Curse

malignant-heretic · May 30, 2006, 08:44 AM // 08:44

i did a search for a topic similar to the one im about to start and didnt come up with anything so if there is a similar topic please ppost and let me know.

So does any1 have any ideas or creative thoughts as to what some of the later chapters could be about or themed around?

id like to see an egyptian sort of feel to a new chapter. i know egyptian themes are done to death but i think they are pretty funky.

maybe....
an aztec jungle kinda feel, big temples lots of jungle to roam through. some pretty interesting things coul come of that.

maybe....
Cantha and tyria get wind of another nation who believe in a whole other set of gods and are planning to invade cantha and tyria?

maybe....
the gods begin to wage war against each other and you have to chose which god(s) you fight for?

maybe....
the gods summon you for a higher purpose and ask you to be their soldiers in a war against some other gods.

perhaps....
some1 is trying to ressurrect an evil creature which the gods sealed away 1000's of years ago.

perhaps
your characters settle down and have a family, 2 kids a wife/husband and a dog named skip or spot. [ lol ]

who knows. any other ideas?

TheMadKingGeorge · May 30, 2006, 09:15 AM // 09:15

anything you can come up with a has to be better longer and more able to et you into the game the than

Guild Wars :factions

or as i like to call it

Guild Wars : Big Trouble In Little China Town

Undivine · May 30, 2006, 09:27 AM // 09:27

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Originally Posted by malignant-heretic

i did a search for a topic similar to the one im about to start and didnt come up with anything so if there is a similar topic please ppost and let me know.

Good boy. *Puts away his closing dagger*

All of these sound interesting. I think I would dig the egyptian idea too, or an arabian, or a scottish.

But I think the best idea you have there is:

Quote:

maybe....
Cantha and tyria get wind of another nation who believe in a whole other set of gods and are planning to invade cantha and tyria?

They can make Earthly backdrops 'till the cows come home, but if they want to hold interest and not make this game into a joke, they're going to have to come up with some original ideas (read: original locales). I've always complained about their story as well, as the story side of the game is abysmal.

Fitz Rinley · May 30, 2006, 01:46 PM // 13:46

Themes:

1) Celtic/Scandinavian
2) Egyptian/Berber/Tuareg (North Africa)
3) Bantu/Zulu (East and South Africa)
4) Dahomey/Arruba/Hausa/Dogon (West Africa)
5) India and Zartoshti Persia.
6) Australia/Micronesia/Polynesia.
7) Inuit/Tlingit/Lakota(Sioux)/Dinde(Apache)
8) Toltec/Mexica(Aztec)/Incan

Possibilities for plot inclusions:
1) Hunt for the secret thing.
2) Rescue the renegade heir.
3) Descent into madness/fall of the hero.
4) Redemption.
5) Defend the nation.
6) War of the Gods.
7) Discover the Gods are mortal/transient beings.

It is not possible for a cultural hero to settle-down and have a family. Such a person must be free to be the hero, and failing one's obligations at home while heroing is not heroic. The sacrifice of being a mythological hero is the loss of family. Attaining a family ends one's ability to continue being the roving hero and forces one to become the father/mother hero to the little audience.

Often the hero's descent into madness comes exactly from this kind of loss. A classic fantasy novel for this is Elric of Melnibone by Michael MorrRED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO. Elric suffers two permanent wounds, he is the first of his race born with a conscience and he uses a soul drinking weapon killing his one true love while intending to kill his rival cousin. If a chapter allows us the option of settling down, the next chapter must destroy our family and provide us a reason for becoming unsettled.

Fitz

Undivine · May 30, 2006, 02:04 PM // 14:04

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Originally Posted by Fitz Rinley

Often the hero's descent into madness comes exactly from this kind of loss. A classic fantasy novel for this is Elric of Melnibone by Michael MorrRED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO.

Let's play a game. Can anyone guess what this fantasy author's name is?