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Is Dwilight SMA or low fantasy SMA?

Started by Cren, May 24, 2012, 07:00:10 PM

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vonGenf

#15
May 30, 2012, 01:45:45 PM
Quote from: Anaris on May 30, 2012, 01:04:56 PM
Please try to keep your instincts to troll in check in a thread like this. Newbies might read it and think you were serious.

As an adventurer, Link would actually be fine on Dwilight.
After all it's a roleplaying game.

Anaris

#16
May 30, 2012, 01:50:11 PM
Quote from: vonGenf on May 30, 2012, 01:45:45 PM
As an adventurer, Link would actually be fine on Dwilight.

Link the character in and of himself? Maybe. Take away the pointy ears and dull his clothing down to a period-appropriate shade of green, remove all traces of magic about him, and he could probably just about be OK.

But you can't bring any of the baggage that goes along with him, either. No Hyrule, no triforce, no princess-rescuing, no Ganondorf. (And definitely no, "Hey! Excuuuuuuse me, Princess!" ;D )
Timothy Collett

"The only thing you can't trade for your heart's desire...is your heart." "You are what you do.  Choose again, and change." "One of these days, someone's gonna plug you, and you're going to die saying, 'What did I say? What did I say?'"  ~ Miles Naismith Vorkosigan

Velax

#17
May 30, 2012, 01:52:03 PM
Well...unless you RPed him as an insane man who goes around talking to "fairies" and "Kokiri".

Anaris

#18
May 30, 2012, 01:54:36 PM
Quote from: Velax on May 30, 2012, 01:52:03 PM
Well...unless you RPed him as an insane man who goes around talking to "fairies" and "Kokiri".

No, I'm afraid unless you were very clear about the "insane" part in the roleplays (and potentially even then) it would definitely not fit the "Serious" portion of "Serious Medieval Atmosphere."

I'm not saying you couldn't manage an insane person who happened to reference the Legend of Zelda mythos in SMA, just that it would be very hard, and the vast majority of the nutcases I've seen in BM have been, at best, played for laughs. Which, again, is not appropriate for SMA.
Timothy Collett

"The only thing you can't trade for your heart's desire...is your heart." "You are what you do.  Choose again, and change." "One of these days, someone's gonna plug you, and you're going to die saying, 'What did I say? What did I say?'"  ~ Miles Naismith Vorkosigan

vonGenf

#19
May 30, 2012, 01:55:52 PM
Quote from: Anaris on May 30, 2012, 01:50:11 PM
Link the character in and of himself? Maybe. Take away the pointy ears

But you can't bring any of the baggage that goes along with him, either. No Hyrule, no triforce, no princess-rescuing, no Ganondorf. (And definitely no, "Hey! Excuuuuuuse me, Princess!" ;D )

Of course.

Quote from: Anaris on May 30, 2012, 01:50:11 PM
and dull his clothing down to a period-appropriate shade of green, remove all traces of magic about him, and he could probably just about be OK.

Seriously? A period-appropriate shade of green? I get where you're coming from, but would you seriously care if someone described his clothing as bright green? It's still a game, and I really don't require the dyes to be realistic to enjoy it.
After all it's a roleplaying game.

Anaris

#20
May 30, 2012, 01:57:31 PM
Quote from: vonGenf on May 30, 2012, 01:55:52 PM
Seriously? A period-appropriate shade of green? I get where you're coming from, but would you seriously care if someone described his clothing as bright green? It's still a game, and I really don't require the dyes to be realistic to enjoy it.

Mmm, I guess I'm seeing the more cartoonish versions of Link there. You're probably right, simply describing it as "bright green" should be fine.
Timothy Collett

"The only thing you can't trade for your heart's desire...is your heart." "You are what you do.  Choose again, and change." "One of these days, someone's gonna plug you, and you're going to die saying, 'What did I say? What did I say?'"  ~ Miles Naismith Vorkosigan

Velax

#21
May 30, 2012, 02:04:40 PM
Quote from: Anaris on May 30, 2012, 01:54:36 PM
No, I'm afraid unless you were very clear about the "insane" part in the roleplays (and potentially even then) it would definitely not fit the "Serious" portion of "Serious Medieval Atmosphere."

I'm not saying you couldn't manage an insane person who happened to reference the Legend of Zelda mythos in SMA, just that it would be very hard, and the vast majority of the nutcases I've seen in BM have been, at best, played for laughs. Which, again, is not appropriate for SMA.

Hmm...what about Tingle? "Tingle, Tingle, Kooloo-Limpah!" No?

Anaris

#22
May 30, 2012, 02:30:45 PM
Quote from: Velax on May 30, 2012, 02:04:40 PM
Hmm...what about Tingle? "Tingle, Tingle, Kooloo-Limpah!" No?

Very no.
Timothy Collett

"The only thing you can't trade for your heart's desire...is your heart." "You are what you do.  Choose again, and change." "One of these days, someone's gonna plug you, and you're going to die saying, 'What did I say? What did I say?'"  ~ Miles Naismith Vorkosigan

GoldPanda

#23
May 31, 2012, 06:09:11 AM
Quote from: Anaris on May 30, 2012, 01:04:56 PM
Please try to keep your instincts to troll in check in a thread like this. Newbies might read it and think you were serious.

No troll. Elves are allowed thanks to Sirion. You could have an elven adventurer armed with sword, grappling hook, and other adventuring gear, wearing a green tunic over his leather armor, fighting undead and monsters, stealing everything that's not nailed down and smashing every pot he comes across. Sounds like Link to me.

Quote from: Anaris on May 30, 2012, 01:50:11 PMa period-appropriate shade of green

Now who's trolling? ;) Most paintings/clothes/buildings from the olden days look drab and pale now because pigments tend to fade away over time. Garish colors were available to those who could afford them.
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JPierreD

#24
May 31, 2012, 10:51:58 AM
Quote from: GoldPanda on May 31, 2012, 06:09:11 AM
Elves are allowed thanks to Sirion.

No, they are not.
d'Arricarrère Family: Torpius (All around Dwilight), Felicie (Riombara), Frederic (Riombara) and Luc (Eponllyn).

Telrunya

#25
May 31, 2012, 12:56:16 PM
QuoteImportant OOC Note

The only elves that exist in BattleMaster are those that were grandfathered in before the Human-Only rule. A character created anywhere but Sirion - or created in Sirion but no longer residing there - is not exempt from this rule.

Cren

#26
May 31, 2012, 05:10:38 PM
I thought the Sirionites masqueraded as elves. Right?
Just stay alive and kicking, raise your voice when its needed. Through reason you can show the mistakes of others, something violence can't do.

I don't break rules, I bend them- a lot.

Anaris

#27
May 31, 2012, 05:12:18 PM
Elves are allowed in Sirion. And only in Sirion. They are not part of SMA.
Timothy Collett

"The only thing you can't trade for your heart's desire...is your heart." "You are what you do.  Choose again, and change." "One of these days, someone's gonna plug you, and you're going to die saying, 'What did I say? What did I say?'"  ~ Miles Naismith Vorkosigan

Cren

#28
May 31, 2012, 07:47:32 PM
Well there are many human heroes in GB-GBC era, why fight for Link?
Just stay alive and kicking, raise your voice when its needed. Through reason you can show the mistakes of others, something violence can't do.

I don't break rules, I bend them- a lot.

Foundation

#29
May 31, 2012, 08:50:52 PM
What?  Link is not human? :-o
The above is accurate 25% of the time, truthful 50% of the time, and facetious 100% of the time.
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