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Azi. Perhaps I can revive my old The Hard Times RP. and see if it triggers a spark. I'd do a lot of reworking on the plot and the storyline. I'm not going to make it restrictive Like I did with Vampyro. You'd be able to start any backstory you like and stuff. You'd have your traditional races
1)Elves would be your traditional Native American-esque hunters, sorcerers, gunmen (some would still prefer bows and arrows) medicine men, poisoncrafters, guides etc.
2)Dwarves as inventors and bankers, gunsmiths, they would make good rogues, warriors, and marksmen, though everyone in this country underestimates their cunning due to racism. They have strong traditionalist values in honor and family. They would be heavilly discriminated against by the government that brought them out of their underground fortress cities with pro American Dream-esque propoganda,
3) Drow, who were at one time brought in as slaves from off-continent, with the emancipation of slaves after a civil war, those former slaves are now free. With few prospects available, many take to mercenary work and bounty hunting. They make good marksmen and sorcerers. They are sickly by nature, but they are innately curious about the world around them.
4) Humans would be in charge, and as such, many are racist bigots who underestimate the cunning of the races they view as beneath them. Not all are racist, but a lot are, and humans have drawn the ire of their percieved leaders for it.
Again, I'd need to rework the plot a bit, and faf about with imgur to figure out how that works, but it would be a fun project.
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1)Elves would be your traditional Native American-esque hunters, sorcerers, gunmen (some would still prefer bows and arrows) medicine men, poisoncrafters, guides etc.
2)Dwarves as inventors and bankers, gunsmiths, they would make good rogues, warriors, and marksmen, though everyone in this country underestimates their cunning due to racism. They have strong traditionalist values in honor and family. They would be heavilly discriminated against by the government that brought them out of their underground fortress cities with pro American Dream-esque propoganda,
3) Drow, who were at one time brought in as slaves from off-continent, with the emancipation of slaves after a civil war, those former slaves are now free. With few prospects available, many take to mercenary work and bounty hunting. They make good marksmen and sorcerers. They are sickly by nature, but they are innately curious about the world around them.
4) Humans would be in charge, and as such, many are racist bigots who underestimate the cunning of the races they view as beneath them. Not all are racist, but a lot are, and humans have drawn the ire of their percieved leaders for it.
Again, I'd need to rework the plot a bit, and faf about with imgur to figure out how that works, but it would be a fun project.
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27-Mar-2021 19:41:42
Also hi, been doing well. I got new glasses and I'm still not used to the prescription. I keep bumping into things, lol
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27-Mar-2021 19:43:32
My current thinking about reviving THT: Won't work. Here's why:
Elves are generally seen as the guardians of the forest, even if there are different races of elves, I find it hard to imagine a wood elf picking up a rifle and raiding villages on horseback. It's just never been done. Attacking with Magic kind of becomes irrelevant once gunpowder is invented. By the time you finish a incantation or gesture, you might take a bullet to the head.
Dwarves are seen as underground blacksmiths and warriors with two handed weapons, not gunsmiths and rangers who use rifles and pistols. Dwarf fortress cities would be pretty easy to raid once gunpowder and explosives are invented. Dragon Age Qunari had gunpowder-like cannons and even then Bioware states in the lore that the recipe is secret and the Qunari defend the secrets of the Qun (gunpowder) with their lives. IMO: Dragon Age's writers did that for a good reason.
I've always subscribed to the school of thought that most drow are gifted sorcerers. A sorcerer would make a horrible slave of any kind, because they can kill their masters. Beyond that I just find the whole concept of enslaving drow weird now, they live underground and have good dark vision, any slaver would have their work cut out for them if looking for drow slaves.
There was a reason THT never took off, The world doesn't make sense if you really start to think about it. If we replace the different races with different nationalities, it might work. Something to stand in for Chinese immigrants, African slaves, and Native Americans, then it might concievably work. Then again the Wild West was very tame. The reason we remember Butch Cassidy's bank robbery is because in those days, the bank was usually within walking distance of the Sheriff's Department, As was the case with Cassidy. It was completely unheard of. I heard the Canadian Wild West was much more violent. Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy!
Elves are generally seen as the guardians of the forest, even if there are different races of elves, I find it hard to imagine a wood elf picking up a rifle and raiding villages on horseback. It's just never been done. Attacking with Magic kind of becomes irrelevant once gunpowder is invented. By the time you finish a incantation or gesture, you might take a bullet to the head.
Dwarves are seen as underground blacksmiths and warriors with two handed weapons, not gunsmiths and rangers who use rifles and pistols. Dwarf fortress cities would be pretty easy to raid once gunpowder and explosives are invented. Dragon Age Qunari had gunpowder-like cannons and even then Bioware states in the lore that the recipe is secret and the Qunari defend the secrets of the Qun (gunpowder) with their lives. IMO: Dragon Age's writers did that for a good reason.
I've always subscribed to the school of thought that most drow are gifted sorcerers. A sorcerer would make a horrible slave of any kind, because they can kill their masters. Beyond that I just find the whole concept of enslaving drow weird now, they live underground and have good dark vision, any slaver would have their work cut out for them if looking for drow slaves.
There was a reason THT never took off, The world doesn't make sense if you really start to think about it. If we replace the different races with different nationalities, it might work. Something to stand in for Chinese immigrants, African slaves, and Native Americans, then it might concievably work. Then again the Wild West was very tame. The reason we remember Butch Cassidy's bank robbery is because in those days, the bank was usually within walking distance of the Sheriff's Department, As was the case with Cassidy. It was completely unheard of. I heard the Canadian Wild West was much more violent. Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy!
27-Mar-2021 22:56:01 - Last edited on 27-Mar-2021 23:37:45 by Pink 4 Twink
Like even then, I'd say certain schools of magic would be super clunky to use in a western style rp. Attack magic would probably only work for steathy characters. Imagine skulking and sneaking in the shadows firing firebolts at passers by from the shadowy nooks and channel's of a dungeon; It could also work from large distances bit you'd need really good eyesight. Bottom line is even if you could attack from a distance with a spell, What would you rather have magic that requires gestures and incantations, or a long distance rifle that is easy to reload? Healing magic works wonderfully in any fantasy universe, as do illusions. Invisibility would still be relevant in this kind of universe. Defensive spells work wonderfully as well. Those are just my thoughts for if you decide to make a Western style rp
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28-Mar-2021 00:44:45
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