The Real Reason Fantasy Is Obsessed With Prophecies

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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
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Chapter:
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00:00 Fantasy is Obsessed with Prophecies
01:49 Spoilers and Forward
02:49 Chapter 1 - What a Prophecy is (and what it isn't)
10:49 Chapter 2 part 1 - What a Prophecy Costs (and who pays)
21:58 Chapter 2 part 2 - The Unchosen
27:27 Chapter 3 part 1 - What a Prophecy Promises
33:21 Chapter 3 part 2 - The Question Underneath
41:16 Conclusion

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