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Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Shayd
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Give me tonight to work on it. I'll do the next post in the morning, if no one objects.
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I was thinking of working on a ballad regarding the death of King Trusis. @ClocktowerEchos As you alluded to it, I see an opening to introduce conflict...


I suspect it'd be something like Greek folktales.
Bonus points if you make it all in fancy language :P

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I like the intro, well done :) I also like the idea of posting as entries in books. It could help us put it together in a way that would be easy for others to pick up and read. Maybe even use it as inspiration for a game of their own. I like where this is going.

As for who's going next, I might not take my turn for a little while, got other stuff to work on, but I will keep myself updated here and call dibs when/if I have anything.

For now though, good night guys.


Thanks, I'm just using textbook-style since until we get writing up, its all going to have to be looking back on history in one way or another

That said, everybody, what should the city and by extension their civilization be called? The Sarasaric is only meant to be a sort of primal tribal name.

As a word of notice, later on when institutions and political organizations are born, I might be using some heavy Latin-ish/Egyptian-ish words in them. I'm sorry but my only other option would for them to use an Asian-ish naming scheme which would sound ever weirder xD
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@ClocktowerEchos LOL I was actually looking at the Neolithic Age in Central Europe for inspiration, as there is much evidence of social competition and violence there....but I'll try to give you some fancy language!
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Basically what inspired my post and more or less my reason for joining

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Second post is up. CC welcomed, but I'm not a songwriter, so keep it kind.
@SpookySquid I think this leaves you a good opportunity for the scenario you had in mind, with a few tweaks. Or you could go off in an entirely different direction ;)
@Mardox I can already see you finding the "dark overlord" opportunity in this one!!
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@ShaydGood work! Could definitely pass as Shakespeare.
Won't lie it got a bit funky at times but its wonderfully written :)
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LOL @ClocktowerEchos I'll grant you the "bit funky"...I had forgotten how difficult poetry was...not my greatest strength, but I'll take the "A" for effort ;)
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@ShaydQuick question: Did Talheim lead the Sarasaric to a new location or did he just become King when his father died and rebuild on the plateau?
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@ClocktowerEchos Good question, isn't it? ;) Let us say this: according to the funky ballad, "He led them west 'cross our ancient lands". So I would say he just led them away from the threat, but to lands with which they were already familiar. Deeper into the forest?? They could hide from the immediate threat there...but I'm not the one to say whether that threat left and they returned to their original location, or whether they took up a new location. I'll leave that open to interpretation!
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I have an idea for what we could call the Sarasaric once they're "civilized": the Sarleon.
Seems nice and fits multiple ages in naming scheme me thinks.
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@ClocktowerEchos Good question, isn't it? ;) Let us say this: according to the funky ballad, "He led them west 'cross our ancient lands". So I would say he just led them away from the threat, but to lands with which they were already familiar. Deeper into the forest?? They could hide from the immediate threat there...but I'm not the one to say whether that threat left and they returned to their original location, or whether they took up a new location. I'll leave that open to interpretation!


I might that next post.

I'll decide on that as soon as i've had some sleep; somewhere around the same time, i'll try to type up the magic system. Been slightly busy the last few days.
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Alright, dibs on the next post, I've got a good idea. Should be up pretty soon.
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Antignis (Maybe put this in Character tab?)

Antignis are giant white birds that look like Geese, about two times the size of a regular human beings. They are uncommon and difficult to tame. Every Antignis has two green feathers on each wing. If the feathers are a dark green, then they can emit a deadly poison cloud, but it can only do this once. If the feathers are a light green, then the Antignis can actually breathe brilliant golden fire. However, the fire is relatively harmless, typically only causing minor burns and is typically used to signal other Antignis.
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@SpookySquid Can you please clarify, (in case I should ever run across one of these Antignis)...You say, regarding the deadly poison cloud, "but it can only do this once." Would that be once in its lifetime? Once a day? Once every moon cycle? This could be an important little detail to know. Thank you for your post. Anxious to see where this goes.
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Antignis (Maybe put this in Character tab?)

Antignis are giant white birds that look like Geese, about two times the size of a regular human beings. They are uncommon and difficult to tame. Every Antignis has two green feathers on each wing. If the feathers are a dark green, then they can emit a deadly poison cloud, but it can only do this once. If the feathers are a light green, then the Antignis can actually breathe brilliant golden fire. However, the fire is relatively harmless, typically only causing minor burns and is typically used to signal other Antignis.


First off, if the Antignis can "emit poison", then how would they prevent themselves from breathing it in and poisoning themselves? Just because their body can produce something toxic doesn't mean they can handle it, look at humans and the waste products of food and water.

Second, fire breathing is something purely magic although it does has a real biological possibilities. However, it would require some very sharp and fine motor control on the teeth as well as the production of a natural flammable gas. While O2 might work, it would meant that they wouldn't be as much birds as much as they are flying plant monsters as most multicellular organisms that aren't plants inhale O2 and exhale CO2. Also, you can't really have "relatively harmless" fire; fire is harmful and dangerous by nature.
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It would be easy enough for the creature to be immune to its own poison. Many real-enough animals are. But someone else is going to have to explain the fire-breathing part. I'm not a biologist.
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Perhaps their insides are extremely flame-retardant and they have a special organ that produces gases that combined create a burst of flame? That's how it works with the dragons of my homeworld.
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It would be easy enough for the creature to be immune to its own poison. Many real-enough animals are. But someone else is going to have to explain the fire-breathing part. I'm not a biologist.


Perhaps their insides are extremely flame-retardant and they have a special organ that produces gases that combined create a burst of flame? That's how it works with the dragons of my homeworld.


The only thing that I can see plausible for the fire-breathing is if they had teeth that could produce sparks (which I don't really know how it'd work or its effect on the creature) and they could breath out their farts (methane)
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Ah yes, just have the teeth spark together to light the gases although methane would be an unfortunate choice...
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For crying out loud LOL. Here. A quote from the Creation Worldview Ministry, of all places:
"How could an animal intentionally ignite methane gas that it breathed out of its mouth or nostrils to produce a usable flame?

Of course, there might have been a mechanical mechanism , such as snapping or clicking the teeth together quickly to produce a spark similar to a flintlock rifle. Or, perhaps there was an electrical mechanism . A series of electrical organs lining the throat similar to those of electric eels or electric fish could have been used to ignite the gas. Electric eels produce voltages up to 600 volts on demand. More likely, however, there was a chemical mechanism involved. After all, it is the chemical mechanism of bioluminescence that makes fireflies light up the night sky.

Most animals (and people for that matter) have some arsenic and phosphorous in their body systems. Under the same conditions that produce methane gas from vegetable materials in the stomach of a cow, arsenic forms arsene gas (AsH 3 ) and phosphorous forms diphosphane gas (P 2 H 4 ). When arsene gas or diphosphane gas comes into contact with oxygen they will spontaneously ignite. This combustive action is what causes marsh gas (which is really just methane gas formed from the decay of vegetable materials in a swampy environment) to ignite.

Aquatic reptiles and land dwelling dinosaurs could have produced a flame from their mouths or nostrils using such a chemical ignition system. The purpose of such a system would most likely have been defensive in nature; although we cannot rule out other uses, such as mating or communication. With a little practice, proper muscle control and either electrical or chemical secreting organs lining the inside of its bony crest a Parasaurolophus might have been able to exercise just such a flame thrower on demand."


So....................who's got the next post?? ;)
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