I'm interested in exploring sims that reproduce scenes from fantasy novels or series (not just based loosely on a setting, like the Elven sims). A few that I've come up with:
Tolkien: The Shire
Harry Potter: Liquid Heat, Witchcraft
Dune: Splintered Rock
Pern: Gianfar
Oz: Magic of Oz
Barsoom: a small piece of Privateer Space (still there, as of right now)
Any others you can suggest? I'm sure there are some obscure ones out there!
[yes, I'm deliberately omitting Gor]
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Galena Qi
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12-03-2008 18:36
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Rhaorth Antonelli
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12-03-2008 20:46
there is a pern sim???
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Buckaroo Mu
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12-03-2008 20:59
there is a pern sim??? does it have dragons? thread fall? wyers? It does indeed have Dragons and Weyrs - and a threadfall combat system that's still a bit under development, but we have a working test system up. We're in the middle of reorganization right now due to the OS Sims change - switching from two full and four OS sims to three full and one OS sim. Gianfar is the entry sim. It's "off-canon" RP, meaning we have female bronzes & such, with a complete backstory. We do NOT play the characters in the books, to comply with Anne's wishes regarding fan groups. Signup and complete details are available at http://www.gianfarpeaks.com. Hope to see you there! -Bronze Dragon Buckaroo, ridden by W'ndy, interim Weyrleader |
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Heidi Stiglitz
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12-03-2008 21:23
The city of Tar Valon from Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series is currently located in the Tar Valon sim. It too is getting ready to move because of the OS situation, but for right now that's where it is.
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Oryx Tempel
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12-03-2008 21:52
It does indeed have Dragons and Weyrs - and a threadfall combat system that's still a bit under development, but we have a working test system up. We're in the middle of reorganization right now due to the OS Sims change - switching from two full and four OS sims to three full and one OS sim. Gianfar is the entry sim. It's "off-canon" RP, meaning we have female bronzes & such, with a complete backstory. We do NOT play the characters in the books, to comply with Anne's wishes regarding fan groups. Signup and complete details are available at http://www.gianfarpeaks.com. Hope to see you there! -Bronze Dragon Buckaroo, ridden by W'ndy, interim Weyrleader Okay, this is just too cool. I have to check this out. To the OP; try Avilion for general fantasy stuff; dragons, elves, etc. _____________________
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Rhaorth Antonelli
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12-03-2008 22:03
It does indeed have Dragons and Weyrs - and a threadfall combat system that's still a bit under development, but we have a working test system up. We're in the middle of reorganization right now due to the OS Sims change - switching from two full and four OS sims to three full and one OS sim. Gianfar is the entry sim. It's "off-canon" RP, meaning we have female bronzes & such, with a complete backstory. We do NOT play the characters in the books, to comply with Anne's wishes regarding fan groups. Signup and complete details are available at http://www.gianfarpeaks.com. Hope to see you there! -Bronze Dragon Buckaroo, ridden by W'ndy, interim Weyrleader AWESOME I will definately be checking this out I love the pern series! (heck I love a lot of Anne's stuff, the ship series are cool too as are the crystal singers) oops I thought I spelled Weyr wrong LOL _____________________
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Kelli May
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12-04-2008 03:48
There's an Ankh-Morpork sim, depicting part of Terry Pratchett's fantasy city, and I understand RP is starting up there.
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Zen Zeddmore
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12-04-2008 04:02
"There's an Ankh-Morpork sim"
please, where is it? _____________________
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Min Fairweather
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12-04-2008 07:49
The town of Innsmouth from the Lovecraft novels on the October Country sim. Nice and creepy
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Love Hastings
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12-04-2008 07:52
There was one based on the Sleeping Beauty books (not the children's books). Is it still around?
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12-04-2008 09:16
there is a sim (or two) and a quest/game based on piers anthony's phaze novels.
the name of the sim is phaze something... erm... im me in world, i have a landmark. i think the jabberwocky sim is a twisted alice in wonderland place. i dont think ive had time to see it yet. :/ you starting a tour? lol! _____________________
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Kelli May
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12-04-2008 09:25
"There's an Ankh-Morpork sim" please, where is it? The sim is called "Ankh Morpork". Or maybe you could try typing "Ankh Morpork" in search? _____________________
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Zi Gothly
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12-04-2008 09:29
There was one based on the Sleeping Beauty books (not the children's books). Is it still around? Try here, Love. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Claiming%20Beauty/77/80/292 |
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Galena Qi
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12-04-2008 09:44
Thanks for your suggestions! No, I wasn't planning to offer tours, but that's not a bad idea.
Your posts have jogged my memory of a few others. There is (or was?) another HP Lovecraft sim - I'll look it up this evening. It has a really creepy animation of being taken by Chthulu. [EDIT - it's gone, sorry] There's a Ringworld build (not a full sim) in one of the science sims. Of course, that's science fiction not fantasy, but since I'm the OP I don't have to be consistent [Edit - It's still there - at Spindrift. Also a model of a asteroid habitat. ]I'd love to see a sim based on the Mythago series by Robert Holdstock. |
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Sabine Maruti
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12-04-2008 10:06
For Tolkien try Tol Essera ... Not sure if I got the spelling right
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12-04-2008 10:46
there is a sim (or two) and a quest/game based on piers anthony's phaze novels. That's something that may actually get me to log into SL again (been taking a break), the Phaze series was a nice one. I've always thought a Xanth sim(s) would be very fun to RP in. _____________________
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12-04-2008 10:50
Thanks for your suggestions! No, I wasn't planning to offer tours, but that's not a bad idea. Your posts have jogged my memory of a few others. There is (or was?) another HP Lovecraft sim - I'll look it up this evening. It has a really creepy animation of being taken by Chthulu. There's a Ringworld build (not a full sim) in one of the science sims. Of course, that's science fiction not fantasy, but since I'm the OP I don't have to be consistent I'd love to see a sim based on the Mythago series by Robert Holdstock. If you're allowing SF, there's a couple of Dune based sims. |
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12-04-2008 10:56
There was one based on the Sleeping Beauty books (not the children's books). Is it still around? There are at least two. The one mentioned later in this thread (which actually sounds like a third I hadn't heard of, instead of the second one), plus Bonds of Beauty (it was there last time I checked, though the name might be off). _____________________
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12-04-2008 11:00
there is a pern sim??? does it have dragons? thread fall? wyers? And you can buy dragons, but you can't ride a gold in Gianfar unless approved. I have a gold for my home  _____________________
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Galena Qi
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12-04-2008 11:06
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12-04-2008 11:11
The sim is called "Ankh Morpork". Or maybe you could try typing "Ankh Morpork" in search? I have the LM I will be back in world Friday if no one has passed it to you- but the Builders are still working on it - it is not ready as yet. I will try and point one of them to this thread. _____________________
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Kira Zobel
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12-04-2008 11:30
Barsoom?! *Goes to look!*
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Kira Zobel
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12-04-2008 11:31
I've always thought a Xanth sim(s) would be very fun to RP in. Oh, no! A sim full of bad puns. GIMMIE, NOW. |
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Kira Zobel
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12-04-2008 11:32
there is a sim (or two) and a quest/game based on piers anthony's phaze novels. the name of the sim is phaze something... erm... im me in world, i have a landmark. i think the jabberwocky sim is a twisted alice in wonderland place. i dont think ive had time to see it yet. :/ you starting a tour? lol! Phaze? I've been dying for Phaze in sl...*dies of glee* |
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Nika Talaj
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12-04-2008 11:39
Let's buy a sim or 4 and build Gormenghast!
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