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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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 Posted - 03 Sep 2013 : 19:43:32
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Originally posted by Lord Bane
Realms cosplay? I shudder in horror of the legions of Drizzt clones. 
I'm more concerned about the Simbul costume that Sage was talking about wearing...  |
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Emma Drake
Learned Scribe
USA
206 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2013 : 20:23:46
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Originally posted by Lord Bane
Realms cosplay? I shudder in horror of the legions of Drizzt clones.
People cosplay drizzt anyway, heh. Some of them quite well, I have to add. |
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Lord Bane
Senior Scribe
Germany
479 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2013 : 20:46:17
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Don´t get me wrong, i have nothing against cosplayer 
I just find it silly when you have a congregation of several drizzt and all claim to be him. I mean where is the innovation and do someone else? He is overhyped imo. |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3240 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2013 : 20:51:15
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Originally posted by Lord Bane
Don´t get me wrong, i have nothing against cosplayer
I just find it silly when you have a congregation of several drizzt and all claim to be him. I mean where is the innovation and do someone else? He is overhyped imo.
I feel the same way with all the Jack Sparrows, slave Leias, and Batmans. |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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Lord Bane
Senior Scribe
Germany
479 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2013 : 21:31:54
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| There can never be enough slave Leias.... granted the optic is pleasing to the eyes |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2013 : 21:37:57
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| What is the proper terminology for a group of slave Leias? A Force? A barge? A dream? |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 03 Sep 2013 21:38:44 |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Sep 2013 : 21:47:27
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
What is the proper terminology for a group of slave Leias? A Force? A barge? A dream?
Well maybe a nightmare, other option might be a sorority. *G* |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2013 : 03:26:46
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Lord Bane
Realms cosplay? I shudder in horror of the legions of Drizzt clones.
I'm more concerned about the Simbul costume that Sage was talking about wearing...
Try as I might... I just can't convince the Lady K to work at this in my stead.  |
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Lord Bane
Senior Scribe
Germany
479 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2013 : 08:09:44
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| So you can appear as Elminster in a duo? I am onto you sir! |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2013 : 15:45:45
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Hmmmmm... a duo you say?
Now who can I get to be my 'Asper'?  |
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2013 : 16:17:24
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Okay, the recent cosplay discussion gives me the opportunity to mention something that's been on my mind since I first conceived the Candlekeep seminar. I may seem a party-pooper, but here goes:
The Candlekeep Presents gatherings are for everyone who enjoys the Realms. It doesn't matter if they're coming to us from the fiction side or the tabletop gaming side or the computer games side. I don't care if they've loved the Realms since the first DRAGON articles or just played a module and want to learn more about the setting. I don't care whether their only experience is the Pool of Radiance NES game, and they know nothing but Banite-infested Phlan. I don't care whether someone is a cosplayer, a gamer, a reader, or just enjoyed the comic books. None of that matters.
The Candlekeep Presents seminar is not the place for anyone to tell anyone else that they are experiencing the Forgotten Realms "wrong."
I fully intend for this gathering, whatever form it continues to take, to be a safe place for everyone to express their joy in experiencing the Realms.
I don't care if there's a Drizzt cosplayer. I don't care if there are 50 Drizzt cosplayers. Because that's 50 people who are enjoying the Realms and coming together with other people enjoying the Realms. If Drizzt is their favorite character, they can all come as Drizzt and discuss what ideas they had to dye their cats black and put glowing green contacts in to create mini-Guens. [Disclaimer: Don't do that to your cat, please. Seriously.]
What I do care about is that everyone is kind and respectful to everyone else: fans, panelists, and the setting.
What that means is that it is all of our responsibility to be welcoming to all comers, even if you're unhappy about their favorite character or book, or think they're wrong for liking the changes brought about by the Spellplague, or think their favorite author is a hack, or don't like how they look in their costuming.
The Realms is, for many or most of us, the brightest gem among our hobbies. Candlekeep Presents is the largest and best opportunity for all of those folks to share that enjoyment in a shared environment. I want to keep it as comfortable as possible for all involved, and rejecting anyone else’s means of enjoying the Realms runs directly counter to that.
If anyone takes issue with my perspective here, please don’t clog the thread. Feel free to contact me via private message to discuss things further. |
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Emma Drake
Learned Scribe
USA
206 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2013 : 16:31:36
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Originally posted by Garen Thal
The Candlekeep Presents seminar is not the place for anyone to tell anyone else that they are experiencing the Forgotten Realms "wrong."
I fully intend for this gathering, whatever form it continues to take, to be a safe place for everyone to express their joy in experiencing the Realms.
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What I do care about is that everyone is kind and respectful to everyone else: fans, panelists, and the setting.
What that means is that it is all of our responsibility to be welcoming to all comers, even if you're unhappy about their favorite character or book, or think they're wrong for liking the changes brought about by the Spellplague, or think their favorite author is a hack, or don't like how they look in their costuming.
The Realms is, for many or most of us, the brightest gem among our hobbies. Candlekeep Presents is the largest and best opportunity for all of those folks to share that enjoyment in a shared environment. I want to keep it as comfortable as possible for all involved, and rejecting anyone else’s means of enjoying the Realms runs directly counter to that.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2013 : 16:41:48
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Wholeheartedly agree with Brian's proposal for the next Candlekeep Seminar.
One query, though, which isn't directly related to what you were just saying...
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Originally posted by Garen Thal
I don't care whether their only experience is the Pool of Radiance NES game, and they know nothing but Banite-infested Phlan.
Did you actually mean the SSI Pool of Radiance game for DOS/PC? I only ask, because I wasn't aware that a NES Realms game existed.
If that's the case, then I need to hunt down a copy. |
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2013 : 16:57:29
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Originally posted by The Sage
Did you actually mean the SSI Pool of Radiance game for DOS/PC? I only ask, because I wasn't aware that a NES Realms game existed.
If that's the case, then I need to hunt down a copy.
Get hunting, sir. I indeed meant the one for the Nintendo. It had a blue label/box (rather than the gold box for the PC version), and was published by FCI rather than SSI, but it's basically just a port o the computer game.
Check eBay. There's usually at least 3-4 copies available. |
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