RES: [UA] Unknown Armies in Russia

[Arseny Kuznetsov]

Hello Haroudo,

HX> Humm...ok, for the russians in the list, how a Russia UA would be?

"Nenizvestnie Armii"/"Íåèçâåñòíûå Àðìèè"

HX> The  only  things  we  see,  in movies and books, ALWAYS just talk
HX> about  Russian  Mafia,  when we see magick, we only see Baba Yaga.
HX> What else would be interesting on it?

 Well...  Strictly  UA-speaking  -  I  think  there will be some minor
 tweaking to the schools of magick and some changes in Avatars.

 No  pornomacers  at all I think - while we have a healthy interest in
 pornogrphy, Russian porno is quite awful, and I think it just doesn't
 generate  enough  mojo.  Dipsomanser  will  be  quite different - our
 culture of alchohol-drinking also differs quite a lot...

 Some  Avatar symbols will be quite different - for example Masterless
 Man  will  be  associated with backpacks, guitars and beards. No guns
 (he eve can be a pacifist) or transportation (he hitchhikes).

 By  the  way,  I  wonder,  can  one  archetype  have several "faces"?
 Because,  you see, we don't have a Masterless Man as described in the
 book  -  cool, unshaved gun/sword-welding badass. Instead, Masterless
 Man  creates  a  whole lot of different association, and while he has
 some  similarities (strong will, search for a higher purpose, etc) he
 is much more introspective and and less aggressive.

 The  Savage  has  a  lot of symbolism associated with Slavic paganism
 (which  is  on  the rise now), the Mother archetype is called "Heroic
 Mother" instead, "Enemy of the State" archetype is quite popular...

 Some magick that draws on conflict between Europe and Asia - since
 Russia lies one part there, one part there, and it has been a place
 of encounter (and conflict) of the for quite a long time.
 
 That is to name a few...
 
HX> What  would make it not just a original UA setting, but a original
HX> set in russian that would differ from what we have already seen?

 Mmm... The whole setting, I think. :-) Secret history of Russia needs
 to be recreated, secret to be written, rituals and artifacts made
 up... A whole lot of work.
 
HX> - Carla Valet : Fataisie Sign
 
 Ah, so nice to see a Cowboy Bebop fan...

-- 
Best regards,
 Arseny                            mailto:arseny_kuznetsov at rambler.ru


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