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Do we <b>really</b> need to archive this? - [[Raindoll]] | Do we <b>really</b> need to archive this? - [[Raindoll]] | ||
| − | Why not? The wiki has space for it. -HeWhoSpeaksOfDarkness | + | Why not? The wiki has space for it. -[[HeWhoSpeaksOfDarkness]] |
When White Wolf picked up the license to do an Everquest pen & paper game, one of the questions they most often took the time to answer in interviews and sneak peaks was "How will you handle monsters respawning?" I'd say that working familiarity with the symbology of the inner planets is a whole lot harder to tumble to than...I dunno, how RPGs, like, work? - [[Kicker]] | When White Wolf picked up the license to do an Everquest pen & paper game, one of the questions they most often took the time to answer in interviews and sneak peaks was "How will you handle monsters respawning?" I'd say that working familiarity with the symbology of the inner planets is a whole lot harder to tumble to than...I dunno, how RPGs, like, work? - [[Kicker]] | ||
| − | Dude, it's symbolism, not symbology. Never seen Boondock Saints, I take it ^_~ -EndlessChase | + | Dude, it's symbolism, not symbology. Never seen Boondock Saints, I take it ^_~ -[[EndlessChase]] |
| − | what exacly is the diference between symbolism and symbology? -HeWhoSpeaksOfDarkness | + | what exacly is the diference between symbolism and symbology? -[[HeWhoSpeaksOfDarkness]] |
Symbolism is the usage of symbols; symbology is the study thereof. - [[willows]] the word guy | Symbolism is the usage of symbols; symbology is the study thereof. - [[willows]] the word guy | ||
| − | I take it EndlessChase is an expert at nameology, too, then. [[Odin]] | + | I take it [[EndlessChase]] is an expert at nameology, too, then. [[Odin]] |
Latest revision as of 01:18, 6 April 2010
Nephilpal - 03/30/2004 17:05:02
Those are actually the symbols for the Roman deities in question.
--Neph
Comments
*long pause*\\ Oooooooh!
- Kicker
I can't believe there were actually people who hadn't already tumbled to this.\\ _Ikselam
To be fair, as the original poster said, they aren't exactly as straightforwardly pictograpic as the Solar ones. Lots of people might know the symbols for Mars and Venus, they just don't know they're the symbols for Mars and Venus.\\
Unfortunately, not everyone had a childhood introduction to Bullfinch's Mythology. A shame, but not unforseeable. -Kicker
Do we really need to archive this? - Raindoll
Why not? The wiki has space for it. -HeWhoSpeaksOfDarkness
When White Wolf picked up the license to do an Everquest pen & paper game, one of the questions they most often took the time to answer in interviews and sneak peaks was "How will you handle monsters respawning?" I'd say that working familiarity with the symbology of the inner planets is a whole lot harder to tumble to than...I dunno, how RPGs, like, work? - Kicker
Dude, it's symbolism, not symbology. Never seen Boondock Saints, I take it ^_~ -EndlessChase
what exacly is the diference between symbolism and symbology? -HeWhoSpeaksOfDarkness
Symbolism is the usage of symbols; symbology is the study thereof. - willows the word guy
I take it EndlessChase is an expert at nameology, too, then. Odin
