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Orc (Middle-earth)

2007-07-02T00:45:57Z

JackTh:

'''Orcs''' are a race of fictional humanoids originally created by J.R.R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings. Belief in them has been propagated through fantasy entertainment such as Dungeons and Dragons and Warcraft. In The Lord of the Rings, they are said to be the result of the corruption of [[Elves]]. They do not like the [[light]] and prefer dark places. They like caves such as the Mines of Moria. They enjoy destruction and serve evil in [[Middle Earth]] such as Sauron and Saruman.

Dwarf (mythology)

2007-07-02T00:43:01Z

JackTh:

'''Dwarves''' are a race of short humanoids often conjectured to exist in fantasy entertainment. They are found in mythical stories or books, such as [[Eragon]], [[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Chronicles of Narnia]] and Norse and Germanic mythology. They are also found in role playing games such as [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. They are short, usually bearded and appear to be very old. Dwarves are known for their metal working and mining.

In role playing games and stories such as Lord of the Rings, they are also strong and make for powerful fighters beyond what their size would dictate.

Dwarves have also appeared in feature films, the most famous of which is [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarves]], a children's animation from [[Walt Disney]].

For [[Dwarfism]], please see the article by that name.

Elves

2007-07-02T00:41:17Z

JackTh:

'''Elves''' are a race of humanoids commonly presented as existing in fantasy entertainment. Despite this, they are completely [[fiction]]al. They are often found in fantasy books, such as [[Eragon]], or [[The Lord of the Rings]]. They are also popular in role playing games such as [[Dungeons & Dragons]] and play a role in [[Christmas]].

==Christmas==

Elves make toys for Santa to give to all the children at Christmas time. They are much smaller than humans, and also have pointy ears.

==Lord of the Rings==

===Description===
Elves are portrayed as being slimmer and more agile than any being. They have pointed ears and both male and female are extremely attractive. Elves are users of magic and are immortal. Elves are usually native to the forest and wear green and brown clothing. The fact that they go through cycles of reincarnation is used as evidence to undermine the belief that The Lord of the Rings is a "Christian" book.

===Powers===
In comparison to humans elves are stronger in spirit and in limb and have an exceptional constitution and endurance. When they grow older they seldom get weaker, instead they become wiser and even more fair. Elven senses, especially of hearing and sight, are much keener and intense than those of Men. Elves, like humans, may also die when they are wounded severely, but in general elves heal very fast when they are tended to quickly.

==Dungeons & Dragons==

Elves are also slimmer and more agile than humans with pointy ears, but while they live for long periods of time, they are not immortal, and they have inferior constitution. They are especially skilled with bows and swords and have strong charm and sleep resistance.

Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game

2007-07-02T00:33:15Z

JackTh: Some link weren't family friendly, deleted them all

'''Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games''' (MMORPGs for short) are a genre of video and computer games that involve many players logging into a server that is usually owned by the company that develops or publishes the game and playing in a virtual world. This world is ongoing. (It exists even if you aren't playing)

Most MMORPGs charge a monthly fee. Costs associated with running a MMORPG are for the servers used, for support staff, and for developers to create new content. The cost of developing and running a MMORPG can be high, but with ongoing monthly charges for players, the potential profit can be extraordinary as well.

== History ==

MMORPGs are a step above [[Multiplayer Online Dungeons]] (MUDs), which are text-based multiplayer online games.

== Commercial MMORPGs ==
* [[Everquest]]
* [[World of Warcraft]]
* [[Warhammer online]]
* [[Final Fantasy XI]]
* [[Dark Age of Camelot]]
* [[City of Heros]]
* [[Ultima Online]]
* [[Anarchy Online]]
* [[Urban Dead]]
* [[Second Life]]
* [[EVE Online]]
* [[Guild Wars]]
* [[Middle Earth Online]]
* [[Phantasy Star Online]]
* [[Phantasy Star Universe]]
* [[Industry Player]]
* [[ToonTown]]
* [[Lineage II]]
* [[DarkSpace]]
* [[Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach]]
* [[City of Villains]]
* [[Asheron's Call]]
* [[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]
* [[Soul of the Ultimate Nation]]
* [[Lunia: Record of Lunia war]]
* [[Dark Ages]]
* [[The Matrix Online]]
* [[Myst Online: Uru Live]]
* [[Face of Mankind]]
* [[Dragons]]
* [[AWplanet]]
* [[Neocron]]
* [[Cronous: The Shadow of Conspiracy]]
* [[Fung Wan Online]]
* [[Horizons: Empire of Istaria]]
* [[Magical Land]]
* [[Rise: The Vieneo Province]]
* [[Ragnarok Online]]
* [[Roma Victor]]
* [[Club Penguin]] MMORPG targeted at children.
* [[Navy Field]]

==Free MMORPGS==
*[[Endless Online]]
*[[Fly for Fun]]
*[[Gaia Online]]
*[[Goonzu Online]]
*[[Gunz: The Duel]]
*[[Habbo]]
*[[Maple Story]]
*[[Scions of Fate]]
*[[Mu Online]]
*[[OZ]]
*[[Anarchy Online Free Version]]
*[[Xiah]]
*[[RAN Online]]
*[[O2Jam]]
*[[Tibia]]
*[[Kal Online]]
*[[Furcadia]]
*[[The Legend of Ares]]
*[[Shot Online]]
*[[Trickster Online]]
*[[Corum Online]]
*[[Silkroad]]
*[[Oil Empire]]
*[[Space Cowboy Online]]
*[[Perfect World]]
*[[RuneScape]]
*[[Knight Online]]
*[[Dofus]]
*[[The Empire of Martial Heroes]]
*[[Dark & Light]]
*[[GalaXseeds]] MMORPG targeted at preteens
*[[DarkSwords]]
[[Category:Games]]

2007-07-02T00:19:10Z

JackTh:

'''Pokémon''' is a highly successful Japanese franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri, that was introduced by [[Nintendo]] in the 1990s. The name is a [[portmanteau]] of the "Pocket Monsters", which serves as the Japanese title of the series. It spread to several other countries in a short time.

The video game was the basis for the popular children's television show, Pokémon and helped to spawn a large amount of merchandise and a successful trading card game.</br>
To those unfamiliar with the video games, the world is explored from an aerial view, in a way similar to "[[The Legend of Zelda]]" games (also by [[Nintendo]]). The player captures wild animals called "Pokemon," using a device called a "Pokéball." Pokémon often have cutesy species names such as "Rattata", "Pidgey", "Pikachu" & "Nidoran." Pokémon are also collected in the same way some people collect [[Baseball]] cards or "[[Garbage Pail Kids]]" stickers, and catalogued in a "Pokédex." Once captured, you can battle Pokémon against wild Pokemon to either scare them away or weaken them enough to capture them with a Pokeball. Each species of Pokémon has one or two elemental "types," and during turn-based battles, certain types trump others, in a [[Rock-Paper-Scissors]] manner. The most commonly-known of these are probably the starter Pokémons' types from each version: Fire trumps Grass; Grass trumps Water; Water trumps Fire.

==Gameplay==
In every mainstream version of the handheld Pokemon games, there are eight gym leaders, as well as a group called the Elite Four that one must beat, in order to win the game. Also, every different version gives each character a rival that constantly attempts to best you in your progress throughout the game.
As you move along, stronger Pokemon and harder trainers become increasingly present, forcing the main character to quickly adapt and become stronger.

==Games==
So far, there have been fourteen mainstream Pokémon games: Red and Green first appeared in Japan, but when the franchise came to the United States, Green was replaced by Blue, due to several bugs in Green. This was known as Generation I of Pokemon. Generation I was capped off by Yellow Version, a special Pikachu edition, in which the main character recieves a Pikachu as his first Pokemon. Generation II introduced many new Pokémon in Gold and Silver, which was followed up by Crystal Version. Generation III, which also introduced new Pokémon, included Ruby and Sapphire, which was capped off by Emerald, however remakes of Red and Green, called Fire Red and Leaf Green were also released during Generation III. Pokémon is currently in Generation IV, where Diamond and Pearl are the only games that have been released yet, along with a whole string of cute, collectible beasts.

There are also many spinoff games, such as Pokemon Colosseum for the [[Nintendo 64]], in which players could put their Pokémon cartridges into special adapters and battle Pokémon in 3D. Also for the Nintendo 64 is Pokemon Snap, in which the player is a Pokémon photographer, and travels around through Pokemon's habitats and snaps photos of them. Pokemon Pinball also came out for Game Boy Color, which was a pinball game in which Pokémon could also be caught in order to fill a Pokédex.

==Controversy==
Some Christian groups believe Pokemon to be Satanic. There are documented cases of nightmares being caused by Pokemon trading cards, which ceased as soon as the offending cards were removed from the child's possession.

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Dungeons and Dragons

2007-07-02T00:17:16Z

JackTh: Old version read like a freakin' advertisment

[[Image:WotC Dungeons Dragons.jpg|thumb|right|The 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons logo.]]
'''Dungeons and Dragons''' (D&D or DnD) is a role-playing game which takes place in [[magic]]al [[fantasy]] world of [[myth]]ical creatures such as [[elves]], [[dwarves]], [[orc]]s, and [[dragons]]. Players undertake a series of heroic adventures or quests, following a plot controlled by one player called
the ''dungeon master'' (DM).

The game was originally published in 1974 by [[Gary Gygax]] and [[Dave Arneson]] and is now published by [[Wizards of the Coast]].<ref>Wizards of the Coast's [http://www.wizards.com/dnd D&D site]</ref>

==Game play==

Games of chance are used to determine outcomes. As players' characters accomplish more, they gain experience points (XP) which allow their characters to gain levels, which in turn make them more powerful and have more abilities. The DM may use a commercially-produced adventure, or may create one of his own.

The game's warped moral system allows players to play characters who follow one of three different alignments; chaotic good, true neutral, and lawful evil. This system has been said to cause moral confusion in gamers, who are forced between choosing to obey legitimate authority and be branded "evil" or rebel in order to be accepted as "good." The character's alignment gives a guideline for how he or she would react in some situations. Wizards, for example, are required to be of the good alignment. Most DMs forbid good characters as their "arbitrary moral rules" are often disruptive to the game.

The game may include [[occult]] elements like [[ghost]]s, [[spirit]]s, [[demon]]s and [[devil]]s which the characters may worship, kill or aid as they see fit, giving them complete control in their own sad little fictional universe.

The game settings manufactured by Wizards of the Coast also expressly adopt a polytheistic pantheon of deities and reject mainstream [[religion]] as a part of the game. Clerics of these false gods are granted magical powers by their chosen deity by means of which they can ritually sacrifice their enemies, or heal their party members.

The game has been steadily modified and expanded since the original first edition and is now in edition 3.5.

There is now a Dungeons and Dragons Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game (MMORPG) known as ''Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach'' which takes place in the ''Eberron'' campaign setting.

Most disturbingly, the magic system of the game is based on real life occult traditions of hermetic magic. Researchers have discovered that the game contains actual spells and incantations from the Necronomicon. It has been well documented that playing the game may bring about demonic infestations.

== Controversy and Criticism ==

Starting in the late 1970s the game and others like its dangers were summarized in the Dark Dungeons tract by American fundamentalist Christian author [[Jack Chick]]<ref>Jack Chick: [http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0046/0046_01.asp "Dark Dungeons"]</ref>, who demonstrates that D&D players whose characters reach a high enough level can learn to cast real magic spells.

John Eric Holmes notes that, "The level of violence in this make believe world runs high. There is hardly a game in which the players do not indulge in murder, arson, torture, rape or highway robbery."

One item of concern for conservative Christians is that players' characters do not usually worship [[God]], but instead choose a false god from a [[polytheistic]] pantheon. Player characters are regularly rewarded with treasure and occult powers for summoning and worshiping demons and devils..

The game has also been linked to hundreds of murders and suicides since it's release. The most famous case was that of James Egbert, an intelligent, socially well adjusted man who, for no other descrenable reason, murdered both of his loving parents before commiting suicide.

Even the Israeli army has taken notice of this issue and stated that players are "detached from reality and susceptible to influence,”

Another criticism is that illustrations in the rule books for Dungeons and Dragons usually contain images of immodestly dressed women, and, in fact, in the first edition Monster Manual dozens of pencil drawings were topless (such as harpy and succubus). Later, the most art was changed to color drawings.

Tracy Hickman, one of the main authors of the Dungeons and Dragons DragonLance book series, and who claims to have conservative politics and theology, has written a number of articles defending and discussing D&D.<ref name="Waldron">The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture: [http://www.usask.ca/relst/jrpc/art9-roleplaying.html "Role-Playing Games and the Christian Right"]</ref> Others within the Dungeons and Dragons community responded by writing other defenses from seecular perspectives or other perspectives. In response to the perceived Christian persecution of the Dungeons and Dragons, darker themed, deliberately counter-cultural games appeared in reaction such as [[Call of Cthluhu]] which is based on the horror writing of [[H.P. Lovecraft]] and set in the [[Cthulhu|Cthulhu Mythos]]<ref name="Waldron"/>, or [[Vampire: the Masquerade]], whose players believe themselves to be undead blood-suckers

==References==
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Japanese animation

2007-07-02T00:06:38Z

JackTh: New page: Anime is a Japanese word referring to cartoon depictions of pornography. It is illegal in both America and Canada. In order to protect this country's children, when these violent, sexual ...

Anime is a Japanese word referring to cartoon depictions of pornography. It is illegal in both America and Canada.
In order to protect this country's children, when these violent, sexual cartoons are heavily edited to remove their pornographic natures. For instance, in the cartoon show Sailor Moon, the character Usagi(a Japanese slang word for an obscene sexual act) was changed to the American Serena.
Anime fans(who are widely recognized as what they are, perverts, outside their own insular communities) often whine about their favorite depraved pastime being "destroyed" by "censorship," but never bother to mention that they are lucky to live in a society where are children can be protected from this kind of racist smut.