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by Constaniana » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:41 pm
Nature-Spirits wrote:Nightkill the Emperor wrote:It is. Doesn't mean we really give a fuck.
To be fair, does anyone really give a fuck about field hockey? After all, it was basically invented when some posers were like, "Yo dude Canada's so cool" and decided to emulate us, eh, but then they realised that they didn't have enough ice to play true hockey, eh, so they figured out some lame-ass way to play it on grass.
Fans, eh?
Ameriganastan wrote:I work hard to think of those ludicrous Eric adventure stories, but I don't think I'd have come up with rescuing a three armed alchemist from goblin-monkeys in a million years.
Kudos.
by Nature-Spirits » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:46 pm
Constaniana wrote:Nature-Spirits wrote:To be fair, does anyone really give a fuck about field hockey? After all, it was basically invented when some posers were like, "Yo dude Canada's so cool" and decided to emulate us, eh, but then they realised that they didn't have enough ice to play true hockey, eh, so they figured out some lame-ass way to play it on grass.
Fans, eh?
Lesbians might, I suppose.
by Zeinbrad » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:51 pm
by Nature-Spirits » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:52 pm
Zeinbrad wrote:
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by The Grey Wolf » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:56 pm
by Nationstatelandsville » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:57 pm
The Grey Wolf wrote:Constaniana wrote:Because the state famous for its massive production of illegal alcohol can be trusted to obey its laws concerning marriage, right?
If you want to marry your cousin, that's perfectly alright, Const. I don't judge. Just refrain from scapegoating my people with these awful accusations.
by Nature-Spirits » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:57 pm
Zeinbrad wrote:Nature-Spirits wrote:I don't know what that is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGyPuey-1Jw
Sea shanty.
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by Zarkenis Ultima » Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:47 pm
by Nature-Spirits » Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:48 pm
Zarkenis Ultima wrote:So I was wondering, do you people think would it be too silly to try to have a roleplay somewhat based on Christian lore while having it set in a world different from Earth (clarification: an Earthlike world, but different from Earth; I'm not talking about other dimensions here)? I've had an idea kicking around in my head for a while, though I probably won't act on it soon, and I feel that conforming to Earth geography would act in detriment of my plans. I figure a compromise could be made by having the setting be a fictional area inserted into RL Earth, but that feels a tad awkward to me, though I suppose I could always try anyway.
by Zarkenis Ultima » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:04 am
Nature-Spirits wrote:Zarkenis Ultima wrote:So I was wondering, do you people think would it be too silly to try to have a roleplay somewhat based on Christian lore while having it set in a world different from Earth (clarification: an Earthlike world, but different from Earth; I'm not talking about other dimensions here)? I've had an idea kicking around in my head for a while, though I probably won't act on it soon, and I feel that conforming to Earth geography would act in detriment of my plans. I figure a compromise could be made by having the setting be a fictional area inserted into RL Earth, but that feels a tad awkward to me, though I suppose I could always try anyway.
I think setting such an RP in a not!Earth would work fine.
. I didn't really intend to delve too deeply into the world outside of where the characters would start, anyway.by Nature-Spirits » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:08 am
Zarkenis Ultima wrote:Nature-Spirits wrote:I think setting such an RP in a not!Earth would work fine.
My main concern with not!Earth is the discrepancy (Christianism likely wouldn't have developed as such in a world geographically distinct from ours) though that is not too difficult to ignore, I suppose. Some decent lampshading might just do the trick.
Now, I still want a fictional setting because I have a very specific idea of a few of the local landmarks (and associated folklore) and things like that, plus it would give me an additional excuse to get away with 'supernatural weather' like the one displayed in A Hundred Years Of Solitude or Silent Hill
by Zarkenis Ultima » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:15 am
Nature-Spirits wrote:Zarkenis Ultima wrote:
My main concern with not!Earth is the discrepancy (Christianism likely wouldn't have developed as such in a world geographically distinct from ours) though that is not too difficult to ignore, I suppose. Some decent lampshading might just do the trick.
Now, I still want a fictional setting because I have a very specific idea of a few of the local landmarks (and associated folklore) and things like that, plus it would give me an additional excuse to get away with 'supernatural weather' like the one displayed in A Hundred Years Of Solitude or Silent Hill
Well, I would say that the main things that influenced Christianity's development were:What kind of setting are you thinking about for the RP?
- It originated in a desert
- The region in which Judaism was practised was conquered by the Romans, which greatly affected Jesus's life and the lives of the early Christians
- As it spread to Europe, it adopted many European practices and folkloric elements
by Alleniana » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:19 am
Nature-Spirits wrote:Zarkenis Ultima wrote:
My main concern with not!Earth is the discrepancy (Christianism likely wouldn't have developed as such in a world geographically distinct from ours) though that is not too difficult to ignore, I suppose. Some decent lampshading might just do the trick.
Now, I still want a fictional setting because I have a very specific idea of a few of the local landmarks (and associated folklore) and things like that, plus it would give me an additional excuse to get away with 'supernatural weather' like the one displayed in A Hundred Years Of Solitude or Silent Hill
Well, I would say that the main things that influenced Christianity's development were:What kind of setting are you thinking about for the RP?
- It originated in a desert
- The region in which Judaism was practised was conquered by the Romans, which greatly affected Jesus's life and the lives of the early Christians
- As it spread to Europe, it adopted many European practices and folkloric elements
by Nature-Spirits » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:23 am
Alleniana wrote:Nature-Spirits wrote:Well, I would say that the main things that influenced Christianity's development were:What kind of setting are you thinking about for the RP?
- It originated in a desert
- The region in which Judaism was practised was conquered by the Romans, which greatly affected Jesus's life and the lives of the early Christians
- As it spread to Europe, it adopted many European practices and folkloric elements
Mmm, I'd go much deeper. Christianity was a direct consequence of the Axial Age's thought, and so inherited many Axial Age religion's new ideas, which had proved their staying power; monotheism, ecumenism and generally much more structured practises. Geography, of course, influenced it (as in its metaphors, for example) but also in terms of human geography; many of its ideas were important in such a region as Judea, discontent with Roman rule and far from the Roman centre, but well-developed, somewhat wealthy and with some of the strongest religious ideas in the world, though the lack of ecumenism prevented it from spreading. That interesting structure, with the Roman tax system being imposed over a society that had developed much more than other societies with the exact same bureaucracy, along with its economy, made for Christianity to go as it did. Jesus himself, too, influenced things, as did, you might argue, natural events and other non-Abrahamic lore from the area. In its immediate aftermath, as well, the fashion in which it spread and the nature of the area in which it spread also influenced it; martyrdom, its ecclesiastical organisation and so on coming mostly from that time.
I think I may have babbled a bit, and not in a particularly clear way, but you get the idea.
by Alleniana » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:24 am
Nature-Spirits wrote:Alleniana wrote:Mmm, I'd go much deeper. Christianity was a direct consequence of the Axial Age's thought, and so inherited many Axial Age religion's new ideas, which had proved their staying power; monotheism, ecumenism and generally much more structured practises. Geography, of course, influenced it (as in its metaphors, for example) but also in terms of human geography; many of its ideas were important in such a region as Judea, discontent with Roman rule and far from the Roman centre, but well-developed, somewhat wealthy and with some of the strongest religious ideas in the world, though the lack of ecumenism prevented it from spreading. That interesting structure, with the Roman tax system being imposed over a society that had developed much more than other societies with the exact same bureaucracy, along with its economy, made for Christianity to go as it did. Jesus himself, too, influenced things, as did, you might argue, natural events and other non-Abrahamic lore from the area. In its immediate aftermath, as well, the fashion in which it spread and the nature of the area in which it spread also influenced it; martyrdom, its ecclesiastical organisation and so on coming mostly from that time.
I think I may have babbled a bit, and not in a particularly clear way, but you get the idea.
I suppose it should also be noted that Greek philosophers had a profound impact on Europeans' beliefs about the world, which in turn profoundly impacted most sects of Christianity.
by Nature-Spirits » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:28 am
Zarkenis Ultima wrote:Nature-Spirits wrote:Well, I would say that the main things that influenced Christianity's development were:What kind of setting are you thinking about for the RP?
- It originated in a desert
- The region in which Judaism was practised was conquered by the Romans, which greatly affected Jesus's life and the lives of the early Christians
- As it spread to Europe, it adopted many European practices and folkloric elements
Eh, Earth/not!Earth-wise, it would take place mostly in a small, somewhat isolated town with lots of superstition and folklore surrounding it and the nearby landscape (mostly forests and hills). As I said, the rest of the world wouldn't really need to be defined all that much, though I suppose it would be logical to at least define in a general sense what the nation where the town is located is like.
by Zarkenis Ultima » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:30 am
Nature-Spirits wrote:Zarkenis Ultima wrote:
Eh, Earth/not!Earth-wise, it would take place mostly in a small, somewhat isolated town with lots of superstition and folklore surrounding it and the nearby landscape (mostly forests and hills). As I said, the rest of the world wouldn't really need to be defined all that much, though I suppose it would be logical to at least define in a general sense what the nation where the town is located is like.
So, climate would be temperate?
by Alleniana » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:39 am
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