Dragons of the Yellow Sea: Difference between revisions
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===Timeline of events=== | |||
1850 - The Taiping Rebellion in China, lasts around 15 years. Ideals of equality. dragons too! | 1850 - The Taiping Rebellion in China, lasts around 15 years. Ideals of equality. dragons too! | ||
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Around this time there is a 10 year old king whose father is Regent. | Around this time there is a 10 year old king whose father is Regent. | ||
Paek nak-sin oppressive military commander. | Paek nak-sin oppressive military commander. | ||
Yi nong-nyun, intellectual who led the rebellion. | (Yi nong-nyun), intellectual who led the rebellion. | ||
Investigator sent to the scene. | Investigator sent to the scene. | ||
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===Background=== | |||
Government & official reading is in Chinese. | Government & official reading is in Chinese. | ||
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===Dragon ecology=== | |||
Transport - buses! cargo! | * Transport - buses! cargo! | ||
Herding, pastoral, goats - flatlands and mountains | * Herding, pastoral, goats - flatlands and mountains | ||
Agriculture - flatlands | * Agriculture - flatlands | ||
Fishing - deep sea fishers, giant tuna, coastal | * Fishing - deep sea fishers, giant tuna, coastal | ||
Mountain dragons - in lakes - wise dragons and bandits | * Mountain dragons - in lakes - wise dragons and bandits | ||
Korean cockatrice - kye-ryong (Chariot-pulling beasts from legend). (Kingdom of Silla) | * Korean cockatrice - kye-ryong (Chariot-pulling beasts from legend). (Kingdom of Silla) | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_dragon Korean dragons] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_dragon Korean dragons] | ||
===Quotes:=== | ===Quotes:=== | ||
Revision as of 04:52, 18 February 2007
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.
- Madeline - leans towards playing an outsider, maybe a Mongol Han Solo.
- Madeline -
- Bill - Jack Sparrow
- Bill -
- Cyn -
- Cyn -
- Lee - Bitter fisherman seeking revenge
- Lee - Catholic priest
- Liz -
- Liz -
- Bob -
- Bob -
Timeline of events
1850 - The Taiping Rebellion in China, lasts around 15 years. Ideals of equality. dragons too!
1862 - Peasant rebellion in Korea. 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. Jeju
Liz's note - I'm thinking of the 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)
Quotes:
Bill: "He could be a lady pirate, then." Everyone, suddenly: "Dragons love bling! OMG they DO love bling!"
Sources:
- Wikipedia (list pages)
- Korea: Its History and Culture
- Art Treasures of Seoul
- Korea: An Introduction
- A Handbook of Korea
- Sensational Knitted Socks