L. Marcus Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread . . . Sator Square is in Ankh-Morpork . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread To be honest, I have no idea where that came from. I meant "Hawker's Square" of course. It just sounds so familiar... [Google][Wiki] Hmm. it's a Latin Palindrome. Somebody musthave used it on a map somewhere and I dredged it out of my memory. Anybody remember? Keith "I certainly would have remembered a Latin palindrome, or even a Latin Palindromedary" Curtis The sator square is commonly used in folk magic. SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithcurtis Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread . . . Sator Square is in Ankh-Morpork . . . Thank you and repped. Keith "I knew I had read that like a million times somewhere" Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Not at all, keith . . . I'm a Discworlder myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Now I feel stupid. I should've recognized a Discworld reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Major: Discover the sound of one hand clapping. No, but: Major/Life-Threatening: Aquire one of the eight coins from the Prince's throne and make a golden ring from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Life-threatening: Kill the Prince's favorite horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread The sator square is commonly used in folk magic. SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS "Sator" is a perfectly good Latin word, one of whose meanings is "author". So not only is Pratchett punning on "the sator square," but he's also pointing out it's an invention of the author (himself). Very witty and recondite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread He does things like that all the time. Silly man. Minor: Walk around with no underwear for an hour. . . . Does Elweirians use underwear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread . . . Does Elweirians use underwear? Yes. Nice soft cloth; great for polishing swords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Intermediate: Sing two children's songs, back to back, while standing in Slipbrick Square, The Canals. Minor: Spit off the up-river side of Foom's Bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Minor: Give yourself a good, hard nipple-tweak. Major/Life-Threatening: Give a certain Magistrate a good, hard nipple-tweak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Minor: Give yourself a good' date=' hard nipple-tweak.[/quote']Intermediate if your sorcerer happens to be female and in Low-town at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Updated the list with all of the ones mentioned. Added one that others can use in their game. Basically, you could think of it as the Demon, Cold Pyre's revenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoywin Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Updated the list with all of the ones mentioned. Added one that others can use in their game. Basically' date=' you could think of it as the Demon, Cold Pyre's revenge.[/quote'] That's funny! Though Sophia wouldn't give up Stumpy's leg without a fight. I'm a little worried about which one of these Sophia might be asked to do tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread You assume I'm using this list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread . . . I see . . . Sneaky devil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Updated the list with all of the ones mentioned. Added one that others can use in their game. Basically' date=' you could think of it as the Demon, Cold Pyre's revenge.[/quote'] You may want to attach stats for our characters to that one. After all, if they're going to be fighting us as NPCs . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Don't have Valdorian Age, but looks like an interesting system. Apologies if there is duplication with what's in VA, as I wouldn't know. Howabout including "impossibles"? Like: "Pluck a hair from the beard of a woman and place it in the brush of the princess." "Compose a lute-melody incorporating the sound of sunshine." More normal weirdness: Minor/Intermediate (depending on distance): "Ride side-saddle to the next town." Intermediate: "Pay a crone one gold coin to shave all of your hair off. ALL of your hair." Minor: "Whitewash a fence. Try to talk a passerby into doing it for you." Major/Life-threatening: "Hire a man to assassinate a local lord in three days time. Do not communicate with him in any way afterwards. On the third day, stop him." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Major: Walk the length of Whose Ear Way, Snake's Den, stopping all who pass and saying to them, "I give up, whose??" Give two coins to the first person to realize you are making reference to the street's name. Intermediate: sit on the steps at the uphill side of Dead Man's Slide (in Uphill East) until forced to move on by a Guardsman. Major: rent a horse and ride to Tavern Keep. Buy and drink three beers there, then ride home, but do not return the horse to the stables until the day after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Intermediate: "Pay a crone one gold coin to shave all of your hair off. ALL of your hair."I don't think Sophia or her player would be happy if I used this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Updated. Now that I'm not doing the NaNoWriMo I should be a bit more deligent about updating this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Major: Tattoo a pentagram on your scalp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread Intermediate/Major: Reduce two coins to slivers (vide p.19), then eat them, with a horseradish sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoywin Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Re: Valdorian Sorcerer Tasks Thread I don't think Sophia or her player would be happy if I used this one. Nope - Sophia will be pissed if she has to get all her hair shaved off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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