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'''Michael Moorcook''' is a British author of science fiction and fantasy literature, most prominent for his "weird fiction" focus; the high-magic [[Sword & Sorcery]] "[[Eternal Champion]]" universe, most iconic for the subsetting focused on [[Elric]] of Melnibone, is the most notorious of his many, ''many'' works. | '''Michael Moorcook''' is a British author of science fiction and fantasy literature, most prominent for his "weird fiction" focus; the high-magic [[Sword & Sorcery]] "[[Eternal Champion]]" universe, most iconic for the subsetting focused on [[Elric]] of Melnibone, is the most notorious of his many, ''many'' works. | ||
So why is he here? Because he invented a lot of stuff seen throughout /tg/! | So why is he here? Because he invented a lot of stuff seen throughout /tg/! Moorcock's [[Eternal Champion]] cosmology directly inspired both the [[Alignment]] system of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] and the [[Chaos Gods]] of [[Warhammer Fantasy]] and [[Warhammer 40,000]], with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol_of_Chaos eight-pointed star]] of [[Chaos]] lifted directly from the Eternal Champion universe with almost no changes. In addition, [[Elric]]'s cursed sword Stormbringer inspired the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] artifact called [[Blackrazor]]. | ||
Moorcock's | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Chaos_star_moorcock.png|The original, symmetrical, symbol of Chaos created by Moorcock | |||
File:Star_of_Chaos.jpg|300px|The modern rendition of Games Workshop's version, noticeably lacking any form of symmetry | |||
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Michael Moorcook is a British author of science fiction and fantasy literature, most prominent for his "weird fiction" focus; the high-magic Sword & Sorcery "Eternal Champion" universe, most iconic for the subsetting focused on Elric of Melnibone, is the most notorious of his many, many works.
So why is he here? Because he invented a lot of stuff seen throughout /tg/! Moorcock's Eternal Champion cosmology directly inspired both the Alignment system of Dungeons & Dragons and the Chaos Gods of Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000, with the [eight-pointed star] of Chaos lifted directly from the Eternal Champion universe with almost no changes. In addition, Elric's cursed sword Stormbringer inspired the Dungeons & Dragons artifact called Blackrazor.
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The original, symmetrical, symbol of Chaos created by Moorcock -
The modern rendition of Games Workshop's version, noticeably lacking any form of symmetry
