>If you want to explore past minds and enjoy the scenarios of yore
I don't. Well, not in RPGs anyway. I do enjoy old books and period fiction but roleplaying in "scenarios of yore" is unappealing to me. Historical verisimiltude has no inherent value, it's a preference. "Kill the Lich in the magical land of Themeparkia" can be in every way as good, engaging and deep as a historical game with a 20-page bibliography. It's all down to the DM and the players.

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I don't know what your standards for "modern" are because Faerun is almost 40 years old. Your image doesn't make much sense when applied to RPG settings. Many games and fantasy novels in the "good old days" had kitchen sink settings or just said "travel the land of Yngland and kill yon Liche" and then had the character run into cool stuff. Tolkien-tier worldbuilding with consistent "canon" and "lore" being the expected norm is rather recent. And definitely not all, or even most older settings represented real life history and culture with archeological accuracy.