Posted by George Carlin on February 20, 2000 at 07:22:24:
In Reply to: Cross, Bible, Crusader Knight posted by Emerald Forest Writer on February 20, 2000 at 02:25:23:
> > > > Now, if you're going to have Satan in the game, I don't see why
> Am posting here because my thoughts are fresh, and the log
> board doesn't seem to accept my post.
> I deliberately put in the crusader knight, the
> bible, the cross, as an attempt to put in christianity
> into the game. In part it was because the paladins are
> all templars and knights of the crosses and champions of
> the crosses and yes, perhaps there are other uses of the
> cross but I think it's stretching it a little to say, 'Oh, that
> cross doesn't refer to christianity'. I suppose another part
> of it was since there's so much of an evil slant in the world,
> why not some goodness too, or at least my concept of goodness?
> Since the concept of paladins and knights have a significant
> link to medievial concepts of chivalry, the healer king,
> church militant orders and even the historic knights templar
> (whom were christian knights, and yes I know about the ambiguity
> of their fall), it does not seem impossible that this shouldn't
> exist in Thera. It is not terribly difficult to either see Thera
> as an ancient or post apocalyptic earth, or to see the knights as
> popping up during some kind of warp-gate accident, or whatever.
> I was going to play a christian knight and had rolled one, until
> I was firmly rebuffed by an immortal who when I said I worshipped
> Jesu, the Christ, he said 'I've never heard of him, I'll let him know
> you prayed if I see him'.
> you can't have people believing in Christ in the game, and having at
> very least empowerment.