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Are Vamps and Werewolves too overdone?
fivestyle:
--- Quote from: Cyclone Jack on September 25, 2007, 06:38:26 PM ---Actually, vampires and the undead predate those Victorian novels by hundreds of years. Thousands in the case of African folklore.
Werewolves have just as long a historical/folklore tradition. The beserkers of Viking lore, the Romanian varcolak, similar beasts in almost every European tradition. Lycanthropy is a Greek word, and comes from the legend of Lycaon -- a man cursed with becoming a wolf after indulging in cannabalism.
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Yeah there have been the stories about them all before those books but werewolves dont have any character like dracula where if someone mentions vampire you automaticlly think Dracula. It would be cool if Wolfman finally got a name.
Cyclone Jack:
--- Quote from: mslinsenmayer on September 25, 2007, 07:16:25 PM ---A couple of yers agao I came up with a 'is it a vampire test' for Ad&d.. went kinda like this..
Does:
He/She speak french?
Wear Black?
Have hair impossibly long?
Obviously Bisexual?
Sigh with angst on uneccacary occasions?
Cant tell if he/she is a he/she or it? Double points for answer c: all of the above.
In a modern setting, have ridulous ammounts of firearms, or know someone who does?
Are they related to a well known historical figure?
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LOL!
Speaking of Lamia and AD&D, a Lamia stomped a mudhole in my party while I was playing Troika's CRPG adaption of The Temple Of Elemental Evil. Beautiful game, but buggier'n a rural Florida trailer park.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: mslinsenmayer on September 25, 2007, 07:16:25 PM --- He/She speak french?
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More or less. I have lived in Quebec for five and a half years.
--- Quote ---Wear Black?
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All the time. It goes with anything. Well, anything that is also black.
--- Quote ---Have hair impossibly long?
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To my waist; there's a picture around the seventh or eighth page in the "Pictures of You" thread in Mac's.
--- Quote ---Obviously Bisexual?
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What counts as "obvious"
--- Quote ---Sigh with angst on uneccacary occasions?
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They're all entirely necessary from my POV.
--- Quote ---Cant tell if he/she is a he/she or it?
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Guilty as charged.
--- Quote ---In a modern setting, have ridulous ammounts of firearms, or know someone who does?
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I fail on this one, thankfully.
--- Quote ---Are they related to a well known historical figure?
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Not overly well known, but sort of.
Also, I am fiercely photosensitive.
Conclusion: oh, dear.
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Velgron:
After some consideration I've dropped the typical fantasy setting and the typical fantasy character archetypes of the elves and etc...
Instead I am planning on setting the novel in a post apocalyptic future where all of the worlds super powers were overthrown simultaniously through hackers tapping into nuclear weapons systems, Disease Control Centers, and the like. The idea of country no longer exists and anarchy is the law of the land. The only place where there is hope and law and a decent standard of living is in Germany and Russia (sorry I just love the landscape and history of the two countries). The ruling figures of the two countries join forces and dump vast amounts of money into what they call the hammer and scythe project. The projects goal is to create an army that is totaly unstoppable. They use genetic engineering and nanotechnology to amp the reflexes and strength of those in the hammer unit of hammer and scythe. They also used genetic splicing to give them a monstrous appareance... the appearance of thick fur and razor sharp claws the knees back jointed and feet looking like paws... making the men look more like Lupine beasts... even worse... Werewolves. The Scythe project has the same basic objectives but instead of infantry the aim is to make a perfect spec ops team. The same techniques were used except in addition to hieghtened strength and reflexes it heightened their intelligence. Genetic splicing was also used but there are no noticable changes except for the claws and grayish skin... that is until you looked upon thier backs and saw the massive wings... wings of a daemon. With this Germany and Russia would rise to dominate the rest of the world... that is until their creations ambitions outstretch that of themselves.
Thats basically what its going to be about... wondering what yall think
ballplayer72:
sounds good, would need a lot of backstory. aLSO what point of view are you telling it from? Whos the main character? Whats the main character?
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