July 9th, 2003, 08:21 AM
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Re: this is a thread to attract SE4 forumers to the first Dungeon Oddessy roleplay thread
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
oh. silly me, i was looking here.
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I'm replying to ooc conversation from MOTMA here, so I suppose it does get confusing quickly, doesn't it? I ought to be clearer next time.
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
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In much of the fiction on the subject, humans mostly just ended up overrunning the other races by force of numbers; long lifespans lead to low birthrates, so it takes the elves millenia to recover from a war, but only decades for humans. Humanity usually ends up with less culture and skill than Elves or Dwarves, but the numbers make up for it. It's a difference, advantageous in war, disadvantageous in prolonged periods of peace (overpopulation).
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i suggest we average out everybodies lifespans, that smacks to much of individual superiority or infereority to me, which is also something i want to aviod - one elf better than one human. minatuar's, as i'm thinking of them, are and this is also up for discussion, 10-14 feet high and 1000-2000 pounds, with bony pads interconnected with something flexible for feet and looking vaguely bull-like, including a pair of horns. this would make them great formation fighter, as long as you din't get around to there sides, because they wouldn't be that agile and would give them a major disadvantage in rocky ground. plus, they could be hit more easily with range weapons. on the other hand, can you imagine a minatuar ballista? 
for there culture, i'm thinking scattered villiges with them being recent arrivals.
Works for me - we do get to make up our own fiction, after all; there ios no real reason to follow someone else's model, is there?
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
the way i've been thinking of it, the plane where on is a sort of third world compared to Jack's. maybe we should compare impressions/what we've been aiming for?
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Jack's not the type to view things as better/worse. When confronted with the fact of secretive mages, he just called it strange, not bad. He keeps an eye towards getting home so he can continue his studies in his master's library; in the meantime, he is enjoying his vacation in this less structured world. He actually has everything needed to restart his home society in MOTMA (Free energy, food from energy, immortality, and the right mindset with a solid rationale behind it) if it would only occur to him. Meanwhile, his mindset means he is liable to answer any question put to him, even if it is better not to do so.
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
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I suspect he means that If you are an Elf, and another is an Orc, you shouldn't give that NPC an intolerance of Orcs; just Elves.
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oh, so you don't give a npc something that will make that npc a disadvantage to another pc? makes sense now.
*kicks self*
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Dragon scales fetch a pretty penny at the market; there will be a lot of people trying to hunt the dragon down. Besides, the dragon is a pet. If it isn't too bright, someone might steal it....
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aww, i want it afriad of mice...
ah well, there's always elephants...
Dragons haven't been introduced yet; your's can be afraid of mice. It could be a personal quirk on the part of the dragon.
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
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neither "All dwarves are like such and such" nor "There are no characteristics which are statistically identifiable as 'dwarvish/dwarfish.'"
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yep.
However, some people may believe the first; stereotypes happen on Earth, they could happen on MOTMA as well.
[ July 09, 2003, 07:27: Message edited by: Jack Simth ]
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Of course, by the time I finish this post, it will already be obsolete. C'est la vie.
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