Based on
Rooted in
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Both terms in one sentence
- The Shannara Chronicles airs on MTV, is rooted in pure High Fantasy (albeit with After the End undertones), and is based on Terry Brooks' Shannara books, which were not originally written for teens.
Source: Dueling Works / Live-Action TV -
While The Witcher series originated as books, The Witcher Adventure Game is based on the video games instead (the first RPG, on the other hand, is firmly rooted in the novels, as it preceded the video games by six years).
Source: The Board Game -
Look for media based on North American wrestling not rooted in lucha culture, such as video games, to use euphemisms to refer to this system (such as "Fan Favorite" for Face and "Rule Breaker" for Heel).
Source: Character Alignment
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