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is a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based on the work he originally created for a world called ''Forcelia'' as a rules-free setting for role-playing games (RPGs).〔Yasuda, Hitoshi. Afterword. . By Ryo Mizuno. Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, 1988. 291.〕 There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English. The plots generally follow the conventions and structure of the RPG systems including ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''Sword World RPG'', in which several characters of distinct types undertake a specific quest. ==Origins== ''Record of Lodoss War'' was created in 1986 by Group SNE as a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' "replay" serialized in the Japanese magazine ''Comptiq'', though they also used the setting with other systems such as Tunnels & Trolls and RuneQuest.〔 Replays are not novels, but transcripts of RPG sessions, meant to both hold the interest of readers and convey the events that took place. They have proven to be popular, even to those who do not play role-playing games but are fans of fiction (including fantasy fiction). Similar to light novels, many characters and parties in replays have become popular as characters of anime. An example of such a character is the female elf Deedlit in ''Record of Lodoss War'', who was played by science fiction novelist Hiroshi Yamamoto during the RPG sessions. The popularity of the ''Record of Lodoss War'' replays was such that the Dungeon Master Ryo Mizuno started to adapt the story into some of the earliest Japanese-language domestic high fantasy novels in 1988. When the replay series went on to become a trilogy, Group SNE had to abandon the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' rules and create their own game, dubbed ''Record of Lodoss War Companion'' and released in 1989. All three parts of the replay series were eventually published as paperbacks by Kadokawa Shoten from 1989 to 1991: * —Parn's party, retake played according to the ''Record of Lodoss War Companion'' rules and incorporating elements from the novelization * —Orson's party, retake played according to the ''Record of Lodoss War Companion'' rules and incorporating elements from the novelization * —Spark's party, played according to the ''Record of Lodoss War Companion'' rules The last volume of Mizuno's novelization was published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1993, and followed by two collections of short stories in 1995: * * * * * * * * * * The first volume forms the basis for the first eight episodes of the ''Record of Lodoss War'' OVA series, as well as the ''Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch '' manga series. The second was also adapted in manga form, and as a four-CD radio drama. The final five episodes of the OVA series are loosely based on the story told across the third and fourth novels and, having caught up with the ongoing novelization at that point, feature an original ending. The ''Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight'' TV series is a more faithful adaptation of volumes three to seven. The first collection of short stories was adapted into the ''Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit's Tale'' manga series. Mizuno later went on to pen two new series of novels: a prequel titled (1994 to 2002) and a sequel titled (1998 to 2006), the first of which forms the basis for the ''Record of Lodoss War: The Lady of Pharis'' manga series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Record of Lodoss War」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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