... I ... than ... changes ... I've tried to use it twice in the last few weeks, with no success. Before that, I think the last time I used it was 6 months...
... Peter Metcalfe ... Personally, I suspect that like the legendary Eskimo, the Heotlings have many words of fine grained distinction, of little profit to us....
... That's what I've used too. (only translated to Finnish) Lesser gods, and occasionally demigods for something between a mortal and a deity. -Adept...
Mikko Rintasaari
mikrin@...
Feb 1, 2002 12:16 pm
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... I'm sorry, but does the Evening Star refer to the Goddess Rausa or what? (propably not). The Serpent Mother also is unknown to me. Some very nifty figures...
Mikko Rintasaari
mikrin@...
Feb 1, 2002 12:44 pm
9633
Mikko Rintasaari:
>> I've been looking at old norse words for god and spirit, but old norse
>> dictionaries aren't that easy to find.
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In a message dated 2/1/02 7:53:25 AM, doctorpeace@... writes: << In fact, the modern Swedish word for spirit (ande) also means breath. >> which reminds me...
... Currently the archive is down - as I have mentioned before on the Digest. I'll get it fixed as soon as I have the time... Cheers, Graham -- Graham Robinson...
... Isn't reincarnation the third reason? At some point, the ancestor is going to be reborn. -Adept...
Mikko Rintasaari
mikrin@...
Feb 1, 2002 1:05 pm
9637
What are the characteristics that distinguish spirits from daimones? If you encountered an unknown otherworldly entity on your tula, how would you find out...
... I like the various Anglo-Saxon and Norse terms better, because they sound right for the Heortlings. Deva, to my ear, sounds more like a Vithelan or...
... Not the entirity of it KL doctrine has a lot about doing what mom says and how nice and comfy dark is and eating too many dwarves in one go is bad. ...
... I believe some of them do, Guy. But on the broader question: I had to think about this since I've got a bunch of ancestor worshipers in my game. Spirits...
... worshipers in my game. ... Except when they don't, e.g. when they manifest in the middle world as ghosts, for example. ... I don't think the afterlife is...
I quite like the concept of "local gods" as expressed in this Shriekback track: Hymn To The Local Gods Where are the bones and the flowers? Where are the...
... daimones? If you ... you find ... magician ... I'd say it depends :) Depends of course on whether you have any skill at recognizing spirits or daimones....
In case the Bat Man doesn't fit your idiom, what about "Doctor Strangelove, or How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bat" ? "I'm not saying we wouldn't...
... No, 'Bat' Guano was the American officer who stormed the airbase. I *think* he was another incarnation of David Niven, but I haven't seen it in a while. RR...
... Yes, of course. Thanks for the reminder. By the Way: Orlanth and Ernalda promise that they will go out and get back any initiates that are lost to the...
Greg Stafford
Greg@...
Feb 1, 2002 5:04 pm
9650
The newly available Archive line is nice, and I'm glad everyone likes it. A very nice line of Lance & Laser figures is also about to be released as well. It...
Greg Stafford
Greg@...
Feb 1, 2002 5:04 pm
9651
... Of course, they use native Sartarite words and concepts. I don't usually play my commoners as knowing much about the various Otherworlds, just that there...
Greg Stafford
Greg@...
Feb 1, 2002 5:04 pm
9652
George C. Scott played General "Buck" Turgidson, while Keenan Wynn played "Bat" Guano. Check it out at: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0057012 Guy ... From:...
bethexton gives some good suggestions about "spotting spirits and ... I assume that "general clan knowledge," probably subsumed into the Know Local Area...
... Heortling Godyr have the abilities "Sense Gods Nearby" and "Sense Spirits Nearby". I have always taken "Gods" to mean 'theistic entity'. With these two...
... Since you asked, the word daimon/demon would be "demoni". More original word would be "henki", for spirit. Perhaps there is some older word for daimon, but...
... Nearby". I have always taken "Gods" to mean 'theistic entity'. With these two abilities the godi should be able tell if a critter is a spirit or a ...
