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Hi all I have two questions for the members of castle world. First i was
wondering why you chose one character over another to be your signature
character. Does that character most represent you as a person. Is he or she
the most important person in your realm. Did you choose them because they were
diferent or cool. Or did you just choose them for the fun of it. I've been
working on some characters of my own so im realy interested in your replies.
Witch brings me to my second question. Where do i send pictures so i can join.
Thanks for reading
Cale
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In lugnet.castle.org, Cale Leiphart writes:
> Hi all I have two questions for the members of castle world. First i was
> wondering why you chose one character over another to be your signature
> character. Does that character most represent you as a person. Is he or she
> the most important person in your realm. Did you choose them because they were
> diferent or cool. Or did you just choose them for the fun of it. I've been
> working on some characters of my own so im realy interested in your replies.
It goes something like this: your signature character is whatever you want
it to be. I know that's
vague, but that's how it is.
It can be the most important person in your realm, or just someone you like.
It can be someone you
idenfity with or really like, or just someone you chose for the fun of it...
it's really up to you.
> Witch brings me to my second question. Where do i send pictures so i can join.
Send them to Pawel; verneer@utk.edu
HTH!
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle.org, Cale Leiphart writes:
> Hi all I have two questions for the members of castle world. First i was
> wondering why you chose one character over another to be your signature
> character. Does that character most represent you as a person. Is he or she
> the most important person in your realm. Did you choose them because they • were
> diferent or cool. Or did you just choose them for the fun of it. I've been
> working on some characters of my own so im realy interested in your replies.
> Witch brings me to my second question. Where do i send pictures so i can • join.
>
> Thanks for reading
> Cale
I chose my signature character, Vincent, because of all these reasons pretty
much. Vincent doesn't really represent me as a person, but it'd be cool if I
were him. My website and some of my stories revolve around him, so I'd say
that he's the most important person in my realm, which I think I may do like
Shiri's Helfire. And I have to admit that Vincent is pretty cool. The
picture on CW isn't that good, but I sent an updated version to Pawel. The
updated picture should appear on my website, if I could ever get the darned
thing operational. Well, just my $0.02
Wilson
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In lugnet.castle.org, Shiri Dori writes:
>
> It goes something like this: your signature character is whatever you want
> it to be. I know that's
> vague, but that's how it is.
> It can be the most important person in your realm, or just someone you like.
> It can be someone you
> idenfity with or really like, or just someone you chose for the fun of it...
> it's really up to you.
> HTH!
>
> -Shiri
I kinda figured that. Actualy iwas wondering why each of you personaly chose
your characters. For example I'm leaning heavily towards a character i like to
call Acer. Hes not realy very important although he is the caretaker of the
royal gardens witch many important characters do visit. And while handy enough
with a sowrd to defend himself he's no match for a well trained knight. Me
being a landscaper by profession i just sort of identify with him more than my
other characters. I have some other characters i realy like but i'll most
likely go with him.
p.s. In case you are wondering Acer is his nickname. I havent thought of a
real name yet. Acer comes from Aceraceae the scientific name for the maple
family. One of my favorite trees. OH and tanks.
Cale
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In lug For example I'm leaning heavily towards a character i like
to
> call Acer.
A very good name, for a caretaker of the royal gardens. Acer is like "acre",
sort of.
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Cale Leiphart wrote:
> I kinda figured that. Actualy iwas wondering why each of you personaly chose
> your characters. For example I'm leaning heavily towards a character i like to
> call Acer. Hes not realy very important although he is the caretaker of the
> royal gardens witch many important characters do visit. And while handy enough
> with a sowrd to defend himself he's no match for a well trained knight. Me
> being a landscaper by profession i just sort of identify with him more than my
> other characters. I have some other characters i realy like but i'll most
> likely go with him.
>
> p.s. In case you are wondering Acer is his nickname. I havent thought of a
> real name yet. Acer comes from Aceraceae the scientific name for the maple
> family. One of my favorite trees. OH and tanks.
Hi Cale,
Very cool... Glad to see some plant people in Legos too... :) Even
though I do programming/sysadmin/computer security stuff for a living,
my degrees are actually in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture.
So which Acer is he? Or is it just representative of the whole genus?
(you could give him an evil side and have it be Acer diabolicum :)
Chris
P.S. I'll be interested in seeing your gardens when you're done! That's
something that I hope to tackle soon. OT comment, too... The first
thing that I built after my Dark Ages was a nursery -- lots of trees
all lined up in rows. :)
P.P.S. Way off-topic, but you might want to check out my Web site at
www.mallorn.com -- it's horticulture-related (and a work in progress).
--
Remove the nospam machine name in my email address to send a personal reply.
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In lugnet.castle.org, Cale Leiphart writes:
> I kinda figured that. Actualy iwas wondering why each of you personaly
> chose
> your characters.
Oh, OK.
I chose Scar/Scarlet as my sig fig for a few reasons. She was the second
castle character I ever created (not EVER, but after I reentered castle), and
the first one to be in depth, with personality, objectives, history etc. Not
only that, but she evolved and changed, and I really like her. She is nothing
like me but I like her a lot. She's definitely my favorite character, and
although she is in no way the most important person in my realm (from the
minifigs' point of view :-) she is quite influential and my storyline will
often be told from her POV (albiet in third person).
There isn't just one thing that made me call her my sig fig... there were a
lot of things.
> For example I'm leaning heavily towards a character i like to
> call Acer. Hes not realy very important although he is the caretaker of the
> royal gardens witch many important characters do visit. And while handy
> enough
> with a sowrd to defend himself he's no match for a well trained knight. Me
> being a landscaper by profession i just sort of identify with him more than my
> other characters. I have some other characters i realy like but i'll most
> likely go with him.
Cool! Sounds like you have good reasons! The important thing is that you like
him, IMO...
BTW, being a landscaper here's a question. Do you enjoy building lego
landscapes or do you feel it's too linked to your "real" job to be fun...?
As an architect wannabe (1) I'm wondering if being a professional architect
won't make me hate lego... :-)
> p.s. In case you are wondering Acer is his nickname. I havent thought of a
> real name yet. Acer comes from Aceraceae the scientific name for the maple
> family. One of my favorite trees. OH and tanks.
Interesting! And you're welcome!
I also often have reasons behind my namings. For example, my character Kfir is
hebrew for lion... I'm actually rethinking that name, because Kfir himself is
NOT connected at all to the lion kingdom. Other names, I just choose because I
like.... Siffera for example is a name I found in "Nightfall", a great book by
Asimov and Silverberg.
-Shiri
(1) take that literally: I want to be an architect. When I grow up, that is.
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In lugnet.castle.org, Christopher Lindsey writes:
>
> Hi Cale,
>
> Very cool... Glad to see some plant people in Legos too... :) Even
> though I do programming/sysadmin/computer security stuff for a living,
> my degrees are actually in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture.
>
> So which Acer is he? Or is it just representative of the whole genus?
> (you could give him an evil side and have it be Acer diabolicum :)
Never considered that much. Most likely the whole genus but if i had to
pick it would probably be any of the Japanese maples. And thats a clever pun.
> Chris
>
> P.S. I'll be interested in seeing your gardens when you're done! That's
> something that I hope to tackle soon. OT comment, too... The first
> thing that I built after my Dark Ages was a nursery -- lots of trees
> all lined up in rows. :)
They might not be done for a long time. The Lego world has quite a dearth
of plant material you know. Hopefuly when i do get enough greenery i can go
ahead with my plans. I plan on an elaborate water garden, some walking paths,
decorative stone walls [both retaining and free standing], and plenty of trees.
No landscape is complete without plenty of big trees.
> P.P.S. Way off-topic, but you might want to check out my Web site at
> www.mallorn.com -- it's horticulture-related (and a work in
progress).
Nice site
>
> --
> Remove the nospam machine name in my email address to send a personal reply.
Cale
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In lugnet.castle.org, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.castle.org, Cale Leiphart writes:
> > I kinda figured that. Actualy iwas wondering why each of you personaly
> > chose
> > your characters.
>
> Oh, OK.
>
> I chose Scar/Scarlet as my sig fig for a few reasons. She was the second
> castle character I ever created (not EVER, but after I reentered castle), and
> the first one to be in depth, with personality, objectives, history etc. Not
> only that, but she evolved and changed, and I really like her. She is nothing
> like me but I like her a lot. She's definitely my favorite character, and
> although she is in no way the most important person in my realm (from the
> minifigs' point of view :-) she is quite influential and my storyline will
> often be told from her POV (albiet in third person).
>
> There isn't just one thing that made me call her my sig fig... there were a
> lot of things. • Cool
>
> > For example I'm leaning heavily towards a character i like to
> > call Acer. Hes not realy very important although he is the caretaker of the
> > royal gardens witch many important characters do visit. And while handy
> > enough
> > with a sowrd to defend himself he's no match for a well trained knight. Me
> > being a landscaper by profession i just sort of identify with him more than • my
> > other characters. I have some other characters i realy like but i'll most
> > likely go with him.
>
> Cool! Sounds like you have good reasons! The important thing is that you like
> him, IMO... • Thanks and i do like him
>
> BTW, being a landscaper here's a question. Do you enjoy building lego
> landscapes or do you feel it's too linked to your "real" job to be fun...?
> As an architect wannabe (1) I'm wondering if being a professional architect
> won't make me hate lego... :-)
I do like building lego land scapes. It alows you to try out different
ideas and see the results without all the hard work plantig trees and building
ponds in real life. To bad i dont have enough lego plant life to do what i
realy want. I think being an architect you might enjoy lego more by drawing
insperation from it and vise versa. I know seeing a $100,000 + landscape from
start to finish gives me ideas to try Lego
>
> > p.s. In case you are wondering Acer is his nickname. I havent thought of • a
> > real name yet. Acer comes from Aceraceae the scientific name for the maple
> > family. One of my favorite trees. OH and tanks.
>
> Interesting! And you're welcome!
> I also often have reasons behind my namings. For example, my character Kfir is
> hebrew for lion... I'm actually rethinking that name, because Kfir himself is
> NOT connected at all to the lion kingdom. Other names, I just choose because I
> like.... Siffera for example is a name I found in "Nightfall", a great book by
> Asimov and Silverberg.
Neat
> -Shiri
>
> (1) take that literally: I want to be an architect. When I grow up, that is.
I have seen your inn and i thik you will make a great architect
Cale
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Shiri Dori wrote:
(Aside: shouldn't this whole thing be in .org.cw? FU set there...)
> In lugnet.castle.org, Cale Leiphart writes:
> I also often have reasons behind my namings. For example, my character Kfir is
> hebrew for lion... I'm actually rethinking that name, because Kfir himself is
> NOT connected at all to the lion kingdom.
Well, it could be a name that's more symbolic than literal. The lion is the
"King of the Beasts", and IIRC Kfir is an animal trainer of some kind, no? It
might be a bit of hubris to style himself after the King of the Beasts, even
if he's a very *good* trainer, but it's a possibility...
Because of the "King of the Beasts" symbolism, the lion is also often used as
a royal symbol. Are you sure he's unconnected? He might be an unacknowledged
illegitimate child, or the son or grandson of such a person...that would open
up all sorts of political possibilities, and it might even give him a reason
to support Scar in her quest for revenge...
Besides royalty, the lion is often used as a symbol for strength, so that
could be worked in as well.
J
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In lugnet.castle.org, Jeff Johnston writes:
> Shiri Dori wrote:
>
>
> > In lugnet.castle.org, Cale Leiphart writes:
> > I also often have reasons behind my namings. For example, my character Kfir
> > is
> > hebrew for lion... I'm actually rethinking that name, because Kfir himself
> > is
> > NOT connected at all to the lion kingdom.
>
> Well, it could be a name that's more symbolic than literal. The lion is the
> "King of the Beasts", and IIRC Kfir is an animal trainer of some kind, no? It
> might be a bit of hubris to style himself after the King of the Beasts, even
> if he's a very *good* trainer, but it's a possibility...
You're right about Kfir being animal-connected.... not really a TRAINER, tho'.
That's why I came to choose this name. At first I was thinking maybe a "tiger"
connotation but couldn't find any name (that I liked) that means tiger. (1)
So I settled for Kfir, which is a name I like a lot. I didn't think of the
connection to the Lion Kingdom at the time.
> Because of the "King of the Beasts" symbolism, the lion is also often used as
> a royal symbol. Are you sure he's unconnected?
LOL... I'm not SURE, just that the thought never crossed my mind. I have some
very complex connections between characters (that I'm NOT going to reveal!)
but such a thing actually hadn't even occured to me. In fact I haven't given
much thought to Kfir's background, instead I was focusing on Scar's heritage
and the Big Five (which I haven't formally introduced yet) (2).
> He might be an unacknowledged
> illegitimate child, or the son or grandson of such a person...that would open
> up all sorts of political possibilities, and it might even give him a reason
> to support Scar in her quest for revenge...
Well... <ponders> <ponders some more> <awakens from trance> I don't know if
that would fit in but maybe. My storyline is beginning to sound like a soap-
opera (he cheated on her, their child wanted revenge, but his girlfriend was--
OMG, the horror!)
> Besides royalty, the lion is often used as a symbol for strength, so that
> could be worked in as well.
Yeah, I'll hafta think about this whole thing. I'll be prone to leave Kfir
with his name and just figure out what it has to do with anything.
Thanks for the ideas! That's a whole lot of food for thought you just gave me.
-Shiri
(1) I searched the NameDB: http://incompetech.com/named/
(2) I still need a pink marker-paint! Ve-Hamevin Yavin. (3)
(3) That's a hebrew saying for: if you should get it, you will. Or something
of the sort.
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In lugnet.castle.org, Cale Leiphart writes:
> > BTW, being a landscaper here's a question. Do you enjoy building lego
> > landscapes or do you feel it's too linked to your "real" job to be fun...?
> > As an architect wannabe (1) I'm wondering if being a professional architect
> > won't make me hate lego... :-)
>
> I do like building lego land scapes. It alows you to try out different
> ideas and see the results without all the hard work plantig trees and building
> ponds in real life. To bad i dont have enough lego plant life to do what i
> realy want. I think being an architect you might enjoy lego more by drawing
> insperation from it and vise versa. I know seeing a $100,000 + landscape from
> start to finish gives me ideas to try Lego
I see... that's great. I'm sure you'll eventually get enough lego plant life
to try it all!
<snip>
> (1) take that literally: I want to be an architect. When I grow up, that is.
>
> I have seen your inn and i thik you will make a great architect
Thanks!
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle.org, Cale Leiphart writes:
> First i was wondering why you chose one character over another to be your
> signature character.
My signature character is a blacksmith. I chose him because he's a minor
character, but provides a useful service, and has done a lot of wandering
around. He's been to all the places I want to build stories around, so I chose
him as the common element, the unifying thread to all my stories. But for the
most part, he's not going to be the main or most important character in any of
the stories.
> Does that character most represent you as a person.
Hmmm. I don't think so. He's bald, which I don't want to be. He is strong, and
he's well-traveled, which is nice. But he's a bit dumpy. He's made a lot of his
life, though, despite having a few major skeletons in his closet (no
spoilers!:)
> Is he or she the most important person in your realm.
Not at all. But he's met a few of them, and worked for others, which helps
relate all the stories (especially in time, you can tell at a moment's glance
when the story is because of how old he is).
> Did you choose them because they were diferent or cool.
Well, I didn't think anyone else would have a blacksmith, I thought most people
would choose an adventurer or some royalty. His story seemed to flow as well,
as a really good life to hang things around.
> Or did you just choose them for the fun of it.
I had a lot of fun making the blacksmith shop, so that was a big part of it
too. His shop was the first complete enclosed structure I made after I came out
of my dark ages. So it's the first one I could populate and send a picture to
Pawel to get into Castle World.
> I've been working on some characters of my own so im realy interested in
> your replies.
I have at least two dozen major characters, all with interrelated backstory. It
is hard to choose just one, but I'm looking forward to seeing yours!
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In lugnet.castle.org, Cale Leiphart writes:
> Hi all I have two questions for the members of castle world. First i was
> wondering why you chose one character over another to be your signature
> character.
I chose My 'Sig Fig because he was one of the first Minifigs I made
Does that character most represent you as a person.
Not at all.
>Is he or shethe most important person in your realm.
Heck No
>Did you choose them because they were diferent or cool.
Heck Yeah
oh I almost forgot my characters name is Xan. He is a warrior. He never knew
how to fight before his family was killed by Karnaj the demon. Karnaj figured
he needed to do more so he created demons out of Xans Dead family. And he
bound Xans Lifeforce to Xan's Sword. Xans Sword is Called SoulSword because of
that fact. But there is More. A good Wizard named Rajen (coming soon)
Enchanted SoulSword so that it could kill a lesser demon with one slash. Rajen
also Enrolled Xan Into the Academy which was a Fighting school. Xan was
overconfident so he Dropped out and began his quest.....
You can see Xan and other figs at my Website
Later,
Cj
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In lugnet.castle.org, Jeff Johnston writes:
> Shiri Dori wrote:
>
> (Aside: shouldn't this whole thing be in .org.cw? FU set there...)
>
> > In lugnet.castle.org, Cale Leiphart writes:
> > I also often have reasons behind my namings. For example, my character Kfir • is
> > hebrew for lion... I'm actually rethinking that name, because Kfir himself • is
> > NOT connected at all to the lion kingdom.
>
> Well, it could be a name that's more symbolic than literal. The lion is the
> "King of the Beasts", and IIRC Kfir is an animal trainer of some kind, no? It
> might be a bit of hubris to style himself after the King of the Beasts, even
> if he's a very *good* trainer, but it's a possibility...
>
> Because of the "King of the Beasts" symbolism, the lion is also often used as
> a royal symbol. Are you sure he's unconnected? He might be an unacknowledged
> illegitimate child, or the son or grandson of such a person...that would open
> up all sorts of political possibilities, and it might even give him a reason
> to support Scar in her quest for revenge...
Maybe Just Maybe and im accenting on MAYBE that Kfir could just possibly be a
Shapeshifter. Since he cant Train animals he might be able to control them
with his supernatural powers. He might be able to Turn into a Lion or other
animal.
Later,
Cj
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