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| - What happens when All Myths Are True is turned Up to Eleven? You get a Fantasy Kitchen Sink! Everything is true, even if it comes from vastly different origins. So not only are there really fairies, there are ghosts, vampires, werewolves, mummies, Sea Monsters, giant worms, superhuman Mutants, zombies, aliens, time travellers, espers, angels, demons, God, Jerkass Gods, Evil Gods, Lazy Gods, Eldritch Abominations, Precursors, magic, psi, chi, and so on. Generally a sure sign of it is when creatures from typically different genres (aliens, vampires, fairies) all exist within the same world with individual origins of their own, each implausible in their own way -- leading up to a long series of suspensions of disbelief rather than just one.
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| - What happens when All Myths Are True is turned Up to Eleven? You get a Fantasy Kitchen Sink! Everything is true, even if it comes from vastly different origins. So not only are there really fairies, there are ghosts, vampires, werewolves, mummies, Sea Monsters, giant worms, superhuman Mutants, zombies, aliens, time travellers, espers, angels, demons, God, Jerkass Gods, Evil Gods, Lazy Gods, Eldritch Abominations, Precursors, magic, psi, chi, and so on. Generally a sure sign of it is when creatures from typically different genres (aliens, vampires, fairies) all exist within the same world with individual origins of their own, each implausible in their own way -- leading up to a long series of suspensions of disbelief rather than just one. In general when you have a Fantasy Kitchen Sink, the premise is mostly used for Monster of the Week plots -- where there's one Myth Arc that focuses on a fantastic element and a bunch of totally unrelated sub-arcs about various lesser creatures or beings. There's no overlap between the different genre creatures. The alien bounty hunters do not run into the vampires, the angels, or the superhuman (non-alien involvement) mutants; only the main characters. It's as if there are a bunch of disconnected secret worlds lurking under and above the surface of the real world and the heroes are the only ones who go between them. Occasionally, they do interact in the form of a Monster Mash. The Ancient Conspiracy really are behind everything... but so are The Fair Folk, the Body Snatchers, and the Time Travelers and their plans don't have any connection with each other. For example, the Witch Species never accidentally erase the memories of the supernatural of, say, someone who's secretly a Ninja or vice versa; no matter how indiscriminate either are at enforcing the Masquerade. Compare this to, for instance, the various Star Trek series, Stargate SG-1 or Babylon 5, where the "magical" aspects are Applied Phlebotinum or the Sufficiently Advanced Alien. They aren't "real" magic. There are Psychic Powers, but they are given a pseudoscientific Techno Babble explanation. If the Science Fiction series does have bona fide magic, like Star Wars, it's Science Fantasy. The opposite of Meta Origin, in which all of the supernatural elements of a setting come from the same single origin or event. Inevitably results in at least one character who's Seen It All. If the fantasy elements are used to explain how reality really works, it leads to discovering the Magical Underpinnings of Reality. Compare Crossover Cosmology, Planet Eris, Domino Revelation and Anachronism Stew. May combine with Crapsack World if the Fantasy Kitchen Sink has elements of the Darker and Edgier. If Jesus, Then Aliens is the logic used creating this world. Of course, tends to result in Pals with Jesus and Monster Roommate after a while. Not to be confused with the literal fictional kitchen sinks. Examples of Fantasy Kitchen Sink include:
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