he cy ▁in ▁a ▁fant asy ▁to ▁be ▁false , ▁although ▁usually , ▁their ▁significance ▁is ▁only ▁clear ▁with ▁h inds ight . ▁Qu ib bles ▁can ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁clear est ▁appearing ▁prop he cies . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings , ▁J . ▁R . ▁R . ▁Tol k ien ▁minim ized ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁' mag ic '; ▁be ings ▁who ▁use ▁such ▁ab ilities ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁described ▁this ▁way ▁by ▁others . ▁ ▁Science ▁fant asy ▁stories ▁often ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁scientific ally ▁imp laus ible ▁powers ▁similar ▁to ▁magic , ▁such ▁as ▁psych ics . ▁However , ▁unlike ▁true ▁science ▁fiction ▁works , ▁these ▁powers ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁pul p ▁manner ▁with ▁no ▁exam ination ▁of ▁their ▁effects ▁on ▁society , ▁only ▁to ▁create ▁more ▁spect ac ular ▁effects ▁than ▁science ▁fiction ▁alone ▁can ▁provide . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Force ▁ ▁by ▁the ▁J edi ▁in ▁the ▁Star ▁Wars ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁Med ieval ism ▁ ▁Many ▁fant asy ▁cre atures ▁are ▁inspired ▁by ▁European ▁fol kl ore ▁and ▁the ▁roman ces ▁of ▁medieval ▁Europe . ▁Drag ons ▁and ▁un ic orn s ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁cre atures . ▁Other ▁mon sters , ▁such ▁as ▁gr iff ins , ▁gi ants , ▁and ▁g ob l ins ▁also ▁appear . ▁R aces ▁of ▁intellig ent ▁be ings ▁such ▁as ▁el ves , ▁d war ves , ▁and