Enough Medieval Fantasy RPGs Already Baldur’s Gate, The Witcher, and World of Warcraft. They all have at least one thing in common: They are all medieval fantasy RPGs. Medieval fantasy is a pleasantly familiar bit of escapism, filled with elves, dwarves, orcs, goblins, dragons, and swords-and-sorcery high jinks in countrysides, forests, castles, and dungeons. It was popularized through the influence of Arthurian legend, Norse mythology, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien (who was himself heavily influenced by Norse myths). Medieval fantasy RPGs, meanwhile, rose to prominence through the likes of Ultima, Forty years after Diablo IV, and