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<blockquote data-quote="Shardstone" data-source="post: 9212220" data-attributes="member: 6807784"><p>In Fantasy, the heroes are either nobodies or they become kings, rulers, etc, otherwise known as legends. Meanwhile, in Superhero stories, everyone knows about the superheroes. They see them on tv, in the news, and so on. And this introduces the first major difference in the genres: the information connectivity of the settings. Superman flies around and everyone sees him. They blog about it or go to the news or go on tv and talk about it. But that kind of technology doesn't exist for Fantasy characters. However, you can replicate it through bards, wanted posters, festivals, and so on.</p><p></p><p>In a lot of ways, Star Wars shows very well this information gap. Even though Luke and Han and everything are famous and well-known, the lack of connectivity between different star systems means that a lot of people begin to think of them as legends or faraway tales that don't mean much, if anything at all. I think this example also highlights the real core of the issue, which is the lack of MEDIA connecting the setting. </p><p></p><p>There is no MEDIA in a Fantasy setting. As a result, people aren't reading newspapers and watching the news to learn what's going on in the world. Even bards are bawdy storytellers usually, and likewise, most people don't actually care what the crier has to say.</p><p></p><p>So, if you can think your way out of this riddle, you can probably close the gap pretty easily. This will take them from heroes to superheroes, as now they have a huge impact on society, and everything they do falls under a microscope (key to the supers genre), etc etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shardstone, post: 9212220, member: 6807784"] In Fantasy, the heroes are either nobodies or they become kings, rulers, etc, otherwise known as legends. Meanwhile, in Superhero stories, everyone knows about the superheroes. They see them on tv, in the news, and so on. And this introduces the first major difference in the genres: the information connectivity of the settings. Superman flies around and everyone sees him. They blog about it or go to the news or go on tv and talk about it. But that kind of technology doesn't exist for Fantasy characters. However, you can replicate it through bards, wanted posters, festivals, and so on. In a lot of ways, Star Wars shows very well this information gap. Even though Luke and Han and everything are famous and well-known, the lack of connectivity between different star systems means that a lot of people begin to think of them as legends or faraway tales that don't mean much, if anything at all. I think this example also highlights the real core of the issue, which is the lack of MEDIA connecting the setting. There is no MEDIA in a Fantasy setting. As a result, people aren't reading newspapers and watching the news to learn what's going on in the world. Even bards are bawdy storytellers usually, and likewise, most people don't actually care what the crier has to say. So, if you can think your way out of this riddle, you can probably close the gap pretty easily. This will take them from heroes to superheroes, as now they have a huge impact on society, and everything they do falls under a microscope (key to the supers genre), etc etc. [/QUOTE]
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