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| + | The players will be humans and dragons who are part of the peasant rebellion in Korea. We will play at least 2 characters each. Players should not play their own dragon or human... We're going to play on Jeju-do island in the straits. | ||
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| + | * Madeline - leans towards playing an outsider, maybe a Mongol Han Solo. | ||
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| + | * Bill - Jack Sparrow | ||
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| + | * Cyn - | ||
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| + | * Lee - Bitter fisherman seeking revenge | ||
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| + | * Liz - | ||
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| + | * Bob - | ||
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| − | The | + | '''Timeline of events''' |
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| + | 1850 - The Taiping Rebellion in China. | ||
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| + | 1862 - Peasant rebellion in Korea. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donghak_Peasant_Revolution Donghak rebellion] | ||
| + | Tonghak, religious movement, equality | ||
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| + | Around this time there is a 10 year old king whose father is Regent. | ||
| + | Paek nak-sin oppressive military commander. | ||
| + | Yi nong-nyun, intellectual who led the rebellion. | ||
| + | Investigator sent to the scene. | ||
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| + | '''Background''' | ||
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| + | Government & official reading is in Chinese. | ||
| + | Popular stuff, signs, etc in Hangul | ||
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| + | Jeju-do (Cheju) Island to the south in the straits - 17th cent. period of taxes where men couldn't dive for pearls; women then did; women gained more economic and political power. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju Jeju] | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Peninsula#Climate Climate] | ||
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| + | Liz's note - I'm thinking of the Marshes of Mount Liang (Outlaws of the Marsh) as an inspiration for this game as well though it's China not Korea. | ||
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| + | '''Dragon ecology''' | ||
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| + | Transport - buses! cargo! | ||
| + | Herding, pastoral, goats - flatlands and mountains | ||
| + | Agriculture - flatlands | ||
| + | Fishing - deep sea fishers, giant tuna, coastal | ||
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| + | Mountain dragons - in lakes - wise dragons and bandits | ||
| + | Korean cockatrice - kye-ryong (Chariot-pulling beasts from legend). (Kingdom of Silla) | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_dragon Korean dragons] | ||
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| + | ===Quotes:=== | ||
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| + | Bill: "He could be a lady pirate, then." | ||
| + | Everyone, suddenly: "Dragons love bling! OMG they DO love bling!" | ||
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| + | ===Sources: === | ||
| − | + | * Wikipedia (list pages) | |
| + | * Korea: Its History and Culture | ||
| + | * Art Treasures of Seoul | ||
| + | * Korea: An Introduction | ||
| + | * A Handbook of Korea | ||
| + | * Sensational Knitted Socks | ||
