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DonathinFrye · 09-01-2010, 11:48 AM

<de-rail>There have been many academic attempts to comprehend the laws of Magic in Middle-Earth. One of my favorite summary articles is below.

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I think that labeling RPIs as "soft-fiction" is over-generalizing the genre. On Atonement, for instance, there is a lot of thought put into the science of the fiction - as well as its reprecussions; it's actually one of the game's main themes. On Shadows of Isildur, there is a reasonably low amount of unexplained "magic" in the game, but of course, with a high-turnover amongst its Storyteller Administrators, consistency can become an issue there on rare occasion. Ultimately, though, an RPI is more likely to take a "harder" approach [than other MUDs] to fiction because of its attempt to create immersion and a foundation of (subjective) realism in its roleplay.

09-01-2010, 11:48 AM	#16
DonathinFrye Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Name: Donathin Frye Location: Columbus, OH Home MUD: Optional Realities Home MUD: Atonement RPI Home MUD: Project Redshift Posts: 510	Re: Veterans of Roleplay Intensive MUDs <de-rail>There have been many academic attempts to comprehend the laws of Magic in Middle-Earth. One of my favorite summary articles is below. </de-rail> I think that labeling RPIs as "soft-fiction" is over-generalizing the genre. On Atonement, for instance, there is a lot of thought put into the science of the fiction - as well as its reprecussions; it's actually one of the game's main themes. On Shadows of Isildur, there is a reasonably low amount of unexplained "magic" in the game, but of course, with a high-turnover amongst its Storyteller Administrators, consistency can become an issue there on rare occasion. Ultimately, though, an RPI is more likely to take a "harder" approach [than other MUDs] to fiction because of its attempt to create immersion and a foundation of (subjective) realism in its roleplay.