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<blockquote data-quote="Munin" data-source="post: 1749956" data-attributes="member: 5722">In hindsight I should have been a little more specific in my definition of 'terrorist'. I was thinking of the modern stereotype. I know it's nothing new, but it is a particular scourge of the 20th and 21st century. It is the sensational aspect of this form of violence that grabs my attention (which is exactly what it's supposed to do, I suppose). Hence, making things go Boom in as horrific a fashion as possible is the idea here. I've always found the suicide bomber type to be particularly terrifying to me. I tend to throw them up against my group in the very near future. Not directly, at least, not at first, but they will soon be in a metropolis that is about to experience a wave of terrorism my campaign world has never seen before.I know the idea of tying in fantasy with something so close to home may rub some folks the wrong way, but it helps me to deal with the reality of it, if that makes any sense. &nbsp;Glad I could help!&nbsp;Actually, it did exist. Nazareth was situated in the low mountains just North of the Valley of Jezreel and approximately halfway between the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Coast. That would make it about 60 miles North of Jerusalem, or a three day walk. Most modern day scholar types identify it with En Nasira (Nazerat) in Galilee. The name means 'Sprout-Town' or some such. Jesus couldn't have been a Nazirite (and thus no long-haired hippie Jesus, alas), that would have been more John the Baptist’s cup of tea.Did I just hijack my own thread?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Munin, post: 1749956, member: 5722"] In hindsight I should have been a little more specific in my definition of 'terrorist'. I was thinking of the modern stereotype. I know it's nothing new, but it is a particular scourge of the 20th and 21st century. It is the sensational aspect of this form of violence that grabs my attention (which is exactly what it's supposed to do, I suppose). Hence, making things go Boom in as horrific a fashion as possible is the idea here. I've always found the suicide bomber type to be particularly terrifying to me. I tend to throw them up against my group in the very near future. Not directly, at least, not at first, but they will soon be in a metropolis that is about to experience a wave of terrorism my campaign world has never seen before. I know the idea of tying in fantasy with something so close to home may rub some folks the wrong way, but it helps me to deal with the reality of it, if that makes any sense. Glad I could help! Actually, it did exist. Nazareth was situated in the low mountains just North of the Valley of Jezreel and approximately halfway between the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Coast. That would make it about 60 miles North of Jerusalem, or a three day walk. Most modern day scholar types identify it with En Nasira (Nazerat) in Galilee. The name means 'Sprout-Town' or some such. Jesus couldn't have been a Nazirite (and thus no long-haired hippie Jesus, alas), that would have been more John the Baptist’s cup of tea. Did I just hijack my own thread? [/QUOTE]

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