the Lore?

[NateTehGreatt]

Who came up with the lore of Master Sword? I'd love to read more about it, where can I find a link to it?

And to whoever created the lore:

Where did you inspirations come from?
Did any inspirations stem from WoW? Because I've related a few things to WoW while playing

 

[Dridmar]

Who came up with the lore of Master Sword? I'd love to read more about it, where can I find a link to it?

And to whoever created the lore:

Where did you inspirations come from?
Did any inspirations stem from WoW? Because I've related a few things to WoW while playing

I'm pretty sure it was Lanethan that came up with it all? (Correct me if I'm wrong please)

 

[PBarnum]

Please visit the Writings sub-forum. Many questions will be answered. Also, the lore was created way before WoW.

 

[NateTehGreatt]

Please visit the Writings sub-forum. Many questions will be answered. Also, the lore was created way before WoW.

Well not particularly World of Warcraft, but the Warcraft lore. That goes waaaayyy back, probably when MS sprouted.

I'll check out the writings section, thanks

 

[Lanethan]

Only Warcraft game I ever played was Warcraft 2, for maybe a few games. I doubt it was a major influence, though maybe those few games had something that caught my eye. Regardless, I would say my largest influences were traditional fairy-tale, "Generic Fantasy" (i.e. ripoff of Tolkein-like things), and the Final Fantasy series of all things.

 

[Jawalt]

Only Warcraft game I ever played was Warcraft 2, for maybe a few games. I doubt it was a major influence, though maybe those few games had something that caught my eye. Regardless, I would say my largest influences were traditional fairy-tale, "Generic Fantasy" (i.e. ripoff of Tolkein-like things), and the Final Fantasy series of all things.

I love you. Its not Tolkien like ,but its not High Fantasy. Its almost like a DnD setting. I would love if the plot allowed a few more dragons though =( An angry green dragon terrorizing the country side for level like 20-30 would be cool ,but I don't think the current story allows that.

 

[NateTehGreatt]

Only Warcraft game I ever played was Warcraft 2, for maybe a few games. I doubt it was a major influence, though maybe those few games had something that caught my eye. Regardless, I would say my largest influences were traditional fairy-tale, "Generic Fantasy" (i.e. ripoff of Tolkein-like things), and the Final Fantasy series of all things.

Ah very cool. Well so far the story is pretty sweet. You're quite an artist when it comes to stories and music =)

 

[Gurluas]

I wrote the Bludgeon lore...
Also each map has its own "lore"
But its true Lanethan created the main lore and main plot.

 

[Jelly]

I wrote the Bludgeon lore...

Noone ever thought otherwise. :roll:

 

[Lanethan]

Ah very cool. Well so far the story is pretty sweet. You're quite an artist when it comes to stories and music =)

Thankee.

 

[Dridmar]

Ah very cool. Well so far the story is pretty sweet. You're quite an artist when it comes to stories and music =)

Thankee.

moar em ess sea music please?

 

[The Man In Black]

I wrote the Bludgeon lore...

Noone ever thought otherwise. :roll:

Or cared. :roll:

 

[HomestarR]

plz b riteing teh dogcat lore nao 2 kkthxbai

 

[FER]

By the way, is there a list with all the creatures that roam the msc universe, or some crappy artwork? (not races im talking about)

 

[Thothie]

t3h wiki. No artwork though.

 

[Tradion]

If i remember right the lore only allows for 4 dragons total aswell..

 

[FER]

No offense but the wiki covers monsters which are already in the game, with the exception of the dragons and maybe some djinns. I tough that since the lore was so deep, there would be a MS enciclopedia of monsters

 

[Tentadrilus]

Recently, I've been filling in the gaps in the spells and items sections. I'll see what I can do with the monster section.

 

[Thothie]

I dunno if weapon effects count as spells... I also dunno how many monsters are actually covered in the lore, but I suspect considerably less than we have running about.

 

[Lanethan]

*takes a brief glance at the wiki*

Hmm, there are a few other "monstrous" types of things not mentioned explicitly there but have a place in various pieces of the Lore. Here's a summary of a few off the top of my head:

Nightmare- Massive abomination created by Lor Malgoriand. Standing nearly thirty feet tall, this beast has the body of a muscular man but the head of a stallion, and is covered from head to toe in sleek black hair. Lor Malgoriand created these creatures by using dark magics to splice the great northern giantfolk with horses, giving them even more unnatural speed, strength, and endurance. He used few of these creatures in actual battle, however, as they were impossible to control: driven mad by the splicing process, they killed without regard anything within their path until they died of exhaustion. Mostly seen near the beginning of the Age of Blood, Lor Malgoriand took to hauling unconscious giantfolk directly into the sands outside Adellian cities, performing the dark ritual, and then quickly vanishing back to his great castle, letting the Nightmare rampage defenseless towns and desert communities. Legend says that a few of these Nightmares survived the splicing process with enough willpower to curb their rampage, and that these headed into the great desert where they carved homes for themselves in sand-swallowed forgotten kingdoms.

Elusive Blades- A type of construct, these sword-machines are created by spellcasters as tools of assassination. They are greatly feared for their magical properties. The spellcaster who creates an Elusive Blade imbues it with knowledge of its target, usually a piece of hair or skin taken from the target at an earlier time. Once the Elusive Blade is unleashed, it seeks its target through magical means, flying of its own volition, until it finds the target, which it attempts to impale in a single, deadly stroke. Elusive Blades have been known to fly at speeds so quick that they burn directly through stonework walls in order to reach their target. Their most deadly property is the magic which enshrouds them, however: It is nearly impossible for an untrained mind to notice an Elusive Blade. Though your eyes might see it coming directly for you, your mind will not recognize it as a threat or even as an existing, material object. You will simply not notice it, until it's deep within your chest.

Archetype- These creatures are either physical manifestations of an element or a purpose. These creatures embody the very essence of the element they are formed of. All of them share nearly humanoid body shapes, but instead of having a corporeal body, they are formed from the interweaving of elemental strands of their various types. However, unlike elementals, Archetypes have no free will of their own, and act based either on magical suggestion or by elemental instinct. Often summoned by powerful elementalists, Archetypes are completely faithful and loyal servants of magicians powerful enough to bind together enough of a pure element to create them. Another interesting property of Archetypes is that they are not solely elemental in nature, as some can be Archetypes of Purpose (sometimes called "Relentless"), which are bound entirely by the purpose to which they were made. Examples of Relentless that have been successfully bound by wizards include: Tracker Archetypes, who appear as tangled fibers of a cloth-like material and who serve only to track that which they were bound to track; Guardian Archetypes, who appear as coils of metal wrapping into a humanoid form and who serve only to guard a space or individual. Legend has it that the Wisps (now a full fledged race of breeding and semi-material creatures) began as Archetypes of Trickery, though that may just be hearsay from the peasantfolk. Oh, and notable Archetypes created by Lor Malgoriand include: The Murder Archetype, The Torture Archetype, and The Plague Archetype.

There are more than this, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head. Maybe those should get wikied.

 

[Markkanen]

Oh nice I just love to read background and about things in the world of MS Well any fantasy world

 

[Tentadrilus]

MS lacks some sort of soul-sucking monolith capable of eating mountains.

 

[The Man In Black]

I call him Mitch. (Guy named Mitch plays MTG with us at school. He's eaten two of my mountains thus far)