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Saturnalia (PBM)
''Saturnalia'' (or ''Sat'') is a play by mail (PBM) game with a fantasy setting that was first played by students at the University of Southampton before becoming a commercial enterprise in the United Kingdom. Publication history ''Saturnalia'' was one of the first single-character fantasy, sword and sorcery PBM role-playing games. Little 1988. p. 49. Neil Packer and Simon Letts designed the game. Also known as ''Sat'', ''Saturnalia'' was hand moderated. Wayne 1997. p. 36. Turn results in 1985 comprised an A4-sized page of small handwriting, with shorter or longer results resulting in adjusted turn fees. In 1987, Sloth Enterprises was formed to moderate a commercial version of the game. In an advertisement in the October 1986 issue of ''Adventurer'', Sloth Enterprises asserted that ''Saturnalia'' currently had a subscriber base of over 700 players, making it the largest single-player PBM game in the U.K. Saturnalia 1986. p. 3. By 1997, the game had been running for twenty years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword And Sorcery
Sword and sorcery (S&S) is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus on personal battles rather than world-endangering matters. Sword and sorcery commonly overlaps with heroic fantasy. Origin American author Fritz Leiber coined the term "sword and sorcery" in 1961 in response to a letter from British author Michael Moorcock in the fanzine ''Amra'', demanding a name for the sort of fantasy-adventure story written by Robert E. Howard. Moorcock had initially proposed the term "epic fantasy". Leiber replied in the journal ''Ancalagon'' (6 April 1961), suggesting "sword-and-sorcery as a good popular catchphrase for the field". He expanded on this in the July 1961 issue of ''Amra'', commenting: Since its inception, many attempts have been made to provide a precise definition of "swor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
