The Jade Empire - OOC Thread
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Yeah I think I need a little more time. So sorry for the hold up!
Well, it's a summer weekend! Perfectly understandable. We look forward to seeing your entry soon!
It's great! You've got Min and Rennie out together in the wilderness.
From what I know about Rennie, he would not have invited Min to join him, so in my next post I'll make it clear that Min just tagged along, much to Rennie's consternation.
Okay - I am up next!
I have created a new character - Shan - who will make an appearance in the entry I am currently working on.
I have just learned today that the words Tao and Dao - when referring to "The Way" - in spiritual and philosophical terms - are indeed interchangeable - but Dao did not come into use until the 20th century, so going forward we should refer to The Tao (Taoist) only.
I hope it was okay? I got the information from her character profile.
I don't think there is any need to edit.
Yeah it's okay! No worries! I just didn't expect her to expunge her entire backstory onto poor Rennie XD
I was trying to think of a way to have Rennie accept her tagging along and I thought the best way would be by her overpowering whatever resistance he might offer
The Taiping Rebellion - between the Qing dynasty and the rebels - was raging in the setting our characters are traveling through.
It is something I think we'll have to figure into our story.
I'll make up a brief list of facts about the rebellion and post it to the Lore thread.
It is something I think we'll have to figure into our story.
I'll make up a brief list of facts about the rebellion and post it to the Lore thread.
@ellekaldwin @buttercream @Whiskii
I've made a brief post to the Lore thread about the Taiping Rebellion, copied below the link.
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The Taiping Rebellion was a massive civil war (1850-1864) in Qing dynasty China. It began among poor peasants and disaffected groups, fueled by poverty, corruption, and ethnic tensions. The rebels promoted radical reforms, like equality of land distribution, shared property, bans on opium, alcohol, gambling and gender inequality. The Qing dynasty struggled to supress the rebellion, eventually relying on regional armies.
Both sides engaged in mass killings, scorched-earth tactics, and the burning of villages. The rebellion devastated much of central and eastern China. Millions were killed.
(British and French forces did not enter the war until around 1860, on the side of the Qing, to protect their economic interests.)
One place that we might take our story to is the city of Nanjing. The Taiping captured it in 1853, and renamed it Tianjing (“Heavenly Capital”). In 1858 (the year of our story), they still hold it.
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So, this information can be a source of new plot ideas.
I've made a brief post to the Lore thread about the Taiping Rebellion, copied below the link.
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The Taiping Rebellion was a massive civil war (1850-1864) in Qing dynasty China. It began among poor peasants and disaffected groups, fueled by poverty, corruption, and ethnic tensions. The rebels promoted radical reforms, like equality of land distribution, shared property, bans on opium, alcohol, gambling and gender inequality. The Qing dynasty struggled to supress the rebellion, eventually relying on regional armies.
Both sides engaged in mass killings, scorched-earth tactics, and the burning of villages. The rebellion devastated much of central and eastern China. Millions were killed.
(British and French forces did not enter the war until around 1860, on the side of the Qing, to protect their economic interests.)
One place that we might take our story to is the city of Nanjing. The Taiping captured it in 1853, and renamed it Tianjing (“Heavenly Capital”). In 1858 (the year of our story), they still hold it.
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So, this information can be a source of new plot ideas.
