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ffbj
High Emperor
Joined: 05 Feb 2002
Posts: 489
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It seems like the Gothic setting is Australia, due to the orbits of the sun and moon. |
Sun Feb 17, 2002 7:12 pm |
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Jaz
Late Night Spook
Joined: 20 Jan 2002
Posts: 9708
Location: RPGDot |
So you are from Australia? And an astronomer?
Hell, I was so bad in geography at school, I wouldn't know where I live had I not been told repeatedly  .
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Sun Feb 17, 2002 7:23 pm |
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ffbj
High Emperor
Joined: 05 Feb 2002
Posts: 489
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No, I'm from Minnesota. It seems by the inclination of the sun it is probably late autumn if the setting was the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere it would
be late spring. |
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Mon Feb 18, 2002 1:07 am |
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sauron38
Rara Avis
Joined: 14 Jan 2002
Posts: 4396
Location: Winnipeg's Sanctum Sanctorum |
So there were Orcs in Australia? |
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Wed Feb 20, 2002 10:32 pm |
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EverythingXen
Arch-villain
Joined: 01 Feb 2002
Posts: 4342
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Australia was originally a penal colony. The setting in Gothic is a penal colony. Australia has several large types of reptile... so does Gothic. The ocean was perceived as a 'barrier' against escape for penal Australia. There's a Barrier in Gothic.
Coincidences all? Perhaps...
Or perhaps not. 
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Wed Feb 20, 2002 11:14 pm |
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Bane
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 09 Feb 2002
Posts: 39
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quote:
On 2002-02-20 17:14, EverythingXen wrote:
Australia was originally a penal colony.
wait wait wait, you mean its not one anymore?
also did the prisoners collect swamp weed and worship the all powerful sleeper?!? i think not! |
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Wed Feb 20, 2002 11:26 pm |
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EverythingXen
Arch-villain
Joined: 01 Feb 2002
Posts: 4342
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I was commenting on geographical and hostorical similarities. Obviously this is a fantasy game. There are orcs and sleepers and demons and magic and dinosaurs and stuff.
Content aside, the setting bears a lot of resemblence to penal Australia.
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"The old world dies and with it the old ways. We will rebuild it as it should be, MUST be... Immortal!"
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Thu Feb 21, 2002 12:36 am |
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Cloaked Figure
Village Leader
Joined: 11 Feb 2002
Posts: 75
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Australia is big, The area inside the barrier
is much smaller.... Maybe its more of a Alcatrez?
Edit: Damn Typos,
[ This Message was edited by: Cloaked Figure on 2002-02-21 23:05 ] |
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Fri Feb 22, 2002 5:04 am |
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Roach
SBR Belfry Bat
Joined: 20 Jan 2002
Posts: 3233
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Alcatrez was a maximum security prison, nothing like the Gothic game world.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was somewhat based upon Australia.
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Fri Feb 22, 2002 1:12 pm |
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Kaivaal
Village Dweller
Joined: 08 Nov 2001
Posts: 16
Location: Australia |
Being an Australian myself, I can safely say that Gothic's setting barely resembles the environments found here in Australia. If it was based at all on Australia, it'd be the concept of it once being a penal colony. Again, that's unlikely. But hey, you never know. Maybe the orcs are there to represent the native Aborigonies we mercilessly slaughtered. Now that'd be ironic.
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Fri Feb 22, 2002 2:15 pm |
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Environment wise, Gothic resembles Europe. Big surprise. I was talking conceptually.
Of course it's smaller. Code Australia? AUGH!
The orcs could be natives of some sort... problem with that theory being that the Orcs were depicted as the invaders.
Unless they were trying to take their land back.
Ah, this thread proves that you can indeed read too much into a game. |
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Fri Feb 22, 2002 3:20 pm |
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EverythingXen
Arch-villain
Joined: 01 Feb 2002
Posts: 4342
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D'oh. Anon again. |
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Fri Feb 22, 2002 3:22 pm |
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Divine
Guards Lieutenant
Joined: 05 Feb 2002
Posts: 163
Location: Canada |
Orcs have built an ancient underground temple way before the barrier has been established. So they came to get their land back. |
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Fri Feb 22, 2002 6:16 pm |
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