(Games) Legend of Five Bonds....

[roseembolism]

This thread on the "Bad_rpers_suck community reminded me of why I don't like the pastiche setting of  Legend of 5 Rings; the random mashing together of Chinese and Japanese elements just bugs me.   The best I can compare it to, is this:

"If the Cold War was done in the style of Legend of Five Rigs, the "Usa" and the "Ussr" would be major rival clans in the British Empire, engaging in massive amounts of courtly intrigue to gain influence over the King of England, Maria Stephanopolis-Brazil  .  Which clan will gain influence over the Porcelain Throne?  Check our card game to find out! " 

And of course the most powerful military weapon in the armies of the Empire would be the Walther PPK.  Families would hand their weapons down for generations, going back hundreds of years.  Head hurting yet?  I can go on....

Comments

[seawasp]

I don't see what's wrong. That sounds like fun to me.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

OK, it is ON. Give me a bit, and I'll run with the idea. I think I'll call it "Legend of 13 Stars".

[seawasp]

Just don't forget to put my ancestors in there somewhere. Maybe the Vikings are alive and well and pillaging with modern weapons?

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Clan Viking exists. And they continue their odd cultural tradition of wearing those odd helmets, and tossing the skin of a pig around.

[seawasp]

REAL Vikings throw the ENTIRE PIG!

also...

[seawasp]

To me, the mishmash SHOULD signal to people "this is a FANTASY game, with an attempt for a general particular feel. Don't try to fit it into your real world. YOU! PUT DOWN THE HISTORY BOOK AND NO ONE GETS HURT!"

It's like people complaining about Pirates of the Caribbean, where -- for instance -- you have pirate ships with wheels, when the wheel for ships hadn't been established at the time. And the costumes were wrong. And...

Re: also...

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

Of course it should. And also, inevitably, it should have fans who are so into the game that they insist that YES IT IS accurate!

that will be good for flame wars on the net, which will be good for publicity, which will be good for sales. Or something like that.

Re: also...

[seawasp]

"The Chinese government TOTALLY had Ninjas!"