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2012/11/25 22:58:20
Subject: Andys Chambers of horrors - a retrospective look at the games designer.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Low fantasy tends to be less fantastic, as the name suggests.
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2012/11/25 23:38:42
Subject: Andys Chambers of horrors - a retrospective look at the games designer.
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Fixture of Dakka
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Pretty much this, fantastic description by the way. 
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2012/11/26 13:49:58
Subject: Andys Chambers of horrors - a retrospective look at the games designer.
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Frenzied Berserker Terminator
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Low fantasy, to me, seems to be many "children's" fantasy novels. Would I correct in saying that a book/series like Harry Potter or Raven's Gate is low fantasy?
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2012/11/26 14:00:22
Subject: Andys Chambers of horrors - a retrospective look at the games designer.
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Secret Force Behind the Rise of the Tau
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I wouldn't classify it that way. Harry Potter is contemporary fantasy. A story with fantasy elements set in the real world (some low fantasy does too but low fantasy rarely takes place in the 'present').
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2012/11/26 15:25:55
Subject: Andys Chambers of horrors - a retrospective look at the games designer.
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Hooded Inquisitorial Interrogator
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harry potter is just hellraiser for kids.
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2012/11/26 16:19:09
Subject: Andys Chambers of horrors - a retrospective look at the games designer.
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Stubborn Dark Angels Veteran Sergeant
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I would classify Harry Potter as High Fantasy, lots of non human races, a few characters, wizards bloody everywhere. Magic is used for pretty much everything and can be occasionally powerful.
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2012/11/26 19:49:27
Subject: Andys Chambers of horrors - a retrospective look at the games designer.
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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 Ratbarf wrote:I would classify Harry Potter as High Fantasy, lots of non human races, a few characters, wizards bloody everywhere. Magic is used for pretty much everything and can be occasionally powerful.
But it's set in the real world making it contemporary fantasy, High fantasy tends to make magic widely available whereas in harry potter it's a tiny fraction of the population.
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2012/11/26 23:12:27
Subject: Andys Chambers of horrors - a retrospective look at the games designer.
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Stubborn Dark Angels Veteran Sergeant
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High fantasy tends to make magic widely available whereas in harry potter it's a tiny fraction of the population.
True, but within that population it's about as common as tomato soup.
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2012/11/27 03:56:16
Subject: Andys Chambers of horrors - a retrospective look at the games designer.
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Nah. Low Fantasy, in the broadest sense, just means that the fantastical elements are less prominent.
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