Speaking as someone who loves the little modern touches in Golarion, I agree that Galt seems particularly Pratchettian.
There might be something there. There is a bit of Borogravia there.
Of course, since Discworld is beyond awesome, this is definitely a bad thing.
And if I ever need to explain Ustalav to one of my friends in a hurry, I'll just say, "It's this setting's Uberwald."
I usually go with Ravenloft.
Damn, now I'm wondering how he'd present the Pathfinder Society itself. Probably as a parody of travel agencies. "Well the Candlestone Caverns are just crawling with gremlins in early summer... I can book your party a ship to Andoran later this month, but one of you will have to sleep in the cargo hold."
I don't see that at all.
The Society is definitely a bunch of explorers based in Ankh-Morpork who go and explore far-off, unexplored areas. Unexplored doesn't mean nobody ever was there. Living there doesn't count.
They're doing it because as Ankhians-Morporkians, they know better than anyone else how to explore something.
And I bet the Patrician manages to hold not one but two seats on the Decemvirate.
Sorry, Erik; I'm not seeing it. I'm still getting Taldor as a country of operas and swordcanes instead of castles and knights on horseback. Oh well.
Agreed. Taldor is definitely not the "Knightly Realm".
I guess if you want chivalry, Lastwall or Mendev are probably your best bets.