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	Fantasy - MSN Encarta
		Early masterpieces of fantasy literature include the orientalist fantasy, Vathek (1786) by William Beckford, the Polish aristocrat Jan Potocki’s farrago of tales within tales, The Saragossa Manuscript (published fragmentarily 1804-1814), and the collections of short stories published by the German E.
		While the Gothic novelist Charles Brockden Brown was probably America’s earliest author of fantasy, and Nathaniel Hawthorne produced stories such as “Young Goodman Brown” that were certainly fantastic, Edgar Allan Poe was the greatest of America’s early fantasy writers in both prose and poetry.
		In low fantasy the fantastic breaks into the real world and changes certain aspects of it, as for instance in the Franz Kafka story “Die Verwandlung” (1915; “The Metamorphosis”, 1937), in which a man wakes up to find himself transformed into a beetle.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_781533578/Fantasy.html (778 words)

	Fantasy Football Index - Birth of Fantasy Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The man who conceived the idea for fantasy football, and who deserves the most credit for the birth of the game, is the late Wilfred "Bill" Winkenbach, who was a limited partner with the Raiders (he owned a financial stake in the team, but had no say in its operation).
		The Oakland in which fantasy football grew up was the working class side of the Bay, long sitting in the shadow of its richer and haughtier neighbor to the west, San Francisco.
		Winkenbach became the first commissioner of a fantasy football league because, as an independent businessman, he had the phone lines, the typewriters and the mimeograph machine (that also tells you a little about how long ago this was) needed to do the job right.
	www.fantasyindex.com /Birth.html (2538 words)

	Low fantasy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Low fantasy is a term not devised to describe a specific subgenre but to contrast specific works with high fantasy.
		Conan the Barbarian's Hyborian Age is an example of low fantasy that typifies the sword and sorcery subgenre.
		Fantasy literature that has a relatively low amount of magic and the supernatural.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Low_fantasy (380 words)

	High fantasy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While it is far from being the oldest fantasy subgenre, high fantasy, along with sword and sorcery, has become one of the two genres most commonly associated with the general term fantasy.
		The term can also distinguish between high fantasy and low fantasy—or to be more precise, low fantasy can be contrasted with high fantasy, as the term "low fantasy" has been defined in varying ways that contradict each other—but all contrast with high fantasy.
		In the commonest, "low fantasy" is distinguished by the relative amount of supernatural forces in the world—low—or by its setting in the real world with fantastical elements intruding.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/High_fantasy (1057 words)

	fantasy Document
		First, it is argued that goal-directed fantasies are more limited in their ability to mediate hypnotic responding than is commonly appreciated; as well, they do not seem to account for the nonvolitional quality of hypnotic responding.
		This theory-- Kunzendorf's 'source monitoring' theory of self-consciousness--implies that fantasies of the sensory consequences of a behavior should not lead to the behavior, so long as the fantasies are self-consciously known to be imaginal and are not expected to be perceptual...
		Fantasy- prone subjects (fantasizers) were selected from the upper 2%-4% of the college population on a measure of imaginative involvement and contrasted with nonfantasizers (lower 2%-4%), and medium fantasy-prone subjects (middle range).
	www.hypnosiseire.com /research/all.php?topic=fantasy (8274 words)

	Fantasy Earth Information
		Once the game has a realistic base on which to build, fantasy elements can be added on in a consistent manner to achieve almost any level of fantasy desired for a particular setting, but at the base level the characters will all still behave in a manner which we can believe.
		In folklore, mages were feared not because they hurled fire or shot lightning, but because they knew things that others did not know, could control men's minds or fool their senses, or even cheat death or traffic with dark powers.
		Mages in Fantasy Earth do have some spells aimed at combat, but many others have powers which are more impressive when used in conjunction with planning and role-playing and help more in achieving story goals than winning combats.
	hometown.aol.com /zodygames/fantasyinfo.html (642 words)

	Hero System: Fantasy Hero Review -- January 6, 2004 \| d20 Magazine Rack
		Low Tech is the other Key, no phones, no lights, indoor plumbing etc. Continuing to compare SF to Fantasy, as SF has Super heroes, Martial Arts and Aliens, Fantasy has many sub genres as well.
		Fantasy Hero campaigns set in Epic Fantasy are also 75 points with an additional 75 points in disadvantages but the characters can start out with 'skilled normal' qualities and the powerful wizard or mentor as a 'very powerful hero'.
		Fantasy Worlds and Races in chapter five consists on how to construct a world and make it appear to function with some of the same natural characteristics we are familiar with.
	www.d20zines.com /v7/node/850 (2144 words)

	Fantasy Football Cheat Sheets
		The Fantasy season is shorter and chalking up two in the loss column this quickly will put any Owner on the spot to make crucial decisions.
		On the average Fantasy scoring was down, because Studs were quiet and many players with low Fantasy values stole touchdowns.
		Fantasy Stud: WR-Torry Holt (STL) hauled in 9 recepts for 121 yds and 1 TD.
	www.thefantasyfootballtimes.com /fftimes/content/default.aspx?CID=82 (1273 words)

	RPGnet: Review of Fantasy Hero
		Of particular note here is the separation of epic and high fantasy, the loss of the disdainful "hack and slash fantasy" category, and a more extensive take on subgenres that have modern elements or characters.
		The old fantasy hero rules provided a fairly straightforward form useful in defining how the campaign operates, its tacit assumptions, etc. This was useful in both conception of a campaign and being a ready reference for the players; I think it was a major mistake to exclude some version of them in this edition.
		But this version of Fantasy Hero atones for that past sin by including this possibility and discussing the effects that using power frameworks is likely to have on the tone and balance of the magic system.
	www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/9/9847.phtml (2695 words)

	Reed Low Stats, Statistics and Fantasy News - RotoWire.com
		Low was a healthy scratch Tuesday night sitting six out of the last eight games, the Chicago Sun Times reports.
		Low made the Hawks roster to start the 2006-07 season as the team's enforcer, according to the Daily Herald.
		Low could return to the lineup as soon as Saturday against Dallas, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
	www.rotowire.com /hockey/player.htm?id=1346 (197 words)

	Mike Davidson: Low Involvement Fantasy Football
		I don’t even want to get into the specifics, but let me just say, if you participate in a keeper league, be damn sure the people making the rules use standard keeper rules and don’t make up their own on the fly.
		If you’re already in enough fantasy leagues or you’re looking for a less “effort intensive” way to play some fantasy football, head on over to the Newsvine Hi-Lo Fantasy Football Challenge.
		The Hi-Lo Challenge is much quicker than full-roster fantasy football in that all you need to do is pick two NFL teams each week: one that you think will score a high number of points and one that will score a low number.
	www.mikeindustries.com /blog/archive/2006/08/low-involvement-fantasy-football (410 words)

	f13.net forums - Age of Conan: Class List
		The term I've generally heard used is "Low Fantasy" as opposed to "High Fantasy." As far as I'm aware, High Fantasy is supposed to represent Tolkienesque stuff, with Elves and Dragons and Wizards and Knights and so on, and Low Fantasy is the catchall term for people who want to be less...
		Anyways, in my experience, Conan is to Low Fantasy as Lord of the Rings is to High Fantasy, it's just that high fantasy has seen a lot more exposure in video games and movies (especially in the last ten years or so).
		Then again, low fantasy could have all the themes of high fantasy, but at same time, not take itself too seriously.
	forums.f13.net /index.php?topic=8114.msg253752 (511 words)

	HIGH FANTASY Articles Fantasy mediaThese stories are gene
		The term can also distinguish between high fantasy and low fantasy -- or to be more precise, low fantasy can be contrasted with high fantasy, as the term "low fantasy" has been repeatedly defined in manners that contradict each other but all contrast with high fantasy.
		In the commonest, "low fantasy" is distinguished by relative amount of supernatural forces in the world -- low -- or by its setting in the real world with fantasical elements intruding.
		Purists might not consider this to be "true" high fantasy, although such stories are often categorized as high fantasy due to the fact that they've yet to be classified as their own distinct subgenre, and often resemble this subgenre more closely than any other.
	www.amazines.com /High_fantasy_related.html (433 words)

	Omni-Soul's Profile - GameSpot
		Story: All Final Fantasy stories are world-embracing, which means that the main goal of the heroes is always to save the world by preventing an evil force from destroying or enslaving it.
		Certain types of monsters are also typical for certain parts of a game: For example, in the beginning of a game insects, lizards, or small humanoids such as imps or goblins prevail, while the final dungeon is traditionally populated by powerful monsters such as behemoths, iron giants, or malboros with their bad breath attack.
		An example of a typical recurrent Final Fantasy monster is the fire bomb, which is vulnerable to ice and which explodes after some time, killing itself and causing a lot of damage to one of the characters.
	www.gamespot.com /users/Omni-Soul (2698 words)

	The World of Final Fantasy - Final Fantasy Style
		The most typical setting of the series is medieval fantasy, although even the most medievally inclined worlds of Final Fantasy are still not strictly medieval: there are always some elements of modern technology, the most popular one being the airship, an obligatory vehicle for all Final Fantasies.
		The planet on which all the inhabitants of a Final Fantasy world dwell is often described as a living, breathing being, the source of all life and power.
		An example of a typical recurrent Final Fantasy monster is the fire bomb, which is weak to ice and which explodes after some time, killing itself and causing a lot of damage to one of the characters.
	www.mobygames.com /featured_article/feature,18/section,116 (1661 words)

	Wakefield Public Library's Fiction Readers' Advisory Definition of Fantasy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fantasy fiction has been finding a broader audience among readers who enjoy suspending their disbelief and exploring the mystery and intrigue of new worlds.
		Low Fantasy features our real world as the primary place of action where odd occurrences remain unexplained and magical and supernatural beings exist.
		In High Fantasy, the main hero in character mirrors the conflicts, flaws, and virtues that are universally shared by all of us in our everyday search for happiness and accomplishment.
	www.wakefieldlibrary.org /zrafdc.htm (190 words)

	Free Systems Fantasy Genres Roleplaying Games
		- Fantasy Role-Playing on the World of Telostic, in which a once-mighty civilization has degenerated over thousands of years to an early Middle Ages level.
		It has been created by a veteran pernickety game master and it want to be realistic, complete and simple.
		- Fantasy roleplaying in Kerun, a primitive world inspired by the Bronze Age, the Celts and Siberian Shamanism.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Games/Roleplaying/Genres/Fantasy/Free_Systems (733 words)

	Fantasy Earth Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Once the game has a realistic base on which to build, fantasy elements can be added on in a consistent manner to achieve almost any level of fantasy desired for a particular setting, but at the base level the characters will all still behave in a manner which we can believe.
		Mages in Fantasy Earth do have some spells aimed at combat, but many others have powers which are more impressive when used in conjunction with planning and role-playing and help more in achieving story goals than winning combats.
		Also, in the skill based system of Fantasy Earth, mages are free to learn and use normal weapons to defend themselves when magic fails.
	members.aol.com /zodygames/fantasyinfo.html (642 words)

	"+" weapons and armor in Low Fantasy campaigns
		This campaign world is low fantasy, but that usually, more often that not, means very little to no magic, little to no monsters and no demi-humans.
		A fantasy world where laughter is the best medicine, next to spending your ill-gotten gains on useless things because what else is there to enjoy in this world.
		This higher healing rate is reflective of low fantasy icons suchas Fafard and Conan and their ability to rebound after combat.
	grognardstavern.proboards29.com /index.cgi?board=bdnd&action=print&thread=1145444047 (1312 words)

	high fantasy
		Some typical characteristics of high fantasy include fantastical races such as elves and dwarves, magic, wizards, invented languages, coming-of-age themes, and multi-volume narratives.
		In this case, "high" and "low" simply describe the relative amount of supernatural forces in the world.
		One of the main concepts of the high fantasy storylines is the main hero's storyline.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/High_fantasy.php (735 words)

	Pyramid: The Trappings of Technology: Enchantment for Low Fantasy and Techno-Magic for GURPS Fourth Edition
		However, that may not fit the feel of a low fantasy or techno-magic world where magic is a de facto technology.
		For low fantasy, allowing unskilled enchanters to produce ramshackle work fits the genre -- items are more likely to be made by Peter the Journeyman Enchanter than the High Elven Council of Wizards.
		To fit with fantasy tropes, the solution should be available to even the magically ungifted: Impose their will upon the object and reawaken its quiescent magic.
	www.sjgames.com /pyramid/sample.html?id=6030 (3308 words)

	Fantasy: The Unreality
		Contemporary fantasy, also known as modern or urban fantasy, frequently takes a current-world character and plunges her headfirst into a surreal land, such as in the Chronicles of Narnia.
		Unlike low fantasy, where magic is not the focus of the world, high fantasy is driven by characters attuned to their magic.
		Fantasy bends the rules of reality, creating beings and things that none can see in the normal world.
	fmwriters.com /Visionback/Issue29/fantasyunreality.htm (811 words)

	Features7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Low cost airlines have become the magical mantra that will supposedly solve all the problems of the tourist sector.
		Low cost airlines have been here, are here and will continue to come here - paying the present charges.
		We are past the age of low cost tourism as much as we are past the age of low cost industries.
	www.travelmalta.com /Trader/Features7.htm (2513 words)

	Fantasy Basketball News - CBS SportsLine.com
		Analysis: Keep Nocioni reserved in all Fantasy leagues until he can officially return and prove his health in consecutive games without any lingering effects of the injury.
		Analysis: Robinson is not a recommended Fantasy starter for the upcoming scoring period.
		Fantasy owners shouldn't worry about him being kept off the glass too often.
	sportsline.com /fantasy/basketball (960 words)

	RPGnet: Review of GURPS Fantasy (PDF)
		It favors medival fantasy but also delves into everything from ancient myth to wuxia to the "hidden fantastic world" of many modern day conspiracy games -- fantasy, after all, is the realm of the fantastic, and the fantastic can happen in many settings.
		In a high fantasy game, for example, if one of the PCs dies, there's no reason why the group can't maneuver their way into the realm of the dead and challenge the gatekeeper(s) (or god(s)) to a contest to win back his life!
		In fact, the question of what happens after death can be quite important to a fantasy game, so Chapter Two concludes with a few different options, from rising as the undead to reincarnation and from resurrection to ascencion into godhood...
	www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/12/12083.phtml (2778 words)

	Neverwinter Nights: High Magic vs. Low Magic
		The only problem with low magic is that it greatly favors magic users.
		You might limit your fighters to +1 weapons but that paladin is going to be running around with a +5 holy sword if he has access to all his spells, not to mention pure magic users are virtually gods compared to other classes with crappy gear.
		My opinion on casters in a fantasy setting is that they are extremely rare and to be feared.
	nwn2forums.bioware.com /forums/viewtopic.html?topic=527054&forum=109 (1114 words)

	Open Directory - Games: Roleplaying: Genres: Fantasy: Free Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Crestfallen - Fantasy roleplaying in Kerun, a primitive world inspired by the Bronze Age, the Celts and Siberian Shamanism.
		The Lands of Hiveworld - An alien realm where humans are subjects to sentient insects, and, once a generation, chosen ones seek the land across the ocean and freedom.
		It is mostly fantasy based, though the core rules are modular and generic.
	dmoz.org /Games/Roleplaying/Genres/Fantasy/Free_Systems (878 words)

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