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==Dragons of the Yellow Sea==
 
==Dragons of the Yellow Sea==
  
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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The players will be humans and dragons who are part of the peasant rebellion in Korea, on Jeju  island at the southern tip of the peninsula.  We will play at least 2 characters each.  The game world is loosely based on Naomi Novik's ''Temeraire'' series of novels and its alternate history; ''His Majesty's Dragon'', ''Throne of Jade'', and ''Black Powder War''.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Madeline - leans towards playing an outsider, maybe a Mongol Han Solo.
 
* Madeline -
 
* Bill -  Jack Sparrow
 
* Bill -
 
* Cyn -
 
* Cyn -
 
* Lee - Bitter fisherman seeking revenge
 
* Lee -
 
* Liz -
 
* Liz -
 
* Bob -
 
* Bob -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Timeline of events'''
 
 
 
1850 - The Taiping Rebellion in China.
 
 
 
1862 - Peasant rebellion in Korea. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donghak_Peasant_Revolution Donghak rebellion]
 
Tonghak, religious movement, equality
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Background'''
 
 
 
Government & official reading is in Chinese.
 
Popular stuff, signs, etc in Hangul
 
 
 
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]
 
 
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Peninsula#Climate Climate]
 
 
 
Liz's note - I'm thinking of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Margin Outlaws of the Marsh]/Water Margin as an inspiration for this game as well though it's China not Korea and the wrong time period... it's the coolest adventure, hero tales, and a rebellion in the mountains, where dragons would fit right in.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Dragon ecology'''
 
 
 
Transport - buses! cargo!
 
Herding, pastoral, goats - flatlands and mountains
 
Agriculture - flatlands
 
Fishing - deep sea fishers, giant tuna, coastal
 
 
 
Mountain dragons - in lakes - wise dragons and bandits
 
Korean cockatrice - kye-ryong (Chariot-pulling beasts from legend). (Kingdom of Silla)
 
 
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_dragon Korean dragons]
 
 
 
===Quotes:===
 
 
 
Bill: "He could be a lady pirate, then."
 
Everyone, suddenly: "Dragons love bling! OMG they DO love bling!"
 
 
 
  
===Sources: ===
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The current source of campaign information is on a SocialText Wiki:
  
* Wikipedia (list pages)
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[http://www.socialtext.net/dragons/index.cgi?dragons_of_the_yellow_sea_rpg Dragons of the Yellow Sea on SocialText]
* Korea: Its History and Culture
 
* Art Treasures of Seoul
 
* Korea: An Introduction
 
* A Handbook of Korea
 
* Sensational Knitted Socks
 

Latest revision as of 13:03, 13 January 2012

Korean Dragon

Dragons of the Yellow Sea[edit]

The players will be humans and dragons who are part of the peasant rebellion in Korea, on Jeju island at the southern tip of the peninsula. We will play at least 2 characters each. The game world is loosely based on Naomi Novik's Temeraire series of novels and its alternate history; His Majesty's Dragon, Throne of Jade, and Black Powder War.

The current source of campaign information is on a SocialText Wiki:

Dragons of the Yellow Sea on SocialText