Ancient city-sized dragon that is eons older that any surviving historical text or man-made structures in the world, speaking to the dwarf that stands bravely before her: "Well ain't chu just the most precious lil' thang I ever did lay eyes on! Wut's yer name, sugah?"

No one decided that, if you’re looking at Tolkien based fantasy then of course it’s British because it’s British fantasy

All of the Asian fantasy I’ve seen has been populated by people of their respective country.

Everyone knows the Grim Reaper is Jamaican

This post is stupid, just write your desired fantasy

I don't want none of them there dragons yonder.

What better way to break immersion than have your quest giver start screaming GO ON GIT

Why so much room for activities on this image?

American accents sound too 'modern' because American English wasn't a thing until the Medieval period had long passed, and most fantasy is medieval or medieval-adjacent.

I'm all for broadening the use, though. I love that the Witcher games gave Geralt and the other Witchers of the School of the Wolf American accents. And Dragon Age (back when it was good) giving the dwarves American accents.

Because its fantasy no ones fantasising about American accents.

Orc: "Y'all lil fellers in the wrong gotdam place I reckon. You boys jus' git on up in them rocks and take them panties right off."

Pretty sure because the “original” fantasy was written as a false history for England (LoTR was this). So it makes sense that the people would bear an English accent

Fantasy is based upon the middle ages.

During the middle ages the US did not exist.

Because New Zealand is a fantasy hence why it doesn't exist on many world maps.

Let's see.

Dwarves: Billy-Bob Thornton's accent from Sling Blade.

Elves: Transatlantic accent. Used by stars in the 1930s/1940s.

Hobbits: Cajun. Makes sense, they love food, live a rural life, etc.

Orcs: NYC accent

Goblins: Chicago Accent

Or, if you wanted to go international.

Dwarves: Gotta go with the classic. Glasgow.

Elves: South African. I think it can sound smart but foreign-influenced, as elves should.

Hobbits: Aussie

Orcs: NYC accent again

Goblins: Newfoundland accent

Most have Eurocentric accents because those are the areas the various legends and stories originated.

Various depictions of leprechauns make them pretty much Irish rednecks. I love Mad Sweeney's depiction in American Gods.

We do, they just tend to be the Orcs or Goblins lol

I would like to take this moment recommend Not Another D&D Podcast solely because of the Crick Elves

Because for fantasy we think of middle ages, and middle ages america is full of natives, not a single English speaker in sight

Geralt has an American accent in the games.

Tolkien, the father of modern fantasy based Middle Earth a lot on old Britain and the affects industrialisation was having.

I'd love to see more fantasy based on Native American mythology for sure.

In Dragon Age, the dwarves speak with an American accent, which was pretty unique during the time.

Yes we collectively decided it. We all had a big vote, but you weren't invited.

I mean go and watch true blood or read the books ots based off of ?

Modern fantasy is heavily based on ancient European fairytales and folklore

Good lord no. Here in the US I hear plenty of that. It's the last thing I want to hear in a fantasy.

The German translation of Baldur's Gate decided for some reason that elves spoke in an east-German accent. Imagine Legolas sounding like he was from Texas.

A great example of this is Not Another D&D Podcast, a comedy D&D podcast. The first campaign has a player character who sounds like she’s from Appalachia!

I did a dnd campaign once where it had a Louisiana bayou theme. Rednecks? Southern belles, and swamp gnomes with Cajun French accents. Was a lot of fun!

"y'all want some fairy dust?"