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Halcyon+On+On
Liebchen
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: midcoast
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(Feline) Philosophy!
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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Aug-05-2012 04:34
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Lira
Be a Good One!
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Brasilia, Brazil and Manaus, Brazil
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quote: | Originally posted by Lagrangian
I happen to be (slightly) 'above average' at NFL Fantasy, is anyone running a league here on TA? |
Fantasy World:
A fantasy world is a fictional universe used in fantasy novels and games. Typical worlds involve magic or magical abilities[1] and often, but not always, either a medieval or futuristic theme. Some worlds may be a parallel world tenuously connected to Earth via magical portals or items; a fictional Earth set in the remote past or future; or an entirely independent world set in another universe.[2]
Many fantasy worlds draw heavily on real world history, geography and sociology, and also on mythology and folklore.
Rather than creating their own fantasy world, many authors choose to set their novels in Earth's past. In order to explain the absence of miraculous elements, authors may introduce "a retreat of magic" (sometimes called "thinning") that explains why the magic and other fantastic elements no longer appear:[21] For example, in The Lord of the Rings, the destruction of the One Ring not only defeated Sauron, but destroyed the power of the Three Rings of the elves, resulting in their sailing into the West at the end of the story. Larry Niven details the idea in The Magic Goes Away, as an allegory for a modern-day energy crisis. A retreat can also be used as a plot device in a non-Earth setting, such as the diminishing of the Spirit-skills in Zilpha Keatley Snyder's Green Sky Trilogy.
A contemporary fantasy necessarily takes place in what purports to be the real world, and not a fantasy world. It may, however, include references to such a retreat. J. K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them explains that wizards eventually decided to conceal all magic creatures and artifacts from non-magic users.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_world
Further reading:
Manlove, Colin Christian Fantasy: from 1200 to the Present ISBN 0-268-00790-X
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Aug-05-2012 05:00
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Joss Weatherby
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2008
Location: The Pacific Northwest, of course
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by far one of the most lulztastic days ever... ahh random chance is amazing.
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Aug-05-2012 10:18
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Meat187
Diese scheiß Katze
Registered: Dec 2007
Location: The Night's Plutonian Shore
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Aug-05-2012 12:11
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OrangestO
–30–
Registered: Feb 2010
Location: London
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quote: | Originally posted by Lagrangian
I happen to be (slightly) 'above average' at NFL Fantasy, is anyone running a league here on TA? |
I'm in two money leagues this year. I've been on a waiting list for three years to get into one of them, where the jackpot is a couple grand.
I'm down to do a TA league, though, if enough people are interested.
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Aug-05-2012 13:42
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