Canon and Fanfiction: Imagination vrs. Respect - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mark12_30 · 09-04-2002, 11:39 AM

In the RPG romm Mithadan brought up Canon-consistent RPGs. THis reminded me, frankly, of the old, tightly moderated RPGs and their rules: not neccessarily a bad thing! But it go tme thinking about the difference between those and ... what we have now.

How's this for a wild stab in the dark??

Canon-Consistent: no deviations allowed. Pure Tolkien. If it's not in, alluded to, or clearly allowed (erring strictly on the side of safety) by one of his (later??) books, you can't do it. Or perhaps, you would have to argue your case before the moderator.

Canon-Friendly: Not quite so strict. If it's close, with pretty much Tolkien's style and grace and flavor, we'll go with it, and hope he wouldn't frown too hard.

Alternate Universe-- the What-Ifs. What if Frodo got married, what if Boromir didn't die...

and... Other.

Reactions? Do my categories make sense, or would you change the suggestions above?

--Helen

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mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	In the RPG romm Mithadan brought up Canon-consistent RPGs. THis reminded me, frankly, of the old, tightly moderated RPGs and their rules: not neccessarily a bad thing! But it go tme thinking about the difference between those and ... what we have now. How's this for a wild stab in the dark?? Canon-Consistent: no deviations allowed. Pure Tolkien. If it's not in, alluded to, or clearly allowed (erring strictly on the side of safety) by one of his (later??) books, you can't do it. Or perhaps, you would have to argue your case before the moderator. Canon-Friendly: Not quite so strict. If it's close, with pretty much Tolkien's style and grace and flavor, we'll go with it, and hope he wouldn't frown too hard. Alternate Universe-- the What-Ifs. What if Frodo got married, what if Boromir didn't die... and... Other. Reactions? Do my categories make sense, or would you change the suggestions above? --Helen [ September 04, 2002: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.