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[Sresla]

I always pictured Antiva looking something like this:



But with canals and it'd be on the coast. But other than that... DEAD ON I say.

Edit: Seriously? Twice in one day? Gimme a few minutes. God, eat it Imageshack.

Modifié par Sresla, 16 avril 2010 - 02:13 .

[Aroihkin]

Creature 1 wrote...

Tellervo wrote...
If I don't go back in my hole, I'll get out my geography desk reference, get into an argument with Gaider when he shows up about why he's wrong about his setting and asdf about the geography, resulting in me having a wet nerdgasm all over this thread and alienating a bunch of people.

I think I'll crawl back in my hole, thanks.

Hey, you do that and I'll yell at him for having elf/human offspring be fully human. 

I figured out a horrible science-y explanation: 

Epigenetics.  Elf DNA is the same as human DNA, but it's been modified by chemical tags so the cell can tell it came from an elf (right after you're conceived the DNA from your mom and dad is similarly tagged so your cells know which parent it came from, these tags are erased during development).  There's some mechanism for sensing whether both sets of chromosomes are elf-derived or not.  If not, the tags on the DNA from the elf get removed and the offspring is human.  If so, both sets of DNA stay tagged, certain genes are turned on, and the offspring grows up with characteristic elf features. 

Of course this is all completely pointless except for rescuing me from constantly asking, "WHY??  WHY???" 

My roommate has to put up with that from me too.

"But what I don't understand is--"
"Magic."
"But how does--"
"Magic."
"BUT WHY DOES IT DOOOO THAAAAT! It shouldn't do that!"
"MAAAAAAAGIIIIC!"

Cue literal armflailing at each other, and that's a wrap. Until the next time.

And I effing love how geeky this thread gets. XDD

[Tellervo]

I would need to know all sorts of nerdy stuff about the weather in Thedas to say any of the following with confidence. I don't. There. I'm also trying to avoid jargon.



I'm betting on Morocco being the best real-world cognate, though not precisely analogous. The Atlas Mountains prevent Morocco from being entirely arid by forcing rainfall. One of Antiva's borders appears to be a mountain range, the name of which I can't see on my teeny tiny screen, and the vegetation patterns implied by the map's coloring correspond well to my assumptions on where this rainfall would be hitting. If the mountains are tall enough to be snow-capped, there would also be a good deal of mel****er feeding streams/rivers in the foothills. So, coastally humid, a moderate water supply in the foothills.



I was going somewhere with this... I may edit the post later when I recollect my thoughts.

[Aroihkin]

Sresla wrote...

I always pictured Antiva looking something like this:



But with canals and it'd be on the coast. But other than that... DEAD ON I say.

Edit: Seriously? Twice in one day? Gimme a few minutes.

YES. THIS.
Although I'm not sure what that says about us.

Edit: Especially with folks like Creature and Tell going all scientific and awesome. Wanna chew crayons with me?

Modifié par Aroihkin, 16 avril 2010 - 01:57 .

[Herr Uhl]

Tellervo wrote...

I would need to know all sorts of nerdy stuff about the weather in Thedas to say any of the following with confidence. I don't. There. I'm also trying to avoid jargon.

I'm betting on Morocco being the best real-world cognate, though not precisely analogous. The Atlas Mountains prevent Morocco from being entirely arid by forcing rainfall. One of Antiva's borders appears to be a mountain range, the name of which I can't see on my teeny tiny screen, and the vegetation patterns implied by the map's coloring correspond well to my assumptions on where this rainfall would be hitting. If the mountains are tall enough to be snow-capped, there would also be a good deal of mel****er feeding streams/rivers in the foothills. So, coastally humid, a moderate water supply in the foothills.

I was going somewhere with this... I may edit the post later when I recollect my thoughts.

The Hundred Pillars *pats screen*

They seem to have desert too, "the Drylands"

[Tellervo]

Despite my raging hard-on for Middle Eastern architecture and culture from their "renaissance"... no. Just, no.

[Creature 1]

Aroihkin wrote...
Edit: Especially with folks like Creature and Tell going all scientific and awesome. Wanna chew crayons with me?

I'd join you, but I'm not done eating paste yet. 

[Tellervo]

Herr Uhl wrote...

Tellervo wrote...

I would need to know all sorts of nerdy stuff about the weather in Thedas to say any of the following with confidence. I don't. There. I'm also trying to avoid jargon.

I'm betting on Morocco being the best real-world cognate, though not precisely analogous. The Atlas Mountains prevent Morocco from being entirely arid by forcing rainfall. One of Antiva's borders appears to be a mountain range, the name of which I can't see on my teeny tiny screen, and the vegetation patterns implied by the map's coloring correspond well to my assumptions on where this rainfall would be hitting. If the mountains are tall enough to be snow-capped, there would also be a good deal of mel****er feeding streams/rivers in the foothills. So, coastally humid, a moderate water supply in the foothills.

I was going somewhere with this... I may edit the post later when I recollect my thoughts.

The Hundred Pillars *pats screen*

They seem to have desert too, "the Drylands"

Oh, but that could be an arid plain, for all we know!  Just because it's dry doesn't mean it's desert by necessity.  It may qualify as a type of desert, though.  Again, I would need more information to speak about this as more than nerdy speculation.

And I can't type "melt water" because it has '****' in the middle.  Mel****er, tee-hee.

Modifié par Tellervo, 16 avril 2010 - 02:03 .

[Creature 1]

Tellervo wrote...

And I can't type "melt water" because it has '****er' in the middle.  Mel****er, tee-hee.

 How about dicksissel, ****willow, and titmouse?  *pokes censor* 

Edit:  ROFL.  Wood****? 

Modifié par Creature 1, 16 avril 2010 - 02:05 .

[Herr Uhl]

Tellervo wrote...

Oh, but that could be an arid plain, for all we know!  Just because it's dry doesn't mean it's desert by necessity.  It may qualify as a type of desert, though.  Again, I would need more information to speak about this as more than nerdy speculation.

And I can't type "melt water" because it has '****' in the middle.  Mel****er, tee-hee.

I was starting to wonder what it meant. Desert (if the map wasn't colored by some **** who wants to screw with people) would be orange, like in the Anderfels. A grassy plain would be more probable if we consider that.

And nerdy speculation is why I'm here.

[sami jo]

Creature 1 wrote...

Aroihkin wrote...
Edit: Especially with folks like Creature and Tell going all scientific and awesome. Wanna chew crayons with me?

I'd join you, but I'm not done eating paste yet. 

Crayons are yucky.  Markers are best!

[Cuddlezarro]

I got a encounter iv never gotten before



pissed off dalish that accuse me of stealing! (WTF I dont remember stealing from the dalish...yet)

[soignee]

Tellervo wrote...

Despite my raging hard-on for Middle Eastern architecture and culture from their "renaissance"... no. Just, no.

I agree with this

[Aroihkin]

Creature 1 wrote...

Tellervo wrote...

And I can't type "melt water" because it has '****er' in the middle.  Mel****er, tee-hee.

 How about dicksissel, ****willow, and titmouse?  *pokes censor* 

Edit:  ROFL.  Wood****? 

lol, that's why I self-censor! @#$% is so expressive.

Cuddlezarro wrote...

I got a encounter iv never gotten before

pissed off dalish that accuse me of stealing! (WTF I dont remember stealing from the dalish...yet)

*snip*

Weird. But pretty screens.

soignee wrote...

Tellervo wrote...

Despite my raging hard-on for Middle Eastern architecture and culture from their "renaissance"... no. Just, no.

I agree with this

Crayon? Logic's beside the point, when I first heard "Antiva" I went "Dude, I'm dating Aladdin. And he kills people. SWEET."

...Well, I didn't really, but still. First mental image of Antiva itself was still closer to that, I'm afraid.

sami jo wrote...

Creature 1 wrote...

Aroihkin wrote...
Edit: Especially with folks like Creature and Tell going all scientific and awesome. Wanna chew crayons with me?

I'd join you, but I'm not done eating paste yet. 

Crayons are yucky.  Markers are best!

I lol'd so hard. Why stick to one? We'll mix the paste, the crayons, and the markers together! Toss in some glitter, too!

Modifié par Aroihkin, 16 avril 2010 - 02:18 .

[Sresla]

Tellervo wrote...

Despite my raging hard-on for Middle Eastern architecture and culture from their "renaissance"... no. Just, no.

Well, okay maybe it's not verbatim, fine fine. But how about this - I picture it having far more twisty back alleys than say, the pictures of Venice I've seen but in a desert (with sand... maybe just lots of beaches. Zevran getting tan... but I digress). I actually picture it more looking like Sanctuary from Thieves World, which is a coastal city with a palace and such. But I have no pictures of that either. It's all up here (tap tap) in my head.

Modifié par Sresla, 16 avril 2010 - 02:22 .

[Aroihkin]

Sresla wrote...

Holy lulz, you caught the myspace angle. And yet, he's still pretty!

Although I guess that would be more top-down? Still, it looks like he's holding the camera up in his left hand, lol. And looking thoughtful.

Modifié par Aroihkin, 16 avril 2010 - 02:23 .

[Tellervo]

Sresla wrote...

Tellervo wrote...

Despite my raging hard-on for Middle Eastern architecture and culture from their "renaissance"... no. Just, no.

Well, okay maybe it's not verbatim, fine fine. But how about this - I picture it having far more twisty back alleys than say, the pictures of Venice I've seen. I actually picture it more looking like Sanctuary from Thieves World, which is a coastal city with a palace and such. But I have no pictures of that either. It's all up here (tap tap) in my head.

It's so Camorr from The Lies of Locke Lamora.  It has to be.  Has to be.  With more knifing and less stealing.

[soignee]

I thought Venice, intially. The tropics, sand and flowers threw me, to be honest.

[Tellervo]

sami jo wrote...


Crayons are yucky.  Markers are best!

I want to do this now.

[Charsen]

antiva?

edit: this cheesy stuff is curtesy of the prince of persia movie set

Modifié par Charsen, 16 avril 2010 - 02:41 .

[soignee]

Eh, still too ...Arabian.

*ETA*

Actually, I take it back, That first pic is awesome.

Modifié par soignee, 16 avril 2010 - 02:45 .

[Tellervo]

Charsen wrote...





antiva?

edit: this cheesy stuff is curtesy of the prince of persia movie set

Don't combine my two honest fandoms and my science nerddom on the same page.  I might explode.

Since the movie was filmed mostly in Morocco (and on soundstages), my statement still stands!

[SurrealSadi]

Tellervo wrote...

Charsen wrote...





antiva?

edit: this cheesy stuff is curtesy of the prince of persia movie set

Don't combine my two honest fandoms and my science nerddom on the same page.  I might explode.

Since the movie was filmed mostly in Morocco (and on soundstages), my statement still stands!

So, for now, we'll just say Morocco is the closest we can come to Antiva. For Now.

[Aroihkin]

There is/was a Prince of Persia movie?

...Now I want to break out my PS2. And that's bad, because the TV fries my faaaaace. And possibly my even-sicker roommate's, through the wall.

I'll just be over here, enjoying non-specific Antiva in my head. With time-warping daggers. And hot, angsty princes without names.

[SurrealSadi]

Aroihkin wrote...

There is/was a Prince of Persia movie?
...Now I want to break out my PS2. And that's bad, because the TV fries my faaaaace. And possibly my even-sicker roommate's, through the wall.
I'll just be over here, enjoying non-specific Antiva in my head. With time-warping daggers. And hot, angsty princes without names.

Yes. Jake Gyllenhal is starring. I think he may be the right choice, but as I've never played the games, I have no true opinion.