BA07 ShardWay - Initial Concept

ShardWay - Who will Rule the Dimension Gate of Shard?

ShardWay is a Science Fantasy Epic Spacebox RPG, the amalgamation of many ideas over the summer.

I've always been excited by the 'Magician's Duel'. Ever since reading, as a wide-eyed child, how Merlin outwitted Madame Mim in T H White's "The Once and Future King", I have been fascinated with the concept of powerful sorcerors facing each other in an awesome display of might and supernatural power.

The global success of the Harry Potter stories have brought this staple of the Fantasy Genre into the collective conciousness. However, the "Magician's Duel" has deep and enduring roots.

I am also reminded of the apocryphal story of Paul publically defeating Simon the Magus, causing the levitating magician to crash to the ground with lethal consequences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Magus
 
So, one possible iteration of this Magical Duel idea was to transmigrate the soul of Merlin, or Mad Myrlin (!) into a near future dystopia, pitting him against the tech-wielding fascist dictator Mordred.

I even asked my mate Adi to pose for a quick piece of concept art for the initial BA07 Presentation!

Mad Myrlin

Slightly photoshop-retro scary stuff! I decided not to madden the poor old magical fool any further and leave him sleeping in his green and pleasant mound for the time being...

After all, why use an existing legend. Why not create, or Sub-Create, my own Mythology; build my own World or Worlds to exercise my creativity in a more personally expressive way?

Thus, ShardWay is brought forth, a glittering jewel in the deep dust of the heavens...