Hey 19 (Pyramid, that is)

b-dog · 05-26-2010, 06:31 PM

The Knights Templar: I really liked this article but in the end it left me flat. Sure it provides info on organizing a martial religious order like the Knights Templar in a fantasy world but what about the reverse where you want to play a Knight Templar in a Df world? Yes I know that this is *gasp* controversial but what would be cooler than having your holy warrior be a Knight Templar? Christianity is tailor made for good vs. evil stuff and if vampire films can use it then why not DF? Maybe God also communicated with people in the Dungeon Realm, Greyhawk or whatever DF world you wish and then the people wrote down a Bible just like on Earth and maybe the stories are true or allegories but noone has to know for sure. God could have sent his son to this world too and had him crucified and later become a large scale religion. There could be a holy grail and also pieces of the cross as divine artifacts. The Knights Templar could be a great source of adventure as they try to stop the forces of evil and reclaim their holy artifacts and so forth in dungeons. Finally, the Devil is an awesome evil god that needs defeating. Devil worshipping goblin-kin would cause many templars to react quickly. Bringing Chrisitainity to DF would be awesome for me because I like to have some texture to my adventures and Chrisitanity is full of interesting bits that add to the ambiance. So in all I liked the Knights Templar article but I would have liked it to have gone further and bring this religious order into my DF world.

05-26-2010, 06:31 PM	#8
b-dog Join Date: Nov 2006	Re: Hey 19 (Pyramid, that is) The Knights Templar: I really liked this article but in the end it left me flat. Sure it provides info on organizing a martial religious order like the Knights Templar in a fantasy world but what about the reverse where you want to play a Knight Templar in a Df world? Yes I know that this is gasp controversial but what would be cooler than having your holy warrior be a Knight Templar? Christianity is tailor made for good vs. evil stuff and if vampire films can use it then why not DF? Maybe God also communicated with people in the Dungeon Realm, Greyhawk or whatever DF world you wish and then the people wrote down a Bible just like on Earth and maybe the stories are true or allegories but noone has to know for sure. God could have sent his son to this world too and had him crucified and later become a large scale religion. There could be a holy grail and also pieces of the cross as divine artifacts. The Knights Templar could be a great source of adventure as they try to stop the forces of evil and reclaim their holy artifacts and so forth in dungeons. Finally, the Devil is an awesome evil god that needs defeating. Devil worshipping goblin-kin would cause many templars to react quickly. Bringing Chrisitainity to DF would be awesome for me because I like to have some texture to my adventures and Chrisitanity is full of interesting bits that add to the ambiance. So in all I liked the Knights Templar article but I would have liked it to have gone further and bring this religious order into my DF world.