How much are fantasies shaped by an invisible box around us? Are we free to dream boundlessly or are we hemmed in by the things which inspire us?
Here’s an experiment. Think of a druid. You know the kind: loves a bit of nature, possibly changes into a bear. What’s the biggest, flashiest ability you can think of for them? Think, like, level 120 druid in World of Warcraft and then multiply it by 10. What can you do? Take a moment. Really let your mind run free.
Does what you’re thinking of sound anything like this? I bet it doesn’t.
How about this for a kind of paladin?