Posted by Saerin on September 03, 1999 at 03:50:20:
In Reply to: Re: Could someone (imm or otherwise) help me out with these questions? posted by the same Curious on September 02, 1999 at 11:49:57:
> > > Question 1: > > They don't, each place has it's own history, and shouldn't be taken in context of the books, but taken in context of it exists in Thera only. > So, in that case, where could I find resources as to the history of Thera? I mean, for me at least, it's weird walking into an area taken from a book I've read, and not really knowing how that area connects to the last place I've been, or how this localized colony of Aes Sedai sprang up without any of the cultural or magical paradigms that they're based on in WoT, or going into pre-LOTR Moria without any of the context, etc. So if they're not meant to be taken in the context of the fiction they're referencing, where could I go to get a sense of how they *do* all fit together? I've seen the imms tie in areas together that came from different pieces of literature. For example I think Khazad-dum is loosely tied in to Aridhol, Midgaard, and the troll
> > > How do the various areas on the MUD interrelate, and relate to the history of Thera? I mean, there's a Tar Valon, and there are Aes Sedai, but there are no PC Aes Sedai (or any IC "channeling" system or whatever), and we're obviously not in the WoT world, since you can just traipse over into Middle-Earth, or Icewind Dale, or some stock ROM area, or whatever. How is this supposed to be RP'd? Is the world supposed to be a series of interdimensional links, or something? Do people in other areas fear Aes Sedai, the way they do in WoT? Is there a Dark One? Is there a Sauron? In short, when you're dealing with an area from a book, are you supposed to assume that all the history surrounding the book applies only in that localized area, or that it's universal (in which case, how do the various book histories interact?)
forest. How? Go and take a look.