[Ansteorra] The perfect Safe SCA.

[Irena Fridenberg]

Wow...  I'd play.

On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Michael Gunter <dookgunthar at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> > Statistics:
> > Ansteorrans dying from fighting in any conditions: zero.
> > Ansteorrans dying from driving to events: several.
> >
> > If we are actually motivated by safety concerns, *all* talk should be on
> this subject. There is simply no comparison.
> >
> > Watching people fight in the heat is not seriously dangerous in
> comparison. It's uncomfortable, but nobody has died watching the event, and
> people have died driving to it.
> >
>
>
> I fully agree. And with technology as it has progressed the logical
>
> answer is to create an SCA MMORPG. We can all sit at home in
>
> front of our computers and have an SCA event in full FPS mode.
>
>
>
> You can custom design your character from a set of models and
>
> get the garb from garb dealers. As you fight you can level up with
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> special unlockables. Heavy fighters can even get bruise customization.
>
> Knights, of course get more hit points.
>
> The Quest to recieve the Centurion unlockable involves attending
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> many wars and talking with various amusing characters in order to
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> eventually uncover the Sacred Keg. Turn in the keg to the King Questgiver
>
> in order to recieve the Red Cloak costume enhancement, additional
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> "Bro" points and specialized mug.
>
>
>
> The rapier tree involves learning rapier, special garb unlocks, modifed
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> bowing emotes and the Red and White Scarf unlocks. See the Queen
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> Questgiver to gain points in the Rapier talent tree.
>
>
>
> Artisans can create items using a point and click interface. Find the
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> Laurel Questgiver for skill-ups and then create items at the suitable
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> item creation tables located around the area. These are usually in small
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> huts situated away from where everything else is going on.
>
>
>
> You can receive the Pelican achievement by either writing code to
>
> improve the game, hosting special quests or by doing innumerable
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> mindless quests (example: collect 100 cigarette butts from around
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> the list fields or wash 1000 dirty pots).
>
>
>
> Bards can work to achieve the vaunted "Green Cloak" costume enhancement
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> by creating music on the built in "Lute Hero" addon, writing and performing
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> poetry in the Public Square forum and having it voted on by anyone in the
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> room or by creating new encounter areas based on their "History and Lore"
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> development skills. Those holding the "Lute Hero" master achievement can
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> then have the opportunity to provide in-game background music.
>
>
>
> Um....I think I need more coffee....
>
>
>
> Gunthar
>
> Don't shoot me, I'm just the idea guy.
>
>
>
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