PhilHibbs Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 33 minutes ago, scott-martin said: So Arkat was Orlanth. OK. Is Orlanth Arkat? To quote Gaiman, "Yes, he was me. But I am not him." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalph Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, PhilHibbs said: To quote Gaiman, "Yes, he was me. But I am not him." Actually Gaiman credits that line to Gene Wolfe 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 49 minutes ago, metcalph said: Actually Gaiman credits that line to Gene Wolfe gene wolfe is a genius. but he can't write women. i hate this dichotomy so fucking much. what is wrong with catholics. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlHazred Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Illusion? We'll use facts! To quote well-known Eurmali Illuminate Homer Simpson, "Psh! Facts are useless! You can use facts to prove anything even remotely true!" 1 Quote ROLAND VOLZ Running: nothing | Playing: Battletech Hero, CoC 7th Edition, Blades in the Dark | Planning: D&D 5E Home Game, Operation: Sprechenhaltestelle, HeroQuest 1E Sartarite Campaign D&D is an elf from Tolkien, a barbarian from Howard, and a mage from Vance fighting monsters from Lovecraft in a room that looks like it might have been designed by Wells and Giger. - TiaNadiezja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali the Helering Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 While basing anything on Greg's linguistic skills is foolhardy in the extreme, I couldn't help but wonder whether the Zistorites managed to breach the walls of time and send one of their constructs back to screw up mythology, when I discovered that - in Italian - Orogeria means 'clockwork'! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindalos Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Dayzatar's cult practice self mummification, and in many respects Dayzatar himself is a mummified god, remaining undecayed through his purity. Much of his cult's magic consists of ascetic practices and rituals that refute some part of impure living, such as "Consume only Sunlight," or "See only Truth," which eventually leave the Dayzatari Priest unable to move, talk, blink, or do anything other than stare at the sun in a state of living death, their bodies dried and withered, mouthing prayers until their spirits are called away to join Dayzatar himself. This practice helped inspire the Retirement Towers used by some Sun Dome Temples. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Cephalus Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/13/2021 at 10:23 AM, Ali the Helering said: While basing anything on Greg's linguistic skills is foolhardy in the extreme, I couldn't help but wonder whether the Zistorites managed to breach the walls of time and send one of their constructs back to screw up mythology, when I discovered that - in Italian - Orogeria means 'clockwork'! That's close, but the Italian word for "clockwork" is actually "orologeria". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali the Helering Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 11 hours ago, B. Cephalus said: That's close, but the Italian word for "clockwork" is actually "orologeria". It seems that both are accepted variant forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlHazred Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/12/2021 at 7:33 PM, Qizilbashwoman said: gene wolfe is a genius. but he can't write women. i hate this dichotomy so fucking much. what is wrong with catholics. How much time you got? That's a topic for a really long post in another forum. Quote ROLAND VOLZ Running: nothing | Playing: Battletech Hero, CoC 7th Edition, Blades in the Dark | Planning: D&D 5E Home Game, Operation: Sprechenhaltestelle, HeroQuest 1E Sartarite Campaign D&D is an elf from Tolkien, a barbarian from Howard, and a mage from Vance fighting monsters from Lovecraft in a room that looks like it might have been designed by Wells and Giger. - TiaNadiezja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 23 minutes ago, AlHazred said: How much time you got? That's a topic for a really long post in another forum. god i know right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Godspeed Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Hey, that's not fair! There's plenty wrong with us Protestants too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Wulfraed Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 46 minutes ago, Sir_Godspeed said: There's plenty wrong with us Protestants too Methinks thou dost protest too much... 😈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali the Helering Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Sir_Godspeed said: Hey, that's not fair! There's plenty wrong with us Protestants too! Nobody expects the Methodist Inquisition... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 No witch burning competitions, please! Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Joerg said: No witch burning competitions, please! the Inquisition literally still exists, it was just renamed from "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition" to "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office" in 1908. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali the Helering Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 33 minutes ago, Qizilbashwoman said: the Inquisition literally still exists, it was just renamed from "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition" to "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office" in 1908. Their methods have changed a little. Not enough for everybody's comfort, but a little. The screaming tends to be caused by intellectually tortuous arguments, not the torture of intellectuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalph Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Qizilbashwoman said: the Inquisition literally still exists, it was just renamed from "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition" to "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office" in 1908. In 1964, it became the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith and in 1985, Sacred was dropped from the title in a general rebrand. But Holy Office is good shorthand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlHazred Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 3 hours ago, metcalph said: In 1964, it became the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith and in 1985, Sacred was dropped from the title in a general rebrand. But Holy Office is good shorthand. And I believe more recently still, it rebranded itself as the Family Research Council... 1 Quote ROLAND VOLZ Running: nothing | Playing: Battletech Hero, CoC 7th Edition, Blades in the Dark | Planning: D&D 5E Home Game, Operation: Sprechenhaltestelle, HeroQuest 1E Sartarite Campaign D&D is an elf from Tolkien, a barbarian from Howard, and a mage from Vance fighting monsters from Lovecraft in a room that looks like it might have been designed by Wells and Giger. - TiaNadiezja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHibbs Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Interesting, but super off topic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 49 minutes ago, PhilHibbs said: Interesting, but super off topic! HOW HERETICAL! Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlHazred Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Yeah, apologies, that was more "Your Heretical Real World" material... Quote ROLAND VOLZ Running: nothing | Playing: Battletech Hero, CoC 7th Edition, Blades in the Dark | Planning: D&D 5E Home Game, Operation: Sprechenhaltestelle, HeroQuest 1E Sartarite Campaign D&D is an elf from Tolkien, a barbarian from Howard, and a mage from Vance fighting monsters from Lovecraft in a room that looks like it might have been designed by Wells and Giger. - TiaNadiezja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali the Helering Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Your Glorantha May Resemble The Real World 😭 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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