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Speculation, Why were they put in prison?
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Lester's Friend
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Lets speculate about why certain people were put in prison in the first place, some are pretty blatant (eg Horatio and Herek) but others are more obscure. Here's what I think,
The Main Character: Asking questions of people with bo concern of their social position.
Diego: Took the blame for someone else's criminal acts.
Mud: Practising homo-sexuality in a public place.
Gorn: Desertion in times of war.
Lester: Definitely wrongly accused!
Fortuno: Possesion of Narcotics.
All the Brotherhood (except Lester): Worshipping idols!
Bullitt: Beating people up without good cause.
Gomez: They put him in for fun-just to laugh at him!
Please reply on what you think they were in the barrier for.

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Post Sun Mar 10, 2002 2:31 pm
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I started a pretty similar thread once, so here's the link for inspirational reading:

http://www.rpgdot.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?topic=2356&forum=2

Mud's in there because of his love for animals, btw. He tells you somewhere along the way...

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Thanks for the thread Jaz

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You're welcome:).

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Post Sun Mar 10, 2002 2:54 pm
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Jaz, were you serious when you said you'd find a picture of pre-Brotherhood Lester in the comic book, if so could you send it to me.

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Interesting reading.
Gerd? Please tell me you were not serious. That sounds like someone from Grimes Fairy Tales.

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Lester's Friend: I have the scans ready. not great quality, but still . Now all I need is your email addy.

Val: Why, Gerd is quite a typical name for guys one generation before mine. Since he looks so generic, I thought it was a fitting name. Although 'Me' is younger than me... hmmm... his name would probably be Pascal or some such.

On another board (non-Gothic) I was asked why the Gothic NPCs didn't have names like 'Fritz' or 'Heinrich', since it's a German game. I got a good laugh out of that, then I asked him why the Diablo NPCs weren't called Scott, Jason or Billy Bob...

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Sorry Jaz, but I just can't see any hero character saying, "I am Gerd, Slayer of Dragons and Hero of the Realm!" It just sounds... wrong, very wrong.

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Post Sun Mar 10, 2002 6:09 pm
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Ah, but when he starts out, he's NOT a hero . He simply looks like a Gerd Schneider to me ...
A true hero's name would be Grondoval (he was the main character from Witchaven). Now imagine the Gothic guy say: "Hi, my name is Grondoval Schneider."

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Okay, Grondoval is a step up. I just don't think a hero's name should rhyme with a word like curd. I can hear the neighborhood kids now, Gerd the curd.

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Post Sun Mar 10, 2002 6:23 pm
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Bah! Gerd is a great name! I'd name my hero Gerd if I could, just 'cause it sounds so ridiculous!
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Well, I think Gerd is better than Humperdink.
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Oh yeah, and I think some of the people are too nice to be in prison, and they probably just tripped and fell in. Snaf, for instance. I think Baloro's in because he's an asshole, and nobody in the outside world likes him. I don't know why Diego might be in...perhaps he was friends with Lester, Gorn, or Milten before they got thrown in, and fell into disfavor by association? That might make sense.
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quote:

On 2002-03-10 17:00, The Hulk wrote:
Well, I think Gerd is better than Humperdink.


True, but not by much.

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Post Sun Mar 10, 2002 11:08 pm
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Jaz, Val, I have never heard the name Gerd before in my life! Am I a complete shut-in, or are we chasing another swamp witch?

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