[Ansteorra] The perfect Safe SCA.

[Dana Busenbark]

I was thinking this sounds like a Medieval Version of EQ. :)

On Jul 22, 2010, at 12:01 PM, Irena Fridenberg wrote:

> 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
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> many wars and talking with various amusing characters in order to
>> 
>> eventually uncover the Sacred Keg. Turn in the keg to the King Questgiver
>> 
>> in order to recieve the Red Cloak costume enhancement, additional
>> 
>> "Bro" points and specialized mug.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The rapier tree involves learning rapier, special garb unlocks, modifed
>> 
>> bowing emotes and the Red and White Scarf unlocks. See the Queen
>> 
>> Questgiver to gain points in the Rapier talent tree.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Artisans can create items using a point and click interface. Find the
>> 
>> Laurel Questgiver for skill-ups and then create items at the suitable
>> 
>> item creation tables located around the area. These are usually in small
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> mindless quests (example: collect 100 cigarette butts from around
>> 
>> the list fields or wash 1000 dirty pots).
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Bards can work to achieve the vaunted "Green Cloak" costume enhancement
>> 
>> by creating music on the built in "Lute Hero" addon, writing and performing
>> 
>> poetry in the Public Square forum and having it voted on by anyone in the
>> 
>> room or by creating new encounter areas based on their "History and Lore"
>> 
>> development skills. Those holding the "Lute Hero" master achievement can
>> 
>> 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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Fiona the Needleworker
a.k.a. Fionnbharr le Nedlere
m.k.a. Dana Busenbark

Barony of the Steppes
Kingdom of Ansteorra