if it was made up of only lost people and lost things who were just suddenly and violently cut off from their world?
Expertise and Skill become the common basis for trade, because it's the only thing people can reliably bring with them. Being kind to people who have nothing becomes a lot more common because that was Just You. That has happened to people you know, you know what that feeling is. The food and style is diverse, the technological and cultural advancements are probably supercharged because of the meshing of different perspectives.
And letting that develop for generations you get a place like Tabira!
THAT'S what I like in a fantasy city, not somewhere you can learn the 10 different rules they have and then go about your merry way- I think you would have to spend years in Tabira to really master the city. It challenges the heroes to expand themselves.
What if I put you in a fantasy market and the one catch is you have to have empathy and manners and if you don't you will fail. That rules man idk what to say
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