Dice games can include storytelling components, characters from popular culture, or unique themes and settings. There are plenty of games that incorporate a fantasy element;with mystical creatures or medieval settings that follow a narrative. History and science fiction play large roles in dice games as well, particularly engine-building games. Often players are tasked with building a colony, civilization, or city sometime in the distant past or future. Licensed dice games might feature characters and settings from popular movies, comic books, or franchises, such as Star Wars or Harry Potter.