tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post5302262842105240118..comments2024-03-28T05:47:41.970-05:00Comments on Wine and Savages: POLL: Regency + ?Sean Tait Bircherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439758029465341353noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-12325949555291305092012-04-13T15:48:49.575-05:002012-04-13T15:48:49.575-05:00Ha! That could be a challenge. I'm sure some...Ha! That could be a challenge. I'm sure some Lovecraftian elements will sneak into the Gothic Regency setting.Sean Tait Bircherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439758029465341353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-90277225403579331992012-04-13T15:46:42.837-05:002012-04-13T15:46:42.837-05:00I shamefacedly admit to not being a steampunk enth...I shamefacedly admit to not being a steampunk enthusiast. That said, there's a Kickstarter project called "Wollstonecraft" that caught my eye. Byron's daughter Ada and a young Mary Shelley team up as steampunk girl detectives. (Unfortunately, I am writing this on my phone and cannot paste the link.)<br /><br />I'd also recommend for your wife Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer's _Sorcery and Cecelia_, _The Grand Tour_, and _The Mislaid Magician_. It's magic, not steampunk, but they're quite witty (and supposedly young adult fiction, buy they're the first young adult books I've read as an adult that haven't made me gag).Sean Tait Bircherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439758029465341353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-15439281744930469642012-04-13T06:45:55.352-05:002012-04-13T06:45:55.352-05:00Or how about Cthulhu Mythos flavoured espionage - ...Or how about Cthulhu Mythos flavoured espionage - the Bennett sisters as a Delta Green cell. Darcy's demeanor is far too shifty and changeable to be solely on account of his sister: clearly, he's hiding something. Something eldritch...J Gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-83905763565675893362012-04-11T22:21:02.060-05:002012-04-11T22:21:02.060-05:00Ok, after discussing with my wife, I was set strai...Ok, after discussing with my wife, I was set straight... I like the gothic horror. She, on the other hand, doesn't like horror. Her quick reply was she would like to see the Bennett sisters as Steampunk gadgeteers. So, Savage Jane Steampunk it is. I know, not one of the choices but it accurately represents the wife's views.Derek Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307359792978031386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-82823809110970166632012-04-11T17:03:16.622-05:002012-04-11T17:03:16.622-05:00Meaning that the sinister evil lurking at the hear...Meaning that the sinister evil lurking at the heart of the Regency is George IV, not that he's your wife. I really should have written that better in the first place.Sean Tait Bircherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439758029465341353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-17470055919874550192012-04-11T11:16:23.159-05:002012-04-11T11:16:23.159-05:00You mean George IV? (Laughing at my own joke.)You mean George IV? (Laughing at my own joke.)Sean Tait Bircherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439758029465341353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-71197936405805817412012-04-11T05:51:12.099-05:002012-04-11T05:51:12.099-05:00Oh, Regency Gothic, for sure! The sufficating soc...Oh, Regency Gothic, for sure! The sufficating social constraints that Austen's characters had to endure would form the perfect diversion for the sinister black evil lurking at the true heart of the era.<br /><br />(My wife, and Austen scholar and enthusiast, would cringe if she read that...)J Gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-59115102355317559302012-04-09T05:48:19.792-05:002012-04-09T05:48:19.792-05:00Thanks for the encouragement! It's good to kn...Thanks for the encouragement! It's good to know Robin and I are not alone in our tastes (though we're fans of the made-for-TV P&P with Colin Firth). <br /><br />The best shape for the project might just turn out to be a Regency sourcebook with multiple mini-settings. Perhaps there could be a setting for each of the genre Companions? Hmmm... I can see sci-fi and pulp really easily, but how do Regency superheroes work?Sean Tait Bircherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439758029465341353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-58555299391464297032012-04-08T22:31:47.889-05:002012-04-08T22:31:47.889-05:00I believe you could easily tap into a remarkable n...I believe you could easily tap into a remarkable niche in a Savage Jane Austin Setting with a Gothic Horror overlay. Similar to yourself, my wife has only gamed with me as GM using Savage Worlds (Space 1889). She loves Jane Austin's works and re-reads them often. We watch the 2005 Pride & Prejudice with Keira Knightly/Matthew Macfadyen at least twice a year. The movie itself has so many scenes that look like living paintings and capture the period beautifully. I would eagerly enjoy seeing a setting in this period where social "combat" was prevalent and more importantly, clever dialog had power! Just as it does in the novels and the above referenced movie, a well turned phrase could stop the elite in their tracks, albeit with consequences. Could you imagine Elizabeth Bennet's fearless and withering response to a Nosferatu about to attack one of her sisters. The creature is literally stunned for 2 rounds. Mr. Bennet arrives and dispatches the vile creature. I'm not sure how large the market but our wives would be happy!<br /><br />Derek<br /><br />PS: The Arthurian thing is in a whole different category and worth a separate effort.Derek B. , the Savage Duckhttp://rptroll.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-5262215054037130882012-04-08T16:44:05.383-05:002012-04-08T16:44:05.383-05:00I own it but haven't read it yet. I'll be...I own it but haven't read it yet. I'll be sure to get to it before I finish the Regency setting. I skimmed it once, saw Elizabeth was wielding a katana, and put it back down.Sean Tait Bircherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439758029465341353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629259376300364506.post-65901406205383310492012-04-08T16:12:00.674-05:002012-04-08T16:12:00.674-05:00I know you don't like the zombies but I immedi...I know you don't like the zombies but I immediately thought of this book:<br /><br /> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice_and_Zombies#section_3<br /><br />I haven't read it so I can't comment upon it's quality but it came to mind when I read your post.SoS Michaelhttp://www.solaceofsavagery.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com