... <snip> ... <snip> I think mundane, mechanical and storytelling aspects have appeared quite regulerly in the discussions, and I think it would be great to ...
Administrator's note: Until a small volume of questions exist, there will be no polling to determine the topic of discussion. I will simply create one...
... cal activies such as sports. ... While not technically a sport IMS there is a competitive tradition among members of house flambeu to write the best...
Houses of Hermes states that Flambeau do engage in mystic competition. Is it the Gathering of Seven Years? At this gathering, in addition to exchangeing news...
Hello, ... From: <tuura1@...> (...) ... Agree. I spontaneously first envisioned Bjornaers, Merinita and Jerbiton myself. ... Yep again. I also imagine...
... You started by talking about chess, but you seem to be interested in sports. Medieval sports included fighting games, like jousting and tournements,...
... I don't know--the fae can be very formal. I would expect Merinita to favor chaotic or just plan weird games. I can really see a bunch of Merinita playing...
Salve, all! A few thoughts on games and sports. . . There were early versions of draughts/checkers, tennis [court, not lawn], and croquet, according to this ...
Magical contests for magi: Personally, I'd incline to either limiting sporting botches to looking ridiculous, or to eliminate them entirely. Using standard AM...
paul.sherliker@...
Dec 6, 2001 2:49 pm
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... To me, Certámen seems like the Hermetic Sport par excellance, because it makes use of the skills that every magus is required to have by virtue of his...
... Even if it is an anachronism, depending on your faeries. Merinita might get heavily into masquerades, charades, processionals, but I don't see many of them...
... Mine does, I can imagine fairies playing games with rules so detailed that mortals would be unable to learn them in less than a life time. One of the ...
... Mine does, I can imagine fairies playing games with rules so detailed that mortals would be unable to learn them in less than a life time. One of the ...
... I'm not sure what kinds of sports existed, but medieval people played lots and lots of games, most of which we would consider to be children's games today....
Concerning Tim's comment on me bringing up Tremere Chess, then my quick movement to asking questions about sports. I brought up Tremere Chess as it seems to...
... From: "tuura1" <tuura1@...> (...) ... Good point. As another possibility to see magi from the same covenant gathered to work and debatted on a comon...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the lexHermeticum group: Mythic Europe is a wide and diverse setting based on the history of our world....
lexHermeticum@yahoogr...
Dec 10, 2001 3:49 pm
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Tis the Season Merry Gamers, Merry Christmas! Does Christmas or any holiday play apart in your campaign? For instance, my campaign keeps a strict calandar...
... Eh, that´s quite difficult, since I´m interested in more than on of them. Mythic Africa and Mythic Egypt are both very interesting. A part of the...
... I'd really like to vote for "All of the above"... Gordon "Long live the Marinus van der Lubbe International Fire-bombing Society!" - Freewheelin' Franklin...
I'd really like to vote for "All of the above"... ... After the poll voteing is done at the end of the week this will turn into a topic for further discussion....
... offer the ... game in ... critters ... Houses of ... In my Theban saga, there was an olympics at every tribunal. All of the chariot competitions had been...
... to favor ... Merinita ... Agreed, the hyper-formality of the fae are an element that needs to be played up. Especially in their game-playing. Jeremiah...
Time, and the passage of it, plays an important role in my saga. I usually chosoe several holidays and play them up in every saga. maybe not every year...
... was ... I'd be very interested in seeing your material on Helmstedt. Perhaps you could share it over at ars-rhine, another Ars Magica related Yahoo Group? ...
... Soltices and Equinoxes are big magical days, possibly also days of observance. Any days astrologically unusual, like conjunctions, could be noted with ...
... From: "j_genest" <jeremiahgenest@...> ... _hermetic_ holidays? Well, let's try a lil brainstorm... * Belin's Return : at the end of winter, three...
... those of ... hollidays, but ... twelve ... Order's ... Agreed, I see hermetic holidays being on cycles, many of them probably astrological, many variants...
... It is a pity that nothing major in Hermetic life happens every 19- years. I think if I was writing the Order of Hermes, I'd certainly make something...