Local and Rustic

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Local adjective - Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.

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Rustic and local are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rustic" instead an adjective "Local".

Nearby Words: location, locality, locale, localize, localised

Rustic adjective - Lacking social grace and assurance.

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Local and rustic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Local" instead an adjective "Rustic".

Nearby Words: rust, rusticity, rusticated, rustication, rustically

Local Blacksmith: The rustic equivalent, ubiquitous in fantasy stories and RPGs, in which it's expected that most people will be armed in some way.

Source: Arms Dealer
So there's obvious difference between "rustic" and "advanced" places, but whether any given world is stronger or weaker in magical, technological or combined areas depends on tastes of its denizens, local resources and chance.

Source: Technology Levels

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