Re: Putting the 'Anal' into Analogies

From: Roderick and Ellen Robertson <rjremr_at_BW4wtlMr26AM21uQGTObCguJGpzb20zfyNt1rOpjqjK3spMIHIKmEGcvRVJYOuAb3jTIQ>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:15:56 -0800

>The important thing about the Lunars, the
>ONLY important thing about the Lunars in-game, is that they invaded and
>occupied Sartar. Which is Ancient Britain/Gaul, with a few Norse/Viking
bits
>of vocab for those who can't pronounce Celtic languages. So they could be
>Romans (easy match), they might be Norman at a pinch (though if so they
>mislaid their empire). But if you make them British Empire, you have to
work
>out who the "us" is they're invading, and there don't seem to be any good
>matches.

Sheesh, silly insular Brits! The Lunars are the British, the Sartarites are all modeled on Mel Gibson (as seen in Patriot, Bravefart...).

BTW, the "mixed analogy" is how Hollywood works out it's movies - "It's like Mad Max and Victor/Victoria"; "It's Excalibur meets The Magnificent Seven"; "It's Sense & Sensebility mixed with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

RR
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