 Madagascar, What's going on there? |
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 Aug 27 2003, 07:23 AM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488  |
I just read the Cyberpirates! section on Madagascar (probably misspelling it, but oh well) and I'm wondering...does anyone know what's really going on?
According to Cyberpirates!, Lofwyr, Harlequin, and/or Ares has a group of vampiric Lemers, 300 adult dragons, a group of deckers who have been jacked in so long they're dead but are being kept alive by cybermancy-style techniques, aliens, dinosaurs, dragon eggs, and/or ghosts in the interior of the island. Hestaby, Harlequin, and Lofwyr all posted to the file, but did little to enlighten everyone. Has it ever been solidified exactly what the hell is in the interior? The Abstruse One |
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Aug 27 2003, 07:25 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,353 Joined: 5-June 02 Member No.: 2,840 |
Possible Spoilers Ahead! Check "Dragons of the Sixth World" for slightly more concrete info on what may be there. |
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Aug 27 2003, 07:34 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 289 Joined: 17-August 03 From: The Waves. Care to Join Me? Member No.: 5,505 |
Some spoilers here would be nice... All I know about Madegascar was Harlequin was spotted on Madagascar (or someone who looks a lot like him) and I suspect he wanted those mercenaries who got mauled gone... I wonder what he's hiding? |
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Aug 27 2003, 07:34 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488 |
Any particular section? I've read most of it but I don't remember any mention of Madagascar...
The Abstruse One |
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Aug 27 2003, 09:44 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Cool. Wondered when someone was going to bring it up...
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Aug 27 2003, 11:32 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,665 Joined: 26-April 03 From: Sweden Member No.: 4,516 |
Yeah - which section in Dot6W?
I've read all of it - but apparently I must've missed something... :| |
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Aug 27 2003, 01:03 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
:grinbig: The one with the unpronouncable name in the "Nest of Serpents" section!
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Aug 29 2003, 10:39 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,665 Joined: 26-April 03 From: Sweden Member No.: 4,516 |
LoL... now I just have to figure out which one you deem unpronouncable - but hey, at least you narrowed it down alot - Thanks :elims:
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Aug 31 2003, 10:11 PM
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Maybe I'm just blind, but a quick perusal of DotSW didn't turn up anything. Help?
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Sep 1 2003, 12:24 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Oops. Fanany, p.14, under Eggs. My bad.
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Sep 1 2003, 02:35 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 14-May 03 From: Detroit, Michigan Member No.: 4,583 |
I recently mentioned my theory on Madagascar on the dragons of the sith world thread. Basically I think the dragon bit is all a hoax.
Asking some simple questions Who lives nearby? Well, the Ancestors of the Therans live in Azania. In fact I can't imagine that any other immortal group be it dragon or elf would choose Madagascar as their ultra-secret base given Azania's proximity. Who could have eliminated the native population so completely? Stinks of magic. If a corporation had done it then the jungle would not have so completely retaken the island. Magic especially given the timing suggests an immortal group. What activity would require complete privacy? The building or development of something that would bring a definite response from the rest of the global community. What activity would gain Harlequinn's attention? Nothing corporate I don't think. I even doubt that Harlequinn would be interested in a solitary great dragon's lair. ( As recent biological info given in Dragons of the Sixth World the dragons using the island to keep all their eggs in pure bulldrek. At best it could be one great dragon ) ....My Theory.... The secretive elves of Azania are building an army in the depths and privacy of Madagascar. Much like the Therans of old. ( Possibly involving Heavenherds, I'm still a little unclear what they are ) It fits all the questions. The dragon bit is a ruse to deflect the attention of any other groups that may be interested in what's going down on the island. ( Much like Harlequinn hints at every time he comments on the island. ) This leads to the question of what the elves of Azania plan to do with whatever they're building in Madagascar when they're ready? |
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Sep 1 2003, 04:20 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 518 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Tucson Member No.: 4,153 |
Perhaps the ruins of Parlainth have come back... and they lie deep in Madagascar. That could explain why Harlequin is there, to help in containing the horrors that survived in that cursed city and prevent people from plundering it and/or becoming horror marked.
Just an evil GM thought. :D |
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Sep 1 2003, 09:24 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,665 Joined: 26-April 03 From: Sweden Member No.: 4,516 |
Yeah, I have re-read the section, and unless Harlequin is covering for the dragons (?!?) I seriously doubt there are any dragon eggs there.
Parlainth ruins could be...or something else linked to horrors or maybe just the 4th world... suggestions anyone? |
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Sep 2 2003, 02:33 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 289 Joined: 17-August 03 From: The Waves. Care to Join Me? Member No.: 5,505 |
Something non-Earthdawn related would be nice...
...but that's not going to happen. :) Seriously, as much as I sometimes like plot crossover elements, they do sometimes seem to be a bit rife. Just doesn't do anything for me (particularly the whole Ireland/tir na nOg mess). /end rant |
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Sep 2 2003, 02:39 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
There's no proof yet that any of this has to do with ED.
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Sep 2 2003, 02:52 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 12-August 03 From: Columbia, SC, USA Member No.: 5,411 |
IMHO, I believe Madagascar situation is Lofwyr's acceptance of dragon eggs to raise a la the ED Dragon sourcebook (available online as a PDF and Living Room games is about to print an updated copy). According to the ED Dragon book, after a female dragon lays her eggs, the father and mother give the eggs to a great dragon to raise. That could be what's going on.
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Sep 2 2003, 03:01 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Now there is a strange thought. ~J |
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Sep 2 2003, 03:09 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
"You do not yet understand the power of the Dark Side."
"Finish him, Darth Lofwyr." "Yes...my master." "Emperor Ghostwalker must be destroyed!" |
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Sep 2 2003, 05:11 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 533 Joined: 26-February 02 From: In a hot tub, with lots of bubbles and champagne waiting for you. Member No.: 1,972 |
I love TomTom and his theories!. If ya ask me he is the one that gots da clean gem! believe what he posts.
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Sep 4 2003, 01:39 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488 |
I finally got around to digging out my copy of DotSW and reading that little section. No questions answered though. Harlequin pops in and says the dragon egg bit is a "grand misdirection". Seeing as Laughing Man was reportedly running around in Madagascar, I don't know what it could be then. There was a mention of a 7-headed feathered serpent...maybe it was the hydra the elves made in ED?
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Sep 4 2003, 02:27 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
It could be a hydra (though how it got down there i have no idea), but the elves didnae make it.
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Sep 4 2003, 07:05 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488 |
I thought the elves made the only two hydra...if it wasn't them, who was it?
The Abstruse One |
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Sep 4 2003, 12:20 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 14-May 03 From: Detroit, Michigan Member No.: 4,583 |
The renegade dragon Denairastas claimed credit for having one of his minions create the first hydra from seven of the eggs of Thermail. From there on the creature reproduced and reproduced and .....
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Sep 4 2003, 01:36 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
For "minion" read "dragonkin human magician of the Denairastas line."
The odd thing about hydras back then and hydras today is that the ones today (hydra-wyrms) have two more heads and are aquatic! Really weird. I wonder if Celedyr had something to do with it,but I don't think so. |
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Sep 4 2003, 02:09 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Is it possible that they're unrelated creatures superficially similar and thus named the same?
~J |
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