Foopydoopydoo wrote...
Why on earth does the real world connotations have to have any bearing on the organization in game?
Maria Caliban wrote...
Foopydoopydoo wrote...
Why on earth does the real world connotations have to have any bearing on the organization in game?
Because words have meanings and associations. That's why in Star Wars, Empire's army is made up of 'Stormtroopers' and not the happy, fluffy bunny brigade.
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Maria Caliban wrote...
Foopydoopydoo wrote...
Why on earth does the real world connotations have to have any bearing on the organization in game?
Because words have meanings and associations. That's why in Star Wars, Empire's army is made up of 'Stormtroopers' and not the happy, fluffy bunny brigade.
Modifié par Upsettingshorts, 18 novembre 2012 - 12:38 .
I basically always play that character.JWvonGoethe wrote...
but a character who has his or her own system of morality that is often completely at odds with that of most reasonable people - to the extent that such a character could be seen as evil - would be most welcome.
Modifié par mousestalker, 18 novembre 2012 - 04:28 .
Foopydoopydoo wrote...
Why on earth does the real world connotations have to have any bearing on the organization in game?
JasonPogo wrote...
DPSSOC wrote...
To be fair the title merely references an Inquisition not the Inquisition.
Obviously, but ANY Inquasition is a negative thing. The Definition if Inquasition I have is
:an investigation conducted wtth little regard for individual rights
Archereon wrote...
Considering I plan to roleplay my first character as a Warhammer 40,000 ][nquisitor, I approve of being able to be an insanely self righteous bastard who burns people at the stake for the pettiest reasons imaginable.
ghostmessiah202 wrote...
JasonPogo wrote...
DPSSOC wrote...
To be fair the title merely references an Inquisition not the Inquisition.
Obviously, but ANY Inquasition is a negative thing. The Definition if Inquasition I have is
:an investigation conducted wtth little regard for individual rights
I'm sorry that you have that definition in your head, but it isnt correct.
Literally Inquisition comes form Inquisitive. Inquisitive just means seaking knowledge, through questions, interrogations, torture, original research, it hardly matters which they are all Inquisitors. Every Scientist in the world (more or less) is an Inquisitor, one who is Inquisitive.
ghostmessiah202 wrote...
I'm sorry that you have that definition in your head, but it isnt correct.
Literally Inquisition comes form Inquisitive. Inquisitive just means seaking knowledge, through questions, interrogations, torture, original research, it hardly matters which they are all Inquisitors. Every Scientist in the world (more or less) is an Inquisitor, one who is Inquisitive.
Ausstig wrote...
JasonPogo wrote...
DPSSOC wrote...
To be fair the title merely references an Inquisition not the Inquisition.
Obviously, but ANY Inquasition is a negative thing. The Definition if Inquasition I have is
:an investigation conducted wtth little regard for individual rights:lol:
now a few facts from TV Tropes; 'Fair for it's day' http://tvtropes.org/...n/FairForItsDay It's under real life.
The Inquisition is usually portrayed as a sinister and oppressive organization. However, The Papal Inquisition was the first European secret police more than anything else. The Inquisition was also revolutionary lenient for its time, as it limited the use of torture (which was very common in secular courts), allowed the defendants legal representation, and issued death sentences much less often than in municipal proceedings where petty thieves usually were sent to swing. However all this pales compared to the fact that the Inquisition rose above its contemporary courts in placing the burden of evidence on the prosecutor.And the Spanish Inquisition ended witch trials in Spain a full century before the rest of Europe because it required scientific proof of witchcraft — not just eyewitness accounts.In the late 16th Century the Spanish Inquisition ruled that there was no such thing as witchcraft and declared all those who claimed to be witches lunatics. This did not, however, stop magistrates courts and municipal authorities hanging hundreds, possibly thousands, of people as 'witches' regardless. Also, the great share of the Protestant-burning done in the Netherlands was done by the Dutch Inquisition.It's also worth noting that the Inquisition went through phases in its history. Initially, it was completely a church-controlled organizaiton. At that point, the secular governments routinely complained that it was way too lenient with heretics and such, just educating them as to their theological errors and sending them on their way. It was when the Inquisition was broken up into national, government-controlled organizations (like the Spanish Inquisition) that it became much harsher.[/list]
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