It's always the same isn't it?

Reinder · Post by **Reinder** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 12:14 am

Why fantasy heroes never find a stash of cocaine or a cache of submachine guns is beyond me...

Matt Trepal · Post by **Matt Trepal** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 7:52 pm

On 2002-03-18 00:14, reinder wrote:
Why fantasy heroes never find a stash of cocaine or a cache of submachine guns is beyond me...

What, a massive collection of jazz records isn't good enough for you?

Just you wait, Reinder, just you wait....

Reinder · Post by **Reinder** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 2:16 pm

Let's look around for some more ale-finding moments. This is one, although my crew get disappointed when the barrel turns out not to be what it seems....
http://www.rocr.net/d/20000930.html

Matt Trepal · Post by **Matt Trepal** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 5:46 pm

Then there was the Dogwhat Brewery, eh? Not exactly what they were expecting.

Nitwit · Post by **Nitwit** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 3:19 am

On 2002-03-18 00:14, reinder wrote:
Why fantasy heroes never find a stash of cocaine or a cache of submachine guns is beyond me...

Caches of machine guns is very much a staple of the action genre and most people want to stay as far away from their cliches as possible.

Fantasy heroes finding and using drugs though is a rather unexplored area (expect of course for shamanistic "herbal magic" stories). Hmm, powerful wizard on a bad LSD trip - that probably has some interesting possibilities.

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Matt Trepal · Post by **Matt Trepal** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 7:21 pm

On 2002-03-22 03:19, Nitwit wrote:
Caches of machine guns is very much a staple of the action genre and most people want to stay as far away from their cliches as possible.

Ah, but finding the wine cellar, that's quite the fantasy cliche! Sometimes, tho', ya gots ta dance with the girl what brung ya!

Fantasy heroes finding and using drugs though is a rather unexplored area (expect of course for shamanistic "herbal magic" stories). Hmm, powerful wizard on a bad LSD trip - that probably has some interesting possibilities.

To be quite honest, though, I have had the vaguest ideas about a gun- and drug-running wizard. I plan to call the story "Vice-Lord of the Rings."

And, yes, I am ashamed of that pun.

Andrick · Post by **Andrick** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 7:51 pm

Andrick · Post by **Andrick** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 3:51 pm

Fraud of the Rings lives.