why are many creators so afraid of making a setting with napoleonic wars era technology?
>>97285005Despite the Napoleonic fanboys' delusional talk, it's not a popular period among normies and hobbyists-lite. The warfare of that era becomes too complex for your average DnD-tier nerd to understand, the period is not hitting you with the "individual heroes and deeds" vibes like the medieval period for example. The easy answer therefore is, it wouldn't sell because your average fantasy consumer is a fantasy consumer and you don't need a genius to create a story of sword-swinging murder-hobos adventuring.
>>97285050what about tabletop games?
>>97285288The Napoleonic wars have been one of the main staples of wargaming since back when there were still living Napoleonic war veterans around.
>>97285005It's aesthetically boring
