Trifletraxor Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Flat disc floating in a void with a huge vulcano housing the sun in the middle. Anyone who has a name suggestion for Shareworld? SGL. Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Igneous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Flat disc floating in a void ... I ... will ... not ... propose ... the ... name ... Discworld ... Whow, glad I could resist that temptation ... :innocent: Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalaba Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) I think Pyraxleflat has a nice ring to it. Thalaba Edited May 21, 2009 by Thalaba Quote "Tell me what you found, not what you lost" Mesopotamian proverb __________________________________ Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Sky Mountain? O.k., I suppose we need another name. I'll have to think on this. Maybe something tied to the creation myth? Quote Help kill a Trollkin here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Gestault? Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 Igneous? Rock formed by molten magma. I like that. I ... will ... not ... propose ... the ... name ... Discworld ... To much turtles beneath. Gestault? Gives a bit too much associations to therapy for my liking. :ohwell: Sky Mountain? O.k., I suppose we need another name. I'll have to think on this. Maybe something tied to the creation myth? Sky mountain is an extremely important location, and the center of Shareworld, but as you say, not that good a name for the entire world. Something connected to the myth would be good. I think Pyraxleflat has a nice ring to it. It does. Does it also have any particular meaning? Keep the suggestions coming! :thumb: SGL. Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vile Traveller Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Sky ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalaba Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 It does. Does it also have any particular meaning? Yes, it refers to the volcano (Pyr) at the centre (axle) of a disc (flat). Thalaba Quote "Tell me what you found, not what you lost" Mesopotamian proverb __________________________________ Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 How about something along the lines of Gaea or Pangaea... specifically, Pyraea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 How about something along the lines of Gaea or Pangaea... specifically, Pyraea? How bizarre... I did a Google search to see if that name had been used elsewhere, and the first result was a page dated 2005 detailing someone's fantasy campaign... from a GM here in Austin, TX. Small world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 How bizarre... I did a Google search to see if that name had been used elsewhere, and the first result was a page dated 2005 detailing someone's fantasy campaign... from a GM here in Austin, TX. Small world. Pyraea sounds to me like something very hot - so maybe it is a Texas thing. Quote Help kill a Trollkin here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence.whitaker Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Caldaria...? Its latin for Cooking Pot, but is also where the word Caldera comes from. Quote The Design Mechanism: Publishers of Mythras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Caldaria...? Its latin for Cooking Pot, but is also where the word Caldera comes from. I like it. A variation for thought: Caldeae or Caldaia (invokes Geae/Gaia) Quote Help kill a Trollkin here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 What is the theology? You could always do something like [insert name of major deity]'s Eye. Or, use the various terminology associated with the "Third/Inner Eye" like: Ajna Chakra Sephirah of Da'ath Epiphysis Cerebri or parts of those as a basis for a name. -V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 I've been thinking of a mythology with 8 primal beings which form the world; darkness, air, stone, earth, fire, water, metal and plant, and with several imported deities. Anything that could play off the number 8? Octa something? I'm planning to work on this quite a bit during my vacation in Thailand. SGL. Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Well, there are 10 Sephirot (and a possible 11th) in Kabbalah - here is one list of them: 1. Chokmah - Divine Reality/ revelation/ Yesh me-ayin - being from nothingness (Power of Wisdom) 2. Binah - Understanding/ repentance/ reason (Power of Love) 3. Da'at - Knowledge, the bridge between the intellect and emotion 4. Chesed - Mercy/ Grace/ Love of (intention to emulate) God (Power of Vision) 5. Gevurah - Judgment/ strength/ determination (Power of Intention) 6. Tipheret - Symmetry/ balance/ compassion (Creative Power) 7. Netzach - Contemplation/ Initiative/ persistence (Power of the Eternal Now) 8. Hod - Surrender/ sincerity/ steadfastness (Intellectual/Observational Power) 9. Yesod - Foundation/ wholly remembering/ coherent knowledge (Power of Manifesting) 10. Malkuth/ Lower Crown - Kingdom/ physical presence/ vision and illusion (Power of Healing/ Accomplishment/ Level of Realization of Divine Plan) Other lists swap out Da'at with: Keter - Crown - Divine Plan/ Creator/ infinite light/ Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh - I AM THAT I AM (Supreme/ Total Consciousness). The disputed 11th is Daath - the Abyss. Most Kabbalists do not believe in this 11th Sephirah, and of those that do, most treat it not as a Sephirah but as the absence of Sephirah. In Jewish tradition, belief in Daath is almost blasphemy. So, not sure if you want to play with that at all ... -V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) I think my suggestion was "The Realm of Coronarea" (but I'm not totally sure). Derivation: Corona - glow around the sun, referencing the sun in Sky Mountain; also a synonym for "disk". + Area - synonym for "world"; also suggested in ironic(?) postings by tedopon/Rurik. ...Making it all a synonym for DiscWorld... Realm - also a synonym for "world", but most importantly a reference to "The Realm", the world in Classic Fantasy. Alternatively, or additionally as a name for a significant region, the "Land of Tzand" - a reference to the long-gone Tzandian Empire, of the Worlds of Wonder MagicWorld (a link with BRP's history). Anyone remember anything else from the "Lost Fortnight" of postings? Next step: test the Poll facilities... Edited January 19, 2010 by frogspawner Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonewt Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 How about something along the lines of Gaea or Pangaea... specifically, Pyraea? How about Rodinia? They even have T-Shirts! Yes, yes. It is Wikipedia time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 How about Rodinia? They even have T-Shirts! Yes, yes. It is Wikipedia time. Nice! "Finally a shirt for the paleogeographically aware" But... "...Rodinia itself was entirely barren. It existed before life colonized dry land..." Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonewt Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 But... "...Rodinia itself was entirely barren. It existed before life colonized dry land..." Two Words. Charngibbers and Lasers. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Charngibbers and Lasers. :cool: Heck, those things are scary! Even scouring clean the fossil records... Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 How about a poll? (Trif - it's yours, so could you add one into this thread please? It'd be a good test!) Summary of names from the thread so far: Igneous Pyraxleflat Sky Mountain Gestault Pyraea Caldaria/Caldaia Chokmah's Eye (or other Kabbalah-related) Realm of Coronaria/Land of Tzand Rodinia ...and, may I add...? Octalarne Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 How about a poll? (Trif - it's yours, so could you add one into this thread please? It'd be a good test!) Nope. Must be done when the thread is first posted. But I've opened one here: http://basicroleplaying.com/showthread.php/1759-Shareworld-name-poll ...and, may I add...? Octalarne No you may not you silly frog! :war: Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Ta! Must be done when the thread is first posted. You sure? I saw "Add Poll" in the Thread Tools pop-down of a thread I'd started... Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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