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<blockquote data-quote="The_Universe" data-source="post: 2121429" data-attributes="member: 8944"><p>As the DM, I consider it my duty to provide mostly obstacles, which I think we can all agree I do rather well. </p><p></p><p>Someone will undoubtedly take whatever language you use and pervert it to their own ends. </p><p></p><p>The question remains about how easy you want to make doing just that.</p><p></p><p>The simple fact of the matter is that I don't know how to make a declaration based on the rights of Man that can fairly apply to the "Good" races of a fantasy world and exclude the bad ones. </p><p></p><p>Perhaps the idea here is that a declaration of sovereignty in this case cannot be predicated on the rights of men, but on more ethereal matters? The divine providence of True Kings and Queens, etc.</p><p></p><p>Not a solution - just an idea. </p><p></p><p>This is a great starting point, and I cannot praise enough the thought that's already gone into this (even if some of the thought was Thomas Jefferson's). Our declaration of independence is a rejection of the divine rights of kings, and affirmation of the divine rights of the individual. It's an outgrowth of the political philosophy of Locke, Rosseau, and even a little Hobbes. </p><p></p><p>But the Falcon kingdom might have produced a Hobbes, but probably not a Locke or Rosseau. The Messenger (Oberon) of God (The Light) sacrificed himself to create the Falcon throne, during the life times (and living memory of some) of people still alive today. That is not as easily rejected as (for instance) the throne of England, which (unless one counts the sword in the stone myth as true) never existed by the divine providence of anything (at least in any demonstrable fashion).</p><p></p><p>The document upon which the current declaration of sovereignty is based is a treatise justifying why America would leave A king, but also ALL kings. </p><p></p><p>In this game (unless someone reaches an incredible socio-political epiphany) you're really justifying the rejection of a false lord in favor of a "True and Right-Borne" one. </p><p></p><p>[at this point, I'm just rambling - good stuff. Fun to think about]</p><p></p><p>So rather than setting ourselves as guarantor's of the rights of people (which this has not been about) perhaps it ought to be based on something simpler. </p><p></p><p>At it's core, this is a war for the survival. A fight against extinction; extermination and replacement by draconids that wear perversions of humanoid faces. </p><p></p><p>Might this be our justification? Our greatest grievance? </p><p></p><p>Keep the ideas flowing. I'm keyed in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The_Universe, post: 2121429, member: 8944"] As the DM, I consider it my duty to provide mostly obstacles, which I think we can all agree I do rather well. Someone will undoubtedly take whatever language you use and pervert it to their own ends. The question remains about how easy you want to make doing just that. The simple fact of the matter is that I don't know how to make a declaration based on the rights of Man that can fairly apply to the "Good" races of a fantasy world and exclude the bad ones. Perhaps the idea here is that a declaration of sovereignty in this case cannot be predicated on the rights of men, but on more ethereal matters? The divine providence of True Kings and Queens, etc. Not a solution - just an idea. This is a great starting point, and I cannot praise enough the thought that's already gone into this (even if some of the thought was Thomas Jefferson's). Our declaration of independence is a rejection of the divine rights of kings, and affirmation of the divine rights of the individual. It's an outgrowth of the political philosophy of Locke, Rosseau, and even a little Hobbes. But the Falcon kingdom might have produced a Hobbes, but probably not a Locke or Rosseau. The Messenger (Oberon) of God (The Light) sacrificed himself to create the Falcon throne, during the life times (and living memory of some) of people still alive today. That is not as easily rejected as (for instance) the throne of England, which (unless one counts the sword in the stone myth as true) never existed by the divine providence of anything (at least in any demonstrable fashion). The document upon which the current declaration of sovereignty is based is a treatise justifying why America would leave A king, but also ALL kings. In this game (unless someone reaches an incredible socio-political epiphany) you're really justifying the rejection of a false lord in favor of a "True and Right-Borne" one. [at this point, I'm just rambling - good stuff. Fun to think about] So rather than setting ourselves as guarantor's of the rights of people (which this has not been about) perhaps it ought to be based on something simpler. At it's core, this is a war for the survival. A fight against extinction; extermination and replacement by draconids that wear perversions of humanoid faces. Might this be our justification? Our greatest grievance? Keep the ideas flowing. I'm keyed in. [/QUOTE]
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