Armored99
Harem-phobic
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What media do you think is appropriate in fantasy?
In a recent chapter of my work there's a newspaper. Which does seem a little too modern, but newspapers have been around since at least the 1600's. More pressing is if it's appropriate to the setting? It's also not very magical, but if it was wouldn't better forms of mass media appear? Like if two characters can magically communicate over a hundred miles, it wouldn't make sense to wait for news about events happening in the capital via. the paper.
How do you logical close the gap between magic and how people would likely receive information due to its existence? From what i've seen other authors do is they try to make long-distance communication possible, but costly/rare. But they also ignore the existence of entrepreneurs who would make their lives work to increase the people they could reach and market this magic technology to.
just looking for more perspectives on this.
In a recent chapter of my work there's a newspaper. Which does seem a little too modern, but newspapers have been around since at least the 1600's. More pressing is if it's appropriate to the setting? It's also not very magical, but if it was wouldn't better forms of mass media appear? Like if two characters can magically communicate over a hundred miles, it wouldn't make sense to wait for news about events happening in the capital via. the paper.
How do you logical close the gap between magic and how people would likely receive information due to its existence? From what i've seen other authors do is they try to make long-distance communication possible, but costly/rare. But they also ignore the existence of entrepreneurs who would make their lives work to increase the people they could reach and market this magic technology to.
just looking for more perspectives on this.