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Re: Ultimate Grimoire Letter M This would be muchly cool!

Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Native Americans say it's a sacred place. Geologists say it's the eroded remains of a volcanic intrusion. But the Devil's Tower looks to me like a druid or wizard's stronghold. Devil's Tower, Wyoming Devils Tower National Monument

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares The Magnificent Seven Brides for Seven Brothers!

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares The Seventh Voyage of Popeye The Golden Voyage of Popeye Popeye and the Eye of the Tiger Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice's Restaurant Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Don't Live Here Anymore

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares My Dinner with Casey and Andy

Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy How about the Plain Of Jars in Laos?

Re: Name Generator Here are three that aren't too bad: Chris Pound's Name Generation Page Fantasy Name Generator Generators

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares In a similar vein, there's .

Re: Non Cliche Supernatural Professions In the same vein, a novelist who discovers that what he writes is more real than is healthy. (I've always thought that a character based on Stephen King would be interesting to play.)

Re: A New Dawn. 'Post-Apocalyptic' Fantasy There is a write up of the atlatl in the sidebar on p.174 of Fantasy Hero.

Re: Hell's Dawn What about cities outside the United States?

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice in Wonderland

Re: Mixing Swords & Sorcery with Comedic Fantasy Don't you mean Goblin Ninjas?

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares Dirty Dozen Dancing Princesses

A posible resource Pulp campaigns Penny Postcards

Re: Bewitched "time stop" How about Extra-Dimensional Travel forward through time UAA? The special effect is the victim is frozen "in time." In other words the victim(s) time travel 5, 10, 15 minutes into the future without noticing (if they don't check their watches.)

Re: Most Obscure Reference You've Ever Worked Into a Game In a Fantasy Hero game I ran some years ago, the PC's guide to the haunted ruins was a very nervous scribe named Luther Heggs. The players didn't get it.

Re: Certain gods in real-world pantheons Here are some links that may help: Godchecker - your Guide to the Gods Encyclopedia Mythica Gods, Goddesses, Demons & Monsters Gods, Heroes, and Myth: World Mythology Obsidian's Dictionary of Pantheons The Pantheon Mythweb

Re: Lewis Carrol Hero

Re: Jokes Heres the original thread where I first posted these How to Know if You're a Redneck Jedi (Wherein the list grows to over 134 entries long!)

Re: Susano's Song-Based DC NPCs How about Amos Moses by Jerry Reed? Well Amos Moses was a Cajun, He lived by himself in the swamp. He hunted alligators for a livin, He just knocked 'em in the head with a stump. The Louisiana law gonna get ya Amos It ain't legal hunting alligators down in the swamp, boy Well everybody blames his old man, For makin' him mean as a snake, When Amos Moses was a boy His daddy would use him for alligator bait. Tie a rope around his neck, and throw him in the swamp, Alligator bait in a Louisiana bayou About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Louisiana Lived a man named Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hanna hey raised up a son who could eat up his weight in groceries, Named him after a man of the cloth, Called him Amos Moses Well, the folks around south Louisiana Said Amos was a hell of a man He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator And just use one hand That's all he's got left cause an alligator bit him Left arm gone clean up to the elbow Well the sheriff caught wind that Amos Was in the swamp huntin' alligator skins So he snuck in the swamp, gonna getcha boy, But he never come out again. Well, I wonder where the Louisiana sheriff went to? You can sure get lost in a Louisiana bayou! About 45 minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Louisiana Lived a man named Doc Milsap and his pretty wife Hanna They raised a son who could eat up his weight in groceries, Named him after a man of the cloth, Called him Amos Moses Or Guitar Man also by Jerry Reed. Well I quit my job down at the carwash I left my mama a goodbye note By sundown I'd left Kingston with my guitar under my coat I hitchhiked all the way down to Memphis got a room at the YMCA For the next three weeks I went a hountin' them night clubs Lookin' for a place to play Well I thought my pickin' would set 'em on fire But nobody wanted to hire a guitar man Well I nearly bout starved to death down in Memphis I run out of money and luck So I bummed me a ride down to Macon Georgia on a overloaded poultry truck I thumbed on down to Panama City started checkin' out some of them all night bars Hopin' I can make myself a dollar makin' music on my guitar Got the same old story at them all night piers There ain't no room around here for a guitar man we don't need a guitar man son So I slept in the hobo jungles I bummed a thousand miles of track Till I found myself in Mobile Alabama in a club they call Big Jack's A little four piece band was jammin' so I took my guitar and I sat in I showed 'em what a band would sound like With a swingin' little guitar man show 'em son [ ac.guitar ] So if you ever take a trip down to the ocean find yourself down round Mobile Well make it on out to the club called Jack's if you got a little time to kill Just follow that crowd of people you'll wind up out on his dance floor Diggin' the finest little five piece group up and down the Gulf of Mexico And guess who's leadin' that five piece band Why wouldn't you know it's that swingin' little guitar man yeah [ ac.guitar ]

Re: "real" Magic resources Here are a few excerpts from Authentic Thaumaturgy: Introduction Good and Evil Magic The Laws of Magic Mono-, Duo- & Polytheisms Sacrifices And some Reviews.

Re: Need Help With Codes of Conduct Here are some Codes of Conduct from the old Master List of Disadvantages: The Vow of the Buddhist Monk: Avoid strong emotion as often as possible, do not initiate violence (but defending oneself is permitted), help others when possible, do not eat meat. The Bushido Code: This is the code by which the samurai of the medieval period lived under. Treat Those Deserving of Honor With Honor, Treat a Dishonorable Foe With Scorn, Avenge All Insults, Death Before Dishonor, Utter Obedience to One's Superiors (Even Unto Death), and Never Show Fear. Omerta: This is the code of silence followed by members of the Mafia: Don't reveal any secrets you might learn under pain of death. Obey the Capo Crimini without hesitation. Avenge attacks on family members, because attacks on one of us is an attack on all of us. Avoid any contact with the police. The Celtic Code: Vengeance is essential. If you (or your family or your clan) are insulted, you must demand an apology. If none is given, you must issue a challenge. If you lose, you must try again as soon as you are able. If a truce is called, it must be observed. You must try to be first into combat. Never lie to an ally. Do not take advantage of an unsuspecting enemy. Code of Chivalry: The code of the medieval knight. Honor in Battle (meaning no attacks on an unaware foe, not using missile weapons, and treating a vanquished foe mercifully), Expect Obedience From Those Below His Station and Provide Obedience To Those Above, Protect The Weak And The Defenseless, and Honesty In All Things. The Gentleman's Code: Never break your word. Never ignore an insult to yourself, to a lady, or to your flag; insults may only be wiped out by an apology or a duel (not always to the death!). Never take advantage of an opponent in any way; weapons and circumstances must be equal (except in open war). Associate only with those of your social class. The Hero's Code: Sometimes known as the "Four Color Code", this Code of Conduct is best exemplified (believe it or not) by Batman as portrayed by Adam West in the 1960's TV series "Batman". It is very close to the Honesty Psych Limit, but more so: Work to your utmost to uphold the law at all times. Never lie, cheat, or swear. Drink nothing stronger than soda pop and chocolate milk. Don't smoke. Protect anyone weaker than yourself, and always try to be a good example to the kids. Policeman's Code: This is the code that most police forces are supposed to operate under. Must Defend Public Safety, Must Protect The Innocent, Will Only Reply With Equal Force In Combat (meaning, if the opponent isn't using lethal force, neither will the person with this code), Follow the law in all things. The Soldier's Code: This is the Code of Conduct between "good-guy" soldiers on TV and in the movies. It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees. Never leave a man behind. Never give up, never give in. Never let an insult to you, your unit, or your branch of service go unpunished, especially if it comes from a member of a wimpy branch of service. All branches of service other than yours are wimpy. (The Hippocratic Oath would count as a medical doctor's code of conduct.)

Re: old general army Rep'd for knowing your history.

Re: Fantasy / Period Clothing The History of Costume http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/TEXT_INDEX.HTML