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Heroic Knight
 
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| A sort of spin off from 'Bored of Science' but I was wondering recently if there was such a thing as an original idea in LRP? I certainly get quite frustrated by some peoples insistance that playing Elves or Celts is a new and original idea.... So, what was the last truely original idea you have seen/come up with? And what are your thoughts on originality in the hobby?
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Champion
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I don't know if the character is original, but at Refuge I am certainly the odd one out seeing as I am the only one of my race, only one other person comes from where I do, and I'm the only thing in the game that's not humanoid. Personality wise he's been done before, as I've seen goat obsession at many LRP weekends [ ic and ooc natch ].
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Maelstrom- Rr'ah Kweme Akuzu
Refuge - Kaffir Al Rahim
Odyssey - Something Graecian that throws a spear probably.
LT - Something Graecian that will more than likely be plied with mixed spirits.
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Prodigal
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| There's a school of thought that says there aren't any original ideas, just original ways of using old ideas. I've been to innovative LRP events and derivative LRP events. Neither type has distinguished itself as better than the other.
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Wag
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See I can't think of a single event where I've seen believable elves-so that would be original (or at least novel)! However, getting bogged down in originality can lead to poor quality product- just because it's been done before, doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. In many cases pure originality = self indulgent shite, only enjoyed by the creator (who often isn't as gifted a writer as they thought they were).
Lets face it if they were that good, they'd be busy working on their next novel/screenplay.
Here's one for you- a Fairy based LRP- all characters are represented by puppets or creature suits- human(oids)s are not allowed unless they're under 4 ft or over 8ft tall/long.
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I’m not sure if I’ve seen complete originality at LRP. I suppose it comes down to the old adage that all stories have been told before. You’d be hard pushed to come up with anything that has never been thought of before! However I’m intrigued by what’s appearing now with games having stereotypical fantasy races that are not the norm. If you remove the standard stereotypical elements then why not just create something completely new? Why have orcs that are friendly, cilvilised(ish) and not orcy in appearance. Why not start from scratch? Saying that orc, elves, trolls etc were lifted from mythology by Tolkien then mutated via tabletop, so they mutate further…..
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Champion
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Why have orcs that are friendly, cilvilised(ish) and not orcy in appearance. Why not start from scratch? Saying that orc, elves, trolls etc were lifted from mythology by Tolkien then mutated via tabletop, so they mutate further…..On that note, my character at EOS is the Venin genus of Orc who looks NOTHING like an Orc and it's all kosher and approved by Allen, too. So, my character of course isn't original because he's an Orc and acts like the baby-eating fairlytale variety but looks more like a gargoyle (I'm pushing for permission to add a forked tail and some small wilted wings to the costume). So from one person's point of view that character is original in that system because he looks and acts different from the others (to the point that the other Orcs find him hard to tolerate) but of course other people will understand it has bindun because goblins from old stories often had wings and scales. Quite a hard topic to tackle now I think about it ...
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EOS - Wretch of Brood
Maelstrom- Rr'ah Kweme Akuzu
Refuge - Kaffir Al Rahim
Odyssey - Something Graecian that throws a spear probably.
LT - Something Graecian that will more than likely be plied with mixed spirits.
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Apprentice
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| My Dad had a character at one of the Gatherings,many moons ago LOL were he played a hobbit/troll. Anyway the story goes that his father the hobbit was out one night when its started to go cold so the hobbit thought i need a cave, so the hobbit is looking every were till he finds this little cave thats nice and warm (the cave being the trolls ugh hum bits) and thats how he was born (leave the rest to your imaginations). He was the tallest hobbit standing at 6ft and a very small troll. Anyway thats it but i think its original,sick but original Dan
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Champion
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| Is that originality or just a diseased mind =P ? Skills-wise it's very hard to be individual ... for example my next character at refuge has his own special way to feed himself, but it boils down to using the hunting rules despite having a different name.
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EOS - Wretch of Brood
Maelstrom- Rr'ah Kweme Akuzu
Refuge - Kaffir Al Rahim
Odyssey - Something Graecian that throws a spear probably.
LT - Something Graecian that will more than likely be plied with mixed spirits.
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