Conrad Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) What I want to know is WTF does W.O.T.A.N stand for? Obviously its an acronym, but nowhere can I find out what it stands for. I made up my own solution (Worldline Order Tactical Analysis Network) but I would like to know what Bryan Talbot worked out for the acronym, or if indeed he did work anything out? Edited February 5, 2017 by Conrad The I's have it! ;) Quote http://www.basicrps.com/core/BRP_quick_start.pdf A sense of humour and an imagination go a long way in roleplaying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence.whitaker Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 There is a definition that Bryan shared with me a few years ago. It's buried in an email archive, but I'll post it when I track it down. 1 Quote The Design Mechanism: Publishers of Mythras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence.whitaker Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Found one online (and same as the one Bryan shared)... this is from http://www.bryan-talbot.com/oldsite/articles/answers.htm What does WOTAN really stand for? I remember no-one got it during the British run of TAoLA. I'm going to quote the annotations again; "WOTAN; The All-Father and chief of the gods in Teutonic mythology, the German version of the Scandinavian Odin, a name chosen for the supercomputer parallel monitor as a result of Zero Zero's history. In The Adventures of Luther Arkwright I never revealed what WOTAN actually stood for, not considering it important. In fact, in the first British (Valkyrie) comic series, we even had a competition for readers to guess though no one came close to it; World Oracle;Temporal Alternative Nexus. However, one wag did submit "Wet Orange Tee-shirts Accentuate Nipples". 2 Quote The Design Mechanism: Publishers of Mythras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 Much obliged pard. Quote http://www.basicrps.com/core/BRP_quick_start.pdf A sense of humour and an imagination go a long way in roleplaying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam E. Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Perhaps related to / inspired by: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/WOTAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 15 hours ago, kreider204 said: Perhaps related to / inspired by: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/WOTAN Well spotted Kreider. Its possible that Bryan Talbot subconsciously absorbed that episode of Dr Who, or even consciously gave a nod to it. 1 Quote http://www.basicrps.com/core/BRP_quick_start.pdf A sense of humour and an imagination go a long way in roleplaying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.