The definition of a phantom in that case seems loose enough.
The definition of a phantom in that case seems loose enough.
I think that kind of goes hand in hand with being an "author HS". Will isn't famous for being a warrior or a politician, he's famous for creating characters one can't really distinguish as fake.
But then again Dumas and Dantes are both true-blue Servants...
p sure king lear, macbeth, and romeo and juliet aren't phantoms
i don't think they're referred to as such
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Looking back, I think You is right. I kind of assumed they were phantoms since it was Shinjuku, but Romeo and Juliet are referred to as a "literature illusion", so I'd assume the same goes for King Lear and Macbeth. So unless that's another name for or a type of phantom...
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Well, that doesn't help. So far, the Phantoms have very few in common.
Lobo is real, the rest are apparently all fictional
The Detectives, Christine and the Invisible Man are all literary; Der Freischütz, Hessian and Doppelgänger are folklore/legends.
Can't even claim they're all not-famous. Hessian, Invisible Man, Christine and probably quite a few of the detectives are well-known.
that definition for phantom still feels a bit incomplete, and it overlaps too much with wraiths and apparitions, drawing the line between them is rather hard...
i wasn't going to participate because of that, but the urban legend thingy kinda got me hooked, and i think i already have two ideas i can work with, well, that if we really end with phantoms for a prompt
So, are we going to go with You's prompt?
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Ok. So the three days are up. You’s Prompt, “Phantoms”, is what we’re going with.
However, there seems to be a degree of confusion as to what actually defines a Phantom instead of a Wraith or a true Heroic Spirit. I remember, during the last Magus prompt, someone (You I’m pretty sure) compiled a collection of quotes about that month’s subject, Curses. I think the creation of something similar here would probably be helpful for clarification.
Unfortunately, I really don’t have the time right now, so if someone else could do it that would be fantastic. Otherwise, I suppose I can try and do it myself some time over the next few days.
I'm probably going to redo an old sheet again. The question being, who's not famous, misteryous and and recent enough.
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I have a Hessian Lobo style Phantom/Phantom combo in mind, so I'll see if I've got enough inspiration to write it up.