Magira (fantasy world)

Original lettering of the first set of rules in 1977

Magira is a fantasy world that has been developed by the fantasy association FOLLOW (Fellowship Of The Lords Of The Lands Of Wonder) since 1966. The world of Magira is based, among other things, on the role-playing game Adventure in Magira and a cycle of novels by Hugh Walker . The Eternal Game , a continuous game round of the strategy game Armageddon , also takes place in this fantasy world. The role-playing game Midgard was originally based on Magira.

Building the world of Magira

Magira originally consisted of several continents, which are arranged around an inland sea and surrounded by the endless ocean . The world contained many countries and cultures that were modeled on different models from antiquity and the Middle Ages. The geographical arrangement of the individual countries on the main continent Magira roughly corresponds to the geographical arrangement of the model cultures in the real world. For example, the country of Albyon, which is similar to early medieval Britain, lies in the north-west of Magira, just as real Britain lies in the north-west of the world known in the Middle Ages. Due to the expansion of the association and ever new cultures, several more "worlds" have been added over the decades, which are connected to one another by the "endless ocean". There is the Yddia or "Western World", the Estliche and a smaller "Edge World" consisting of many islands and a pole. The proximity to real earthly models was abandoned more and more, in the meantime there are also dwarf realms, elven worlds, winged humanoids, dark hordes, shapeshifters and much more in the world of Magira

The first edition of the rules by Jürgen Franke Empires of Magira appeared in 1977 in A5 format and had an edition of 20 copies. The self-published was called Abenteuerrunde Gbr .

Magira and Midgard

The role play Midgard was developed by FOLLOW members Elsa and Jürgen Franke and was initially located in Magira. In 1987, however, the separation took place for licensing reasons, and a new world, the world of Midgard, was developed for Midgard. This world is very similar in concept to Magira, so existing characters, locations, adventures, and campaigns could be easily transferred.

The yearbook Magira

Magira is also the title of a fantasy yearbook, in which book reviews, interviews with German and foreign authors and secondary literary articles appear. A small part of the story contains works by different authors, most of which do not deal with Magira. So the title of the yearbook is a bit misleading. In 2015 the Magira was discontinued.

Web links

• Hugh Walker: MAGIRA in book form. Retrieved July 2, 2018 . 
• FOLLOW. Retrieved July 2, 2018 . 
• Uwe Mundt: Adventure in Magira. DRoSI, February 23, 2009, accessed July 2, 2018 . 
• Michael Schmidt: The City of Gods by Hugh Walker. FantasyGuide.de, May 11, 2006, accessed July 2, 2018 . 
• Detailed information and maps. Abenteuerrunde GbR, accessed on July 2, 2018 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Minutes of the 2015 MV 2015 of the Fantasy Club , accessed August 6, 2019