Australia for Kara-Tur. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Australia for Kara-Tur. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Puggle Halfwine
12-03-07, 04:25 PM Hey guys,

I'd like to request Kara-Tur for the Asia-Pacific region, after a spontaneous outbreak of D&D haiku which were written on our mailing list. :)

Cheers,

Dave.
draxynnic
12-03-07, 08:22 PM Slightly delayed post, eh, Puggle? The last one I added to the Great List of Haiku was about two weeks ago...

Besides, you delivered it incorrectly:

Give us Kara-Tur
So that all the haiku can
Be in character
JJeff
12-03-07, 09:45 PM Besides all of us
In the region are Asian
And it thus fits us
gomeztoo
12-04-07, 02:31 AM More fun can be had
when a character you play
that is not like you

;)
draxynnic
12-04-07, 08:23 AM Two times we have been
Granted lands of ice and snow
A new climate please?

We're not all Asian
More Australians are of
Caucasian descent.

(Had to check whether "Caucasian" was three syllables or four for that one...)
TheBlackFlail
12-06-07, 11:08 AM $20 says Kara-Tur, Zakhara, Maztica, etc... aren't going to be anyone's regions.
Surgebuster
12-06-07, 04:18 PM $20 says Kara-Tur, Zakhara, Maztica, etc... aren't going to be anyone's regions.

Hey, I'll just check my bank account to see how much I can add to that total...

So, any takers for a $20.57 bet? ;)

Joe
draxynnic
12-06-07, 09:45 PM Be pessimistic
Or show some optimism
No harm in trying.
_m_
12-07-07, 12:29 AM i'm afraid that i
have no idea what on earth
this kara tur is.
draxynnic
12-08-07, 07:46 AM It is not on Earth
It is an oriental
Faerun locale.
tombollis
12-08-07, 08:49 AM Races and classes
Differ from those in the west;
Kara-Tur won't mesh.
The Ubbergeek
12-08-07, 01:48 PM If Australia have Kara-Tur, Quebec can have Maztica? :)
tombollis
12-08-07, 06:15 PM If Australia have Kara-Tur, Quebec can have Maztica? :)

I think we Canucks should get the northern half of the continent to the west. :) (They apparently are developing the rest of the world.)

Tom Bollis
The Ubbergeek
12-08-07, 07:02 PM I was semi-serious, but that could be cool.. It's near-'virgin', nothing much is said - and good for a 'distinct world' campaign for a dm.
ylisbanah
12-18-07, 07:01 AM I just have one major comment....it seems bulking everything under asia-pacific region as controlled by australia seems unfair.

Most ausies are not asians, and those of us who are had difficulty dealing with the australian triad during the LG campaign....we were feeling left out.

I think to best divide the are further.
Surgebuster
12-18-07, 07:50 AM I just have one major comment....it seems bulking everything under asia-pacific region as controlled by australia seems unfair.

Most ausies are not asians, and those of us who are had difficulty dealing with the australian triad during the LG campaign....we were feeling left out.

I think to best divide the are further.

As I have replied to your similar post in another thread, I will keep this brief.

I'm led to believe that the amount of rpga tables, much less LG tables being ordered in the Phillipines (and the vast majority of SE Asia) was tiny compared to many other areas of the world.

D&D players in the area were not really playing core LG adventures, much less Perrenland regionals, so it is difficult to apply blame to the Perrenland triad for the low table numbers. I know of at least one senior player who travelled to Malaysia and the Phillipines regularly who was desperate to get an LG game happening to no avail. A LG Circle of Six member lives in Hong Kong and as best I know, can't get a regular game, much less a thriving community started over there.

Also, anyone wanting to apply for an admin position was more than welcome, regardless of nationality or residence. Do you know if anyone in your local gaming community applied for a position? If not, that may be a reliable indicator that SE Asia may not have been able to support its own region, as I don't know of many people native to the area (ie: not US military gamers stationed overseas) who are playing regular rpga games. :)

Cheers,
Joe
GreenKnight
12-26-07, 08:10 AM The Shaar it should be
For you Aussies, and Luiren
For New Zealanders

Just my personal opinion, of course, but I think The Shaar/The Great Rift/Luiren area would be great for Australia/etc.
Surgebuster
12-26-07, 06:31 PM Just my personal opinion, of course, but I think The Shaar/The Great Rift/Luiren area would be great for Australia/etc.

I would *love* to have The Great Rift in my region.

Joe

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Puggle Halfwine 12-03-07, 04:25 PM	Hey guys, I'd like to request Kara-Tur for the Asia-Pacific region, after a spontaneous outbreak of D&D haiku which were written on our mailing list. :) Cheers, Dave.
draxynnic 12-03-07, 08:22 PM	Slightly delayed post, eh, Puggle? The last one I added to the Great List of Haiku was about two weeks ago... Besides, you delivered it incorrectly: Give us Kara-Tur So that all the haiku can Be in character
JJeff 12-03-07, 09:45 PM	Besides all of us In the region are Asian And it thus fits us
gomeztoo 12-04-07, 02:31 AM	More fun can be had when a character you play that is not like you ;)
draxynnic 12-04-07, 08:23 AM	Two times we have been Granted lands of ice and snow A new climate please? We're not all Asian More Australians are of Caucasian descent. (Had to check whether "Caucasian" was three syllables or four for that one...)
TheBlackFlail 12-06-07, 11:08 AM	$20 says Kara-Tur, Zakhara, Maztica, etc... aren't going to be anyone's regions.
Surgebuster 12-06-07, 04:18 PM	$20 says Kara-Tur, Zakhara, Maztica, etc... aren't going to be anyone's regions. Hey, I'll just check my bank account to see how much I can add to that total... So, any takers for a $20.57 bet? ;) Joe
draxynnic 12-06-07, 09:45 PM	Be pessimistic Or show some optimism No harm in trying.
_m_ 12-07-07, 12:29 AM	i'm afraid that i have no idea what on earth this kara tur is.
draxynnic 12-08-07, 07:46 AM	It is not on Earth It is an oriental Faerun locale.
tombollis 12-08-07, 08:49 AM	Races and classes Differ from those in the west; Kara-Tur won't mesh.
The Ubbergeek 12-08-07, 01:48 PM	If Australia have Kara-Tur, Quebec can have Maztica? :)
tombollis 12-08-07, 06:15 PM	If Australia have Kara-Tur, Quebec can have Maztica? :) I think we Canucks should get the northern half of the continent to the west. :) (They apparently are developing the rest of the world.) Tom Bollis
The Ubbergeek 12-08-07, 07:02 PM	I was semi-serious, but that could be cool.. It's near-'virgin', nothing much is said - and good for a 'distinct world' campaign for a dm.
ylisbanah 12-18-07, 07:01 AM	I just have one major comment....it seems bulking everything under asia-pacific region as controlled by australia seems unfair. Most ausies are not asians, and those of us who are had difficulty dealing with the australian triad during the LG campaign....we were feeling left out. I think to best divide the are further.
Surgebuster 12-18-07, 07:50 AM	I just have one major comment....it seems bulking everything under asia-pacific region as controlled by australia seems unfair. Most ausies are not asians, and those of us who are had difficulty dealing with the australian triad during the LG campaign....we were feeling left out. I think to best divide the are further. As I have replied to your similar post in another thread, I will keep this brief. I'm led to believe that the amount of rpga tables, much less LG tables being ordered in the Phillipines (and the vast majority of SE Asia) was tiny compared to many other areas of the world. D&D players in the area were not really playing core LG adventures, much less Perrenland regionals, so it is difficult to apply blame to the Perrenland triad for the low table numbers. I know of at least one senior player who travelled to Malaysia and the Phillipines regularly who was desperate to get an LG game happening to no avail. A LG Circle of Six member lives in Hong Kong and as best I know, can't get a regular game, much less a thriving community started over there. Also, anyone wanting to apply for an admin position was more than welcome, regardless of nationality or residence. Do you know if anyone in your local gaming community applied for a position? If not, that may be a reliable indicator that SE Asia may not have been able to support its own region, as I don't know of many people native to the area (ie: not US military gamers stationed overseas) who are playing regular rpga games. :) Cheers, Joe
GreenKnight 12-26-07, 08:10 AM	The Shaar it should be For you Aussies, and Luiren For New Zealanders Just my personal opinion, of course, but I think The Shaar/The Great Rift/Luiren area would be great for Australia/etc.
Surgebuster 12-26-07, 06:31 PM	Just my personal opinion, of course, but I think The Shaar/The Great Rift/Luiren area would be great for Australia/etc. I would love to have The Great Rift in my region. Joe