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 Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:41 pm
I was just thinking about some sort of idea or thought i had, when it came to the Middle Ages.
About some time between the More Ancient Times and the Present Day, we somehow lost contact with the Olympian World, and i figured that a lot of stuff was going on during the Middle Ages.
This may range from the times of King Arthur and his knights fighting everywhere in Europe as much as the Romans did, to the Crusades, to even the Hundred-Year Wars, all the way to the War of the Roses.
I somehow have a hunch that there may have been many a Black Knight, so perhaps the likes of Hades, Ares, or Phobos and Deimos may have inspired some of those knights, during that time.
Do we have such a tale in mind, as of yet?
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:57 am
So where do we start off in trying to reconcile such matters, guys and ghouls?
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:04 pm
Can anyone possibly go wrong with the idea of the gods donning Byzantine Medieval Armor, already?
Its actually a creative concept, when one thinks about it. cool
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:46 pm
It's an interesting concept, but I have to wonder how one would go about handling the issue of the rise of monotheism in a version of a world where the greek gods exist. I do like your idea though, just adding in a query of my own.
One also has to wonder what the plot would be in a story like this. What would be the conflict that drives forward the plot?
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 1:18 am
FlickoFly It's an interesting concept, but I have to wonder how one would go about handling the issue of the rise of monotheism in a version of a world where the greek gods exist. I do like your idea though, just adding in a query of my own. One also has to wonder what the plot would be in a story like this. What would be the conflict that drives forward the plot? You also have a noteworthy point to consider, as well. As for what might drive forward the overall meta-plotlines? That depends greatly as to what segment of the Middle Ages we are talking about, of course. The Hundred-year wars can be saved for another time, let us see what we can find for the times before such events occur, to work out, agreed?
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:29 pm
Javier Cross FlickoFly It's an interesting concept, but I have to wonder how one would go about handling the issue of the rise of monotheism in a version of a world where the greek gods exist. I do like your idea though, just adding in a query of my own. One also has to wonder what the plot would be in a story like this. What would be the conflict that drives forward the plot? You also have a noteworthy point to consider, as well. As for what might drive forward the overall meta-plotlines? That depends greatly as to what segment of the Middle Ages we are talking about, of course. The Hundred-year wars can be saved for another time, let us see what we can find for the times before such events occur, to work out, agreed? True; there's also the question of where during the middle ages the greek gods would be - would they all be located on a certain continent or kingdom, or would they be fragmented, and scattered across different regions doing their own thing? The Hundred Year's War took place in 1337, so before that we have: - End of the Roman Empire - Mongols conquer Russia in 1240 - Magna Carta in 1215 - Charlemagne - The development of the medieval church and the papacy - The Crusades (the main ones between 1095 and 1291) After that: - Turks conquer Byzantium (Constantinople) 1453 - Pope's authority is challenged during the Conciliar movement of 1409 - Black Death 1348 - The renaissance too, if you want to get into the higher middle ages; It would be interesting to delve into it and the spread of humanism. These are just to name a few interesting bits, of course; there are most definitely others we could play with. There's also the option of going into the background of the feudal homes, or the emergence of the towns in Europe at the time.
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:38 pm
FlickoFly True; there's also the question of where during the middle ages the greek gods would be - would they all be located on a certain continent or kingdom, or would they be fragmented, and scattered across different regions doing their own thing? The Hundred Year's War took place in 1337, so before that we have: - End of the Roman Empire - Mongols conquer Russia in 1240 - Magna Carta in 1215 - Charlemagne - The development of the medieval church and the papacy - The Crusades (the main ones between 1095 and 1291) After that: - Turks conquer Byzantium (Constantinople) 1453 - Pope's authority is challenged during the Conciliar movement of 1409 - Black Death 1348 - The renaissance too, if you want to get into the higher middle ages; It would be interesting to delve into it and the spread of humanism. These are just to name a few interesting bits, of course; there are most definitely others we could play with. There's also the option of going into the background of the feudal homes, or the emergence of the towns in Europe at the time. So that's enough content right there to provide for the main storylines based on possible events that may have happened(albeit not exactly 100% accurate on them, right?) Ares may have been involved with France for the better, but by what degrees or how he may have helped them, we cannot say for certain. That's just the tip of the iceberg, as we also got to consider the regards to where if Aeneas of Troy got immortalized, where would he be, in regards to his overall family and all that jazz, plus there's Phobos and Deimos, as well. Also, how much Anachronism stew on the side of the gods would need to be done, to boot? Especially given the regards that the gods of Olympus and the Byzantine Empire actually have about a lot in common, barring the cases of immortality and limitless resources.
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:00 pm
Javier Cross FlickoFly True; there's also the question of where during the middle ages the greek gods would be - would they all be located on a certain continent or kingdom, or would they be fragmented, and scattered across different regions doing their own thing? The Hundred Year's War took place in 1337, so before that we have: - End of the Roman Empire - Mongols conquer Russia in 1240 - Magna Carta in 1215 - Charlemagne - The development of the medieval church and the papacy - The Crusades (the main ones between 1095 and 1291) After that: - Turks conquer Byzantium (Constantinople) 1453 - Pope's authority is challenged during the Conciliar movement of 1409 - Black Death 1348 - The renaissance too, if you want to get into the higher middle ages; It would be interesting to delve into it and the spread of humanism. These are just to name a few interesting bits, of course; there are most definitely others we could play with. There's also the option of going into the background of the feudal homes, or the emergence of the towns in Europe at the time. So that's enough content right there to provide for the main storylines based on possible events that may have happened(albeit not exactly 100% accurate on them, right?) Ares may have been involved with France for the better, but by what degrees or how he may have helped them, we cannot say for certain. That's just the tip of the iceberg, as we also got to consider the regards to where if Aeneas of Troy got immortalized, where would he be, in regards to his overall family and all that jazz, plus there's Phobos and Deimos, as well. Also, how much Anachronism stew on the side of the gods would need to be done, to boot? Especially given the regards that the gods of Olympus and the Byzantine Empire actually have about a lot in common, barring the cases of immortality and limitless resources. I was wondering about that; do the other gods in their own pantheons exist, or do they not? Particularly when you factor in Christendom, Islam, and other monotheistic religions. Maybe we could have something where each pantheon and religion resides in their own universe with their own version of earth, leading to less of a fantasy kitchen soup; then we could have some sort of event or cataclysm that ends up sending them to the worlds of other pantheons. Do you think this would work, or should we look for another alternative?
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:19 pm
FlickoFly I was wondering about that; do the other gods in their own pantheons exist, or do they not? Particularly when you factor in Christendom, Islam, and other monotheistic religions. Maybe we could have something where each pantheon and religion resides in their own universe with their own version of earth, leading to less of a fantasy kitchen soup; then we could have some sort of event or cataclysm that ends up sending them to the worlds of other pantheons. Do you think this would work, or should we look for another alternative? It wasn't in my intentions to unleash outright Fantasy Kitchen Sink, although i'd be content if the overall end results lead to Crossover!-Cosmology, really(so expect the side stories to have the potential to have dashes of the latter!) And besides, with each universe in question, or at least a plane of reality, all the gods would each(if possible) be donning Medieval clothing, and its already going to be tricky enough trying to imagine the gods of Olympus donning Byzantine Armor(something so overdue you'd thought more people would have taken the hint, by now, and save us the trouble!) except forge their own personal variations on such designs, to begin with. The fight for survival should also play a factor into the main storyline, but it shouldn't necessarily be the only vital part of it, either. Also, showing cases of Wars against Vampires is a must, as even i can imagine the Knights of the Round Table making cameo roles for such military campaigns in the side stories.
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:41 pm
This sounds interesting I want to attempt drawing something like this...though I warn you my drawing attempt may stink. (Even if my friends say otherwise) Well anyways I'll try drawing Athena in Byzantine armor.
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:59 pm
tying15 This sounds interesting I want to attempt drawing something like this...though I warn you my drawing attempt may stink. (Even if my friends say otherwise) Well anyways I'll try drawing Athena in Byzantine armor. Do that please, and if you can, while you're at it, would it be alright to do Ares and/or Aeneas in Byzantine armor, as well?
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:41 pm
Javier Cross tying15 This sounds interesting I want to attempt drawing something like this...though I warn you my drawing attempt may stink. (Even if my friends say otherwise) Well anyways I'll try drawing Athena in Byzantine armor. Do that please, and if you can, while you're at it, would it be alright to do Ares and/or Aeneas in Byzantine armor, as well? I'll try though my skills are limited... sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:44 pm
tying15 Javier Cross tying15 This sounds interesting I want to attempt drawing something like this...though I warn you my drawing attempt may stink. (Even if my friends say otherwise) Well anyways I'll try drawing Athena in Byzantine armor. Do that please, and if you can, while you're at it, would it be alright to do Ares and/or Aeneas in Byzantine armor, as well? I'll try though my skills are limited... sweatdrop Give it a go, please. Besides, we need them to be tested so we can see if we can do Phobos and/or Deimos in such armor, in the long run of things.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:27 pm
Javier Cross FlickoFly I was wondering about that; do the other gods in their own pantheons exist, or do they not? Particularly when you factor in Christendom, Islam, and other monotheistic religions. Maybe we could have something where each pantheon and religion resides in their own universe with their own version of earth, leading to less of a fantasy kitchen soup; then we could have some sort of event or cataclysm that ends up sending them to the worlds of other pantheons. Do you think this would work, or should we look for another alternative? It wasn't in my intentions to unleash outright Fantasy Kitchen Sink, although i'd be content if the overall end results lead to Crossover!-Cosmology, really(so expect the side stories to have the potential to have dashes of the latter!) And besides, with each universe in question, or at least a plane of reality, all the gods would each(if possible) be donning Medieval clothing, and its already going to be tricky enough trying to imagine the gods of Olympus donning Byzantine Armor(something so overdue you'd thought more people would have taken the hint, by now, and save us the trouble!) except forge their own personal variations on such designs, to begin with. The fight for survival should also play a factor into the main storyline, but it shouldn't necessarily be the only vital part of it, either. Also, showing cases of Wars against Vampires is a must, as even i can imagine the Knights of the Round Table making cameo roles for such military campaigns in the side stories. Sounds interesting. Out of curiosity, are you planning to write this as a book, to have it here as a roleplay of sorts, or do you have a different option in mind? I'm curious as to how you'd like to go about this.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:02 pm
FlickoFly Javier Cross FlickoFly I was wondering about that; do the other gods in their own pantheons exist, or do they not? Particularly when you factor in Christendom, Islam, and other monotheistic religions. Maybe we could have something where each pantheon and religion resides in their own universe with their own version of earth, leading to less of a fantasy kitchen soup; then we could have some sort of event or cataclysm that ends up sending them to the worlds of other pantheons. Do you think this would work, or should we look for another alternative? It wasn't in my intentions to unleash outright Fantasy Kitchen Sink, although i'd be content if the overall end results lead to Crossover!-Cosmology, really(so expect the side stories to have the potential to have dashes of the latter!) And besides, with each universe in question, or at least a plane of reality, all the gods would each(if possible) be donning Medieval clothing, and its already going to be tricky enough trying to imagine the gods of Olympus donning Byzantine Armor(something so overdue you'd thought more people would have taken the hint, by now, and save us the trouble!) except forge their own personal variations on such designs, to begin with. The fight for survival should also play a factor into the main storyline, but it shouldn't necessarily be the only vital part of it, either. Also, showing cases of Wars against Vampires is a must, as even i can imagine the Knights of the Round Table making cameo roles for such military campaigns in the side stories. Sounds interesting. Out of curiosity, are you planning to write this as a book, to have it here as a roleplay of sorts, or do you have a different option in mind? I'm curious as to how you'd like to go about this. Working out kinks in regards to medieval descriptions before i figure out what to do, afterwards when the info is collected on that department, actually.
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