IzhNews #08 31 декабря 1999

Fantasy - the beginning of a series of articles about fantasy.

           FANTASY.



(C) Hamelion
__________________________________________


   This article, I decided to start a series of articles
of fantasy. For those who do not know,
I explain: fantasy - slightly podnadoevshee
combination of "Might and Magic." Fantasy
inexhaustible as the inexhaustible imagination
rights. But many people prefer not to
fantasize, and to use what
come up with other (Set of Rules and the worlds. On
They will be discussed in future articles).

   Since the text you are reading through
Specchia [or on the emulator - approx. Ed.], We
we will talk mostly about fantasy in
computers. In these articles, I
try to tell you about my
sufficiently rich experience learned from
long geymerstva (not lamerstva!) and
from other sources, such as books, movies
and I-NO. And I, as an experienced gamer
geymerstva not only on the spectral, but also on
other platforms, I'll write about everything
I know. Since I know enough
a lot of useful (from an excess of modesty
not going to die:), I decided
share this database with other (perhaps
someone this material will help in
geymmeykerstve). I (like logic) have tried to
organize all of what I
known. But I do not pretend ROLE OF TRUTH
In the last resort, because it is my
experience and my opinion. If you have
its different from mine point of view,
do not rush to yell at all intersections of
that I am lamer, and better contact
me and explain it. Your opinion will be
listened to and taken into account. If you
did not understand, I can only regret
your impenetrable stupidity.

    Well, now, more talk about
realms of fantasy. For those who do not know
I explain: the world of fantasy called the world,
where there is:
1) Magic and everything connected with it
(Magic items, weapons, etc.);
2) a reasonable race, often similar to humans
(Orcs, goblins, trolls, etc.);
3) create a magical (faeries, dragons,
Undead, demons, etc.).

   The most famous worlds created
writers - this is Middle-earth (created
Tolkien's books), Earthsea (the author -
Ursula K. Le Guin), etc. Some worlds are not
named author, such as the world of books
Terry Gudikayt, on some I do know
hearsay, such as the world series "The Sword
Shannery. "So there is obviously not complete
list. I would be happy for any additions.

   The most well-known concept in the realms of fantasy
this, of course, magic. Magic - it's part of the
structure of the world, so whoever it
possesses, can change the structure of the world.
But we will talk about the magic in one of
following articles.

   Fantasy worlds are used to plot
role-playing games (tabletop, field,
computer, etc.), books, movies, etc.
Each world has certain features,
through which it becomes
reusable:). It's history, structure
the world (or at least hint about it
interfere), global (preferably), and
certainly need some kind of zest,
make the world unique. If this
gentlemen's collection will not have peace
die very quickly. Why, for example,
Middle-earth sucking up all the bones
and more new games? Because of its
globality. In it you can shove any
story and more space will remain. Earthsea
surfaced due to an unusual system of magic, of
which I rsskazhu later.

   Some authors do not create another world, and
use the white spots of history and
squeezes back their stories. For example,
goes Robert E. Howard, who created history
heroes (I would call it that). Among his
heroes have Kull, King Valuzii,
countries to rival Atlantis, Puritan
Solomon Kahn, confronted in Africa
harpies, expelled from the clan svogo Celt
Tulrog O'Brien and the most famous barbarian
Conan, originally from Cimmeria.

   Somewhere in the I-HETE, namely on the site
RPG.ENJOY.RU, lay a memo, on
build up of thoughtful worlds. It
thoughtful, and not on the principle: tyap-boo-boo and
so come down. If for any reason
you do not want to use one of
existing worlds, and create your own
then he tekstik useful to you.

   And be with you for a GREAT SPIRIT
Spectrum.
__________________________________________