Chosen Setting: 01 - Medieval Castle Dungeon
Chosen Character: 02 - Jonathyn Bearswick
Equipment: Sword and Belt, Pistol and a set of playing cards.
In order to get references for my chosen characters and setting, I looked at and researched Errol Flynn, Lord of the Rings, and Robin Hood. I also researched the equipment Johnathyn Bearswick would have and found many examples.
Errol Flynn was known primarily for his role as Robin Hood in the 1938 film 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'. His role was similar to my chosen character, because they are both 'medieval mavericks' and has a noticeable and colourful look. They are both 'swashbucklers' and are associated with gangs of outlaws, in Robin Hoods case, The Merry Men.
Robin Hood is portrayed as a knight turned outlaw who's gang of thieves steal from the rich and give to the poor. He is considered a swashbuckler and is portrayed as being a skilled warrior and a charismatic diplomat, being able to both fight and talk his way out of any situation. He is similar to my chosen character and he seems to be the biggest inspiration in the characters creation.
Lord of the Rings is somewhat similar to my setting, due to its medieval nature, however, the Lord of the Rings has a greater emphasis on fantasy, opposed to romanticized swashbuckling. However, certain characters are similar to Jonathyn such as Aragorn, who is a a man born of high society parents who chose a path of the outlaw, in Aragorns case, he became the Strider who guarded the people of the Shire just like Robin Hood guarded the people of Nottingham.
Just like Lord of the Rings, the hero has their group that follows them to the ends of the earth, which in the Lord of the Rings case, is the Fellowship of the Ring. Robin Hoods group, is of course, the well known Merry Men.
The character of Jonathyn Bearswick is similar to a swashbuckler. Swashbuckler is a sub genre of film, based off of the action genre. They are well known for their sword fights, charismatic characters and sharp and well written story.
The equipment my character will have will include a sword and belt, a pistol, and a set of playing cards.
The examples I have shown above, will be my basis for designing the equipment for Johnathyn Bearswick.
The chosen setting is within a medieval castle dungeon, and as such, I researched dungeons from numerous Video Games and Movies.
I first researched dungeons from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Each main city within the game has their own dungeon, each being different and well designed. Seen below are examples of dungeons within the game.
Upon looking up dungeons within video games, I looked for dungeons in other types of media.
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