This thread here brings forth what a big deal epic fantasy really is:
http://mythicscribes.com/forums/wri...ibes-fantasy-survey-results-w-discussion.html
I was thinking of asking this question in that thread, but I figured it might derail the discussion too much so I'm making a thread of its own instead.
Basically, what makes an epic, well, epic?
Is it just the sheer size and scope of it, that it's a big long story with multiple characters in a vast and varied world, or is there something else to it.
Is it over the top heroism and feats of bravery? Is it long journeys to distant lands? Is is strange creatures and magic? Maybe it's just that you read for so long about the characters that you get to know them as friends - or foes?
What are your thoughts?
What's epic?
Also:
Here's how WoW made The Maelstrom more "epic": Epicosity -- WoW Insider
http://mythicscribes.com/forums/wri...ibes-fantasy-survey-results-w-discussion.html
I was thinking of asking this question in that thread, but I figured it might derail the discussion too much so I'm making a thread of its own instead.
Basically, what makes an epic, well, epic?
Is it just the sheer size and scope of it, that it's a big long story with multiple characters in a vast and varied world, or is there something else to it.
Is it over the top heroism and feats of bravery? Is it long journeys to distant lands? Is is strange creatures and magic? Maybe it's just that you read for so long about the characters that you get to know them as friends - or foes?
What are your thoughts?
What's epic?
Also:
Here's how WoW made The Maelstrom more "epic": Epicosity -- WoW Insider