But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false?
- H. P. Lovecraft (“The Street”)
Welcome to BlogNR, a centralized hub for writers, artists, and gamers looking learn more and stay up to date on the world of Fantasy Role-Playing (RP), Role-Play Gaming (RPG), and Creative Writing. BlogNR is an extension of the Online, Fantasy, Play-By-Post (PBP) Role-Playing Wesbite known as Nocturnal Reverie. Let’s make this a little simpler, shall we?
– The Premise
As H. P. Lovecraft so eloquently put in the above mentioned quote, is it not fair to believe that all Fantasy Literature is false? Not necessarily. What readers (and even writers) take for granted is the long line of real-world legends, myths, and history that have influenced and/or inspired the works of today’s Fantasy genre. Heavy hitting companies such as Blizzard and Wizards of the Coast as well as legendary authors such as J. R. Tolkein and Ursula K. LeGuin are all bound by the same stream of consciousness that is human imagination.
BlogNR serves to manifest this dynamic stream of thought and creativity and then deconstruct it to its very core values. By understanding the origins and base structure of fantasy literature, games, and other media, we hope you readers, writers, gamers, whatever you are, we hope you gain a deeper passion for this epic genre.
– Educational and Fun
When we’re not comparing Homer to R. A. Salvatore, you’ll also get a face full of viral videos, video game reviews, and other more silly shit. What else is there really to say? We get a lot of our cool material from G4 programming like Attack of the Show, X-Play, Reviews on the Run, and Electric Playground.
– This is a Community
Hey, it’s rough being a writer, an artist, or anything really cool in life. We get it. That’s why we’re here to support you. Nocturnal Reverie is working on providing you fantasy-lovers with as many opportunities to expose your ideas to the world. You know what else? We want these ideas to bring in the $$ too. We use whatever money we get to commission artists, open publications, etcetera. But don’t expect an open hand or quick fix to your money needs. This is hard work, and if you want our help, you’re going to have to work for it. But, hey, we belive in you.
– “Advertising”
BlogNR is hosted and supported by the creative teams a This Is Vancity Online Media Ltd. As a result, Nocturnal Reverie and This Is Vancity have partnered to provide the bring the most money and show the most support to fantasy artists and writers. Those ads you see on the side of very page? Those are not ads. Those are the proud invitations of fellow artists beckoning you to see what they’ve created with their sweat and blood. Do both of us a favour and check ‘em out.
