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2011-03-03, 01:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
So, some unknown idiot in Somerset has been shooting at swans, and Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett is calling for brave adventurers to look into the matter and report any findings to the authorities.
The reward he is offering is 10,000 pounds - plus, other people have chipped in too, so you are looking at £26,000 (that is, 30,000 euros, or $42,000) total if you dare face the wrath of... well, of some swan-killing-person, I suppose.
Obviously, I hope that the killer gets caught quickly - these are protected birds. But still, am I a bad person for finding the whole "bounty" matter quite amusing?
EDIT: fixed the linkLast edited by Incompleat; 2011-03-03 at 01:37 PM.
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2011-03-03, 01:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-03, 01:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-03, 01:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-03, 01:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
I would gladly don my reenactment armor and hunt this fool down, only problem would be getting a sword and armor through customs. Plus by the time I hopped the pond, he'd probably already be caught.
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2011-03-03, 01:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
We need more people doing this. I swear, if people began offering bounties like this in real life, it would sharply increase the number of people bringing others to justice
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2011-03-03, 01:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
I hate to be the proverbial stick in the mud, but while accepting a bounty for tracking down a swan hunter may be all rosy, other such vigilantisms might not be...
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2011-03-03, 02:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Terry Pratchett: Dragon Defender of the Lightning Swans.
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2011-03-03, 02:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
I bet the killer is reading the news right now and shaking in his boots.
Somehow this all seems pretty radical in the context of the modern world. Mob mentality, vigilantism and all that. But in a case like this, I'm not one to complain about details. Release the hounds!Last edited by Comet; 2011-03-03 at 02:07 PM.
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2011-03-03, 02:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
Originally Posted by Comet
It's not that uncommon: I am too lazy to look for articles, but bounties of this kind have been offered quite a number of times, both for environmental crimes and for graver matters (even a few kidnappings, if I am not wrong).Last edited by Incompleat; 2011-03-03 at 02:17 PM.
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2011-03-03, 02:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
its not all that uncommon. I seem to recall a video of a purse snatcher grabbing an old lady's purse in a fairly dense crowd. He gets a good 6 feet away from her before be clotheslined by a very large gentleman and subsequenmtly has his head kicked in by 5 to 7 nearby "vigilantes".
If I had the time and the skill, I would have no problem hunting this guy down for ~$26,000. Seems like some light investigation, a short stake out, and a somewhat violent citizens' arrest is all one would need.
Find out where and about when swans are being killed, stake the place out with a set of NVGs (if needed), apprehend suspect(collecting his airgun as evidence), and then comes profit.The Swallowfield Children - Stredexon Intwisca
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2011-03-03, 02:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
If I had the time and the skill, I would have no problem hunting this guy down for ~$26,000.Last edited by Incompleat; 2011-03-03 at 02:22 PM.
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2011-03-03, 02:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
I sincerely hope the bounty is dead or alive.
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2011-03-03, 02:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
Ok. This needs to be done. Also, I'm imagining Sir Pratchett in the traditional garb of a quest giver in an English pub and I am tickled pink.
Though I do have to wonder at why someone would go after swans. They can kill grown men, if I recall their temperament correctly.
Indeed, some part of me fears that the swans will be more dangerous to people on the lookout for the guy shooting them than the poacher himself...
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2011-03-03, 02:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-03, 02:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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- mother of all saints
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2011-03-03, 02:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Some say he's in Scotland
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2011-03-03, 03:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-03, 03:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
I have to agree. While posting "dead or alive" bounties like in the Wild West may not be the best way to solve the crime problems (though it just might be the most fun ), if a way were found to offer higher bounties for information on criminals (currently it's only done in really big crimes, such as murder, terrorism, etc), I think that alot more criminals would be caught.
However, more caught criminals means that more police, judges, jails, and courthouses are needed, which means more money, plus the bounty money...
Honestly I"d rather have petty crime than pay a crapload just to catch the dude that stole a watch.Avatar by Lycunadari
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2011-03-03, 03:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
So... Pratchett is a Bard 4/Knight 2/Swan Defender 1 now?
As for Swanslayer, well, swans are not exactly dire bears, so I guess he'd be a Ranger 1/2 or something like that.
I must say, though, I am a bit disappointed by the bounty. If the hand of Pratchett's daughter is not available, he could have at least offered that of his aunt from Pseudopolis...Last edited by Incompleat; 2011-03-03 at 03:56 PM.
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2011-03-03, 04:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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...If he offered the hand of his daughter, the resulting influx of men and women looking to win her would result in the depopulation and destruction of the county from the sheer press of bodies.
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2011-03-03, 04:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
Well, I was being halfway facetious, since I prefer irony to morality, but only halfway; to quote Robinson Jeffers, poet laureate of awesome, "I'd sooner, except the penalties, kill a man than a hawk." Basically, it comes down to the fact that the cockroach etc. is a far less malicious creature than a person such as this one, for whom there is no necessity to shoot the swans, and little to gain beyond a distressingly cruel pleasure from doing so.
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2011-03-03, 04:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-03, 04:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
I'd say Gestalt Knight/Bard 20, Swan defender 1. I say this out of the hope that Loyal Beyond Death will allow him to almost indefinitely prolongue his life.
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2011-03-03, 04:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-03, 05:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
I agree. Roaches are malicious, and they eat your snacks. There can be no worse crime.
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2011-03-03, 05:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
And then the swan-poacher finds himself in a damp, dark basement, chain-tied to a metal chair with various gruesome contraptions next to him:
"Hello. My name is Terry Pratchett, and I want to play a game with you."Last edited by Combat Reflexes; 2011-03-03 at 05:22 PM.
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2011-03-03, 05:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-03, 05:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
Cool, I'm on it. I just have to roll a character on the UK server. I had alts over there, but they're gone now.
EDIT: Wait, I might still have a Druid alt over there from that iron age expansion.Last edited by Karoht; 2011-03-03 at 05:43 PM.
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2011-03-03, 05:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: A knight offering a quest (Real Life!)
Originally Posted by ThirdEmperor
But yes, Bard 4 perhaps is too little. Can we compromise on Bard 10/Knight 4/Swan Defender 1?
Originally Posted by Coidzor
'Ah, Mr Poacher' said a distant voice, getting closer. 'I see that you are awake. And alive, at the present time.'
'Shall I tell you about angels, Mr Poacher?' said Terry Pratchett pleasantly. 'I know two interesting facts about them.'
‘May I just add, Mr Poacher, that behind you there is a door. If at any time in this interview you feel you wish to leave, you have only to step through it and you will never hear from me again.’