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Elven Doritos

#45
May 24, 2006, 07:32:26 PM
Today's god is up, despite the I've been falling behind.
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Elven Doritos

#46
July 15, 2006, 03:29:32 PM
Whoa! Look at the crippling lack of updates!

New nation!
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Poseptune

#47
August 24, 2006, 09:44:14 PM
Aarington: There is nothing too memorable about Aarington. Again a lot of name dropping. I had to go back to remember what happened. Nothing stuck out. It is just a passing of the torch excerpt

Ergoth: There seem to be a reason for things that have happened. The thing that is slow going for me is that their s a lot of name dropping. I am not too familiar with the setting and the names don't mean much to me. Like "the new boundaries were drawn by Elador Orvead and Myzra of Newport in 1277." I like Ergoth taking power after a convient uprising. :) Very appropriate for how many nobles came into power.

There is one thing I was wondering. Why did Ergoth draft his entire population? What did they think of it beyond surprise? Do they get training every so often and work on farms and such when not  training? (Like the US Reserves) Are nobles able to get out of duty?

Bainlands: I like the fact that you didn't just end the feuds. How did the goblins pull the wool over everyones eyes? What did they do that finally got them caught? Do people come to the Council seeking vengence for fallen family members or just dish out their own justice? After years of warring what do the people think of living under the rule of the Council of Five, knowing their former foes are making the laws. Are cities segregated? Have there been any assassination attempts on the Treilenads, Ralgore or Bagrann?

Eastern Kettan Republic: Why did Holy Emperor Artorius abdicated his throne/ I keep seeing this but I haven't seen why. I don't see why all three factions hate Praetor Magnus Denurium. If I were part of the "Federalist" (you didn't give them a name), I would be taking advantage of the assassination attempts and try to sway him into taking power from the Senate. If he has had so many attempts on his life why hasn't he given up power?

Ryozedron: This country seems like it is going to have problems for years to come. Do old member of the Council of Shadows know the people that replace them? How does the Council get new members if one should step down, die, etc..? What is to keep them or old members quiet about the identities?
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Elven Doritos

#48
August 25, 2006, 11:40:05 AM
Some awesome questions, and I'll try my best to answer them.

Quote from: PoseidotuneErgoth: There seem to be a reason for things that have happened. The thing that is slow going for me is that their s a lot of name dropping. I am not too familiar with the setting and the names don't mean much to me. Like "the new boundaries were drawn by Elador Orvead and Myzra of Newport in 1277." I like Ergoth taking power after a convient uprising. :) Very appropriate for how many nobles came into power.

There is one thing I was wondering. Why did Ergoth draft his entire population? What did they think of it beyond surprise? Do they get training every so often and work on farms and such when not  training? (Like the US Reserves) Are nobles able to get out of duty?
Eastern Kettan Republic: Why did Holy Emperor Artorius abdicated his throne/ I keep seeing this but I haven't seen why. I don't see why all three factions hate Praetor Magnus Denurium. If I were part of the "Federalist" (you didn't give them a name), I would be taking advantage of the assassination attempts and try to sway him into taking power from the Senate. If he has had so many attempts on his life why hasn't he given up power?[/quote]
Ryozedron: This country seems like it is going to have problems for years to come. Do old member of the Council of Shadows know the people that replace them? How does the Council get new members if one should step down, die, etc..? What is to keep them or old members quiet about the identities?
[/quote]do[/i] know the nature of their power, the idea of mutual protection is what secures their secrecy-- more than one member of the Council has "disappeared" when his loyalty was called into question. In this model, Ryozo himself appoints the members of the Council personally, and selects a suitable replacement.
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Elven Doritos

#49
August 28, 2006, 09:35:18 AM
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Elven Doritos

#50
August 28, 2006, 11:23:59 AM
When Project 1301 becomes canon, expect the core ethos and the general tone of the overall setting to evolve as well. After the collapse of the Artorian Empire, Red Valor has lost some of its "innocence": the moral lines become more ambiguous as politics become more prominent and deities less so.

The cardinal alignments and absolute morality died with the Rionian pantheon. Without spirtual guidance, many "evil" races began to reconsider the nature of their existence and the draw of evil.

But the "forces of good" would hear nothing of it. They felt that the absence of their gods was a monstrous plot, and continued their crusades against the orcs, the goblins, and the giants. The monsters are now angry and firm in their beliefs-- "evil" is a relative term coined by those who never gave them the chance to change.

So much for redemption, eh?
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

SDragon

#51
September 01, 2006, 12:06:05 PM
havent read too much on 1301, but i do have a couple minor questions so far...

first, in the short fiction used for the introduction, the man who woke up seems to have been at least a semi-important figure before the fall of the empire. i imagine his isolation was an event worthy of noting, if it was remembered thirty years afterward, but therres nothing on the timeline about it. are there any noteworthy details on this, or did Braddle simply remember something from his own, personal past?

also, in 1270 RA, you mention lazarus (i'd love to see this guy statted out, by the way) got incapacitated by Diamar soldiers, and in his profile, you mention that he was incapacitated by Wolfsbane. since he managed to recover from the attack from Wolfsbane, would it be safe to assume he recovered from the attack from the soldiers? or was there some special circumstance that kept him 'dead', longer?
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Elven Doritos

#52
September 01, 2006, 03:52:58 PM
Quote from: sdragonalso, in 1270 RA, you mention lazarus (i'd love to see this guy statted out, by the way) got incapacitated by Diamar soldiers, and in his profile, you mention that he was incapacitated by Wolfsbane. since he managed to recover from the attack from WolHefsbane, would it be safe to assume he recovered from the attack from the soldiers? or was there some special circumstance that kept him 'dead', longer?

Since the Wolfsbane incident, Lazarus has been offed several times, and people have found that it's getting increasingly difficult to keep him dead. The shakeup on the planes disrupted Lazarus' resurrection cycle, but as long as his spirit and body remain seperate, he's eventually going to come back-- so, in short, if he is back, he's in hiding again, and if he isn't, he'll be back.

For more Lazarus-related goodness, see the deity Lazrenivol.
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Elven Doritos

#53
September 11, 2006, 09:29:37 AM
New nation, Sicloria, is up!

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Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Elven Doritos

#54
September 13, 2006, 09:30:03 AM
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Elven Doritos

#55
September 13, 2006, 12:04:30 PM
I debuted another feature of the site today:
Voila!

My design diary! I hope to give readers a more intricate look at the Red Valor world through the lens of its creator.
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Elven Doritos

#56
September 15, 2006, 09:44:30 AM
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Elven Doritos

#57
September 18, 2006, 09:09:35 AM
All right, just out of curiosity, who's currently reading any of Red Valor?

Are there any topics you'd like to be expanded on?

The country writeups are going to continue over the course of the next few weeks, and after that, I'll pump out the rest of the pantheon (that shouldn't take as long). Then, to make Rael happy, I can foresee 1301 becoming "canon", and the rest of the site being updated accordingly.

~ElDo
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Xathan

#58
September 18, 2006, 01:16:58 PM
Ok, so I started reading Vestin, but couldn't get past "the Clockwork Army." I couldn't find it anywhere else, and I want to hear more about that! Either point me to it, or write more, I'm really curious.
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#59
September 18, 2006, 04:11:50 PM
Quote from: Xathan, The ReturnedOk, so I started reading Vestin, but couldn't get past "the Clockwork Army." I couldn't find it anywhere else, and I want to hear more about that! Either point me to it, or write more, I'm really curious.

There's bits and pieces, here and there. Largest section is in the original Vestin entry.
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs
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