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'''Oasis''' was a complex web-based weaving of stories created by [[Wizards of the Coast]] in 1996, based on the ''[[Mirage]]'' expansion for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''.  
'''Oasis''' was a complex web-published weaving of stories created by [[Wizards of the Coast]] in 1996, based on the ''[[Mirage]]'' expansion for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''.  


==Description==
==Description==
The world of ''Mirage'' is a place of strange creatures and powerful magics, set on the tropical continent of [[Jamuraa]], with its sweeping savannahs and its lush jungles. At the time of ''Mirage'', Jamuraa is under attack as a powerful mage, [[Kaervek]], attempts to take over the continent.
Stories told by [[Hakim Loreweaver]] are woven together to create an immersive "braided novel". At the end of each chapter, similar to the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure novels, readers might be given the option to shift over to a different character's perspective. The story is of the misdeeds of [[List of secondary characters/Dominaria|Bwire]] in [[Mtenda Plains|Kenlo]], motivated by an {{Card|Amber Prison|title=amber prison}} swallowed by a goat.


''Oasis'' does not tell Kaervek's saga, but rather focuses on the stories of creatures caught in the vortex of events during this troubled time. They are featured in a braided novel, where different characters lead you through their own perceptions of a single larger story. The game allows you to follow one of many story threads, chapter by chapter, all narrated by Hakim Loreweaver, a master storyteller.
===Contest===
Readers who completed the story were asked to solve the mystery of who was in the amber prison. Submitting the correct answer and an email address would qualify the entry for prizes.


The stories sometimes connect and sometimes diverge, but they all lead up to a meeting at the oasis in the story's center. You can follow the story paths that interest you and ignore the rest, or you can read them all.
===Maps by Pete Venters===
 
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The Oasis site included six distinct stories - a [[wizard]]'s story, a [[cat warrior|panther]]'s story, a [[warrior]]'s story, a [[Nightstalker|shadow]]'s story, a goatherd's story, and a [[Spirit of the Night|spirit]]'s story - plus [[Hakim Loreweaver]]s's commentary and several shorter stories scattered throughout. In addition, one of the designers of the ''Mirage'' set, [[Bill Rose]], provided background and strategy hints for some of the cards illustrated in the stories.
File:NW Jamuraa.gif
 
File:Kenlo Map.gif
Your goal, as you read Hakim's stories, was to determine who was trapped inside the [[Amber Prison]], a magical artifact from the ''Mirage'' card set. There were no convoluted puzzles to solve or long forms to fill out, although your chances of knowing the correct answer improved as you read more of the stories.
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By entering a solution to the puzzle at the end of the game, you became eligible to receive prizes. You could enter the contest once per email address.


==External link==
==External link==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19970501064819/www.wizards.com/Web_Fun/Oasis/Welcome.html Oasis (archived)]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19970501064819/www.wizards.com/Web_Fun/Oasis/Welcome.html Oasis (archived)]


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Latest revision as of 16:43, 23 August 2022

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Mirage: Oasis
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Publishing Information
Author(s) Wolfgang Baur, Kij Johnson, Michael G. Ryan, Mike Selinker, Teeuwynn, and Jennifer Clarke Wilkes
First printing 1996
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Oasis was a complex web-published weaving of stories created by Wizards of the Coast in 1996, based on the Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering.

Description

Stories told by Hakim Loreweaver are woven together to create an immersive "braided novel". At the end of each chapter, similar to the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure novels, readers might be given the option to shift over to a different character's perspective. The story is of the misdeeds of Bwire in Kenlo, motivated by an amber prison swallowed by a goat.

Contest

Readers who completed the story were asked to solve the mystery of who was in the amber prison. Submitting the correct answer and an email address would qualify the entry for prizes.

Maps by Pete Venters

External link

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Defunct
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