I've done theme decks in the past, and while I don't for a minute think this is a deck that could in any way be considered competitive, feasibly win a game, or do anything other than meld two nerd cultures, it's still a fun thought experiment to me. I'm not at all sure I want to actually build such a deck, so I thought it might be a cool idea to think-tank it with other Python fans. Because sometimes it's not about winning; sometimes it's about requesting that your opponents cut down the tallest tree in the forest wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiith.....a HERRING!
Here's the major characters/plot points of the film. Feel free to suggest must includes, and let's see if we can round out a deck!
- King Arthur
Kenrith, the Returned King - Patsy, his trusty steed
Squire
Noble Squires - Excalibur
Embercleave - Sir Bedevere the Wise
- Sir Lancelot the Brave
- Sir Galahad the Pure
- Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir-Lancelot
Norin the Wary - Sir Not-Appearing-in-this-Film
Crib Swap - Historian
Kaho, Minamo Historian - Dennis
- 'I am your king.' 'Well I didn't vote for you'
Plea for Power - 'The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king!'
Emry, Lurker of the Loch - "Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. "
Council's Judgment - 'Help! Help! I'm being repressed!'
- Witch
Mistmeadow Witch - 'She turned me into a newt!......I got better.'
Frogify - 'BUUUURN THE WITCH!!'
Unruly Mob
Witch Hunt - Black Knight
Oathsworn Knight - ''Tis but a Scratch'
Festering Wound - Camelot
- 'Let's not go to Camelot. 'Tis a silly place.'
Fork in the Road - French Soldiers
Goblin Diplomats
Taunting Elf - 'Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!'
Provoke - 'Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!'
Taunt - Trojan Rabbit
Akroan Horse - Catapult
Skull Catapult
Bartered Cow - Holy Grail
Chalice of Life - Knights who say Ni
- 'You must find.......A SHRUBBERY!'
Vine Trellis - 'Chop down the mightiest tree in the forest with....a HERRING!'
Mystic Remora - Three-headed knight
- Castle Anthrax
Castle Ardenvale - Tim the Enchanter
Prodigal Sorcerer - Rabbit of Caerbannog
Rabid Wombat - Brother Maynard
- The Holy hand grenade of Antioch
Ratchet Bomb - The Beast of Aaaargh
Scour from Existence - Castle of Aaargh
- Swamp Castle
Castle Lochtwain - Bridge of Death
Ensnaring Bridge - Bridge Keeper
Gadwick the Wizened - African and Indian Swallows
Colourful Feiyi Sparrow - Police
Azorious Arrester
Arrest
Deputy of Detention