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Re: Good vs. Evil
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999 19:29:28 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Craig Hamilton writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, David Eaton writes:
> > > I got to thinking about this the other day... which castle themes are 'good
> > > guys' and 'bad guys'? I noticed this as my own lego kingdom has gotten
> > > progressivly overrun with what I think of as 'evil' lately...
> > >
> > > In my own personal kingdom:
> > > Crusaders/Lionheart - Good
> > > Forestmen/Dark Forest - Mostly Good
> > > Royal Knights - Good
> > >
> > > Black Falcons - Evil
> > > Black Knights - Evil
> > > Wolfpack - Mostly Evil
> > > Fright Knights - Evil
> > > Dragon Masters - Evil
> >
> > Hm...this is interesting to me. I don't really have as much 'good' and 'evil'
> > as might be expected...instead, my Castle-time LEGOs seem to have set up a
> > rather complex political situation.
> >
> > A long time ago, the land was united under one ruler, whose sign was "purpure,
> > a crown or". It was a golden time, full of loyal knights, tournaments and
> > processions, but it is a time lost forever - a time before the Dark Ages.
> >
> > After the Dark Ages, the first monarch to come to my attention ruled a large
> > and well-appointed kingdom which seemed initially to be at peace, even though
> > it was recently founded. But there were rumors of darker things afoot. Some
> > claimed that a man identical to the king was imprisoned beneath the castle,
> > locked in an iron mask. (I had an extra Royal King from the Carriage...I needed
> > *something* to do with him!) The brave bandits of the Dark Forest - led by a
> > deposed Baron - were the only ones who suspected the truth.
> >
> > It turned out that an evil Witch-Queen from the East had created a magical
> > duplicate of the King to rule in his place. Once he was firmly ensconced, the
> > legions of the Fright Knights marched over the land, along with the black-clad
> > dragon-helmed mercenaries they had hired to provide heavy infantry support. The
> > bandits put up a guerilla resistance and eventually managed to free the King
> > from his imprisonment.
> >
> > To add more complexity to the situation, it turns out that the King is the
> > youngest son of a large royal family whose domain is on the islands to the
> > north. He despaired of ever inheriting the throne, and left to found his own
> > nation. Now, the eldest brother (and rightful heir to the throne) is missing,
> > and the second brother has "convinced" his siblings to support his claim for
> > the throne. However, he wants to make sure that all competition is either on
> > his side...or eliminated.
> >
> > What happened to the eldest brother? Nobody knows, but a mysterious Black
> > Knight rides with the Dragon Army. He keeps to himself, and nobody sees him
> > out of his armor...
> >
> > Meanwhile, the rough men of the Wolfpack - a famed and ruthless mercenary unit
> > - have come to the land. They accept all who wish to join, asking no questions
> > about the past. Who hired them? What side are they on?
> >
> > What about the mysterious Black Falcons? The last time they were seen in these
> > parts their appearance heralded the coming of the Dark Ages.
> >
> > And there are rumors abroad that three wizards againw alk the lands: one clad
> > in blue, with a staff tipped witha sapphire; one clad in green, with a staff
> > tipped by an emerald; and one clad in black, with a staff tipped with a ruby.
> > What do they want? What forces do they represent? Only time will tell...
> >
> > * * *
> >
> > Oddly enough, I find that many of the major characters I think about are
> > actually MOCs of a sort - I'll swap a head or something to create a unique
> > fig. Most of my Wolfpack is unique...the exiled baron who leads the Dark
> > Forest bandits...the Witch-Queen...does anybody else tend to do this, or do
> > people stick with the existing cast of characters?
~gads! i'm glad i'm not the only one who has woven a complex web of soap opera
intrigue around the castle characters! if the parts weren't meant to be
rearranged, why do they come apart? to me, this is an element of the
creativity. i prefer kingdoms of individuals to armies of clones. my favorite
evil character is the arch rival to majisto, (my creation) the red wizard,
mephisto. i also like to have lots of ambiguous characters that can go either
way in between. check them out at:
http://community-1.webtv.net/anonymouseye/craigolego
good? evil? the picture titled "black, white, & shades of gray" pretty much
sums it up for me...
later ~ craig
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