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Re: Forestmen and Wolfpack... thoughts
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> I've been thinking a bit about those Wolfpack and Forestmen (1).
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> First of all, I think the reason they are so sought after and viewed as "cool"
> by many castleers (aside from being hard-to-get :) is their rag-tag and
> slightly disorganized personality. Unlike the other subthemes, these don't
> have a defined-by-TLC leader (unlike King Leo, Majisto, etc) but are sort of
> improvised "armies".
> Their connotation is also very different. While most subthemes have a pretty
> clear cut connotation (eg RK -> good guys, FK -> bad guys), these groups are
> not definite. Some view them as thieves, others view them as wandering
> warriors.
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> There's much more I can say about this, but another thing I came up with in
> the process of thinking about them:
> The WP seem forest-like to me. IMHO, brown is a great forest color and fits
> the forest life. The "forestmen" OTOH seem to fit a more lush, green valley
> life.
> In my realm, the WP will not be theives as many people view them. The
> forestmen might be, tho'. The WP will DEFINITELY have a leader in my world and
> they might (or might not) be allied with the FM.
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> I have not thought out this whole idea but these were my first thoughts.
> LMKWYT!
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> -Shiri
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> (1) I say Forestmen but the referrence is to both Dark Forest AND Forestmen.
Right on, Shiri! I'd have to agree with just about everything. The one thing
that's different in my world is that the WP and Forestmen Coexist, each being
thieves. The Forestmen have kind of a Robin Hood-esque(?) appeal to them; the
whole steal from the rich and give to the poor thing. The WP, OTOH, are just
a bunch of guys who want more cash to finance their needs (beer, ale, other
various intoxicants, as well as weapons.) For my WP leader, I used the head
of the Hoth soldier, because it's got that bit of hair hanging down, and
there's a sly and mischievious look. As for the clear-cut good guy bad guy
thing, I just think it depends on who you ask. If my WP stole 10 barrels of
ale from the KK, then the KK regards them as "bad guys." If they sold that
ale to the DM, then the DM see them as "good guys." It probably would change
frequently. That's my take on this situation.
-Chris
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| (...) Well I'm glad we agree! (...) You're right, I couldn't avoid that feeling too. But in my realm it's the WP who are Robin-Hoodish... I really don't want to wreck my story but my WP generally go against the royalty. (...) LOL! ..."other various (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) and (...) Sounds cool when can we here more? That sounds pretty cool how you compare those two factions, but what about the bulls? In my "lego world" I used The Bulls and The Wolfpack together as a Mercenary Guild who sell their services to (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| I've been thinking a bit about those Wolfpack and Forestmen (1). First of all, I think the reason they are so sought after and viewed as "cool" by many castleers (aside from being hard-to-get :) is their rag-tag and slightly disorganized (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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