Poll to give me some input on what to call the new fanzine. I have a definite favorite, but if it proves unpopular - or another is much more popular - I might change my mind. Feel free to suggest other names. I'll leave this poll open for three days. I could only post so many names, so some have already been eliminated from contention.
Name for MRQ Fanzine
- Thread starter Ultor
- Start date
Well, we'd decided not to include Gloranthan material in the zine, but the news that RuneQuest is no longer the name of the game has taken us by surprise!
The title was to have been 'Impale! The Rune Quester's Magazine' but for now it'll just be 'Impale!'
When Wayfarer comes out, we'll gauge reaction to including that in the title.
The title was to have been 'Impale! The Rune Quester's Magazine' but for now it'll just be 'Impale!'
When Wayfarer comes out, we'll gauge reaction to including that in the title.
danskmacabre
Mongoose
Sort of off topic Ultor, but what's that D20 in your Avatar?
Looks like Greek characters or something on it?
Is it some sort of anceint gaming dice?
Looks like Greek characters or something on it?
Is it some sort of anceint gaming dice?
Simulacrum
Mongoose
I opted for Rune Quester - but ultimately as long as the zine is somehow optimised for people searching for RuneQuest, it doesn't matter to me that much.
Khamulcalle
Mongoose
I'll go with Rune Quester too, with same argument. Hopefully many will find it when searching after RQ...
/K
/K
danskmacabre
Mongoose
That's pretty cool.
I'd love to know what game it was used for (Assuming it's a gaming Di).
I'd love to know what game it was used for (Assuming it's a gaming Di).
Simulacrum
Mongoose
My assumption has always been it is for use in divination.
danskmacabre
Mongoose
The articles I've just recently read about it seem to assume it's for gaming.
Of course that is all purely conjecture as well.
Still, a 20 sided di used for divination is pretty darn cool too
Of course that is all purely conjecture as well.
Still, a 20 sided di used for divination is pretty darn cool too
Simulacrum
Mongoose
I'm going by the visible symbols, which look astrological rather than any normal Greek or Latin alphabet. And the fact that The Hellenistic period through to late antiquity had all manner of different forms of divination. Any "randomiser" (of course the diviner knows that these things are not really random) would be a useful tool, and something as carefully crafted as this would add lustre to the process. Less sticky than examining sheep's entrails.
Ultor is a bit of a classicist himself, and probably has a view!
Ultor is a bit of a classicist himself, and probably has a view!
danskmacabre
Mongoose
Yeah I see your point about the Astrological symbols.
If they ARE Astrological symbols, I can defintiely see the Sun Symbol on there.
If they ARE Astrological symbols, I can defintiely see the Sun Symbol on there.
Simulacrum is of course right. There's very little evidence as to what this could be for, but divination or some sort of game with astrological content seem the most likely explanations. I view it myself as proof that the Romans had random encounters, but I think that's a marginal viewpoint...
The only problem with it being astrological is that it has 20 sides.
If I'm not mistaken the ancient greeks and romans believed there to be 5 important objects in the sky apart from the stars. 5 Planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn & Jupiter) + the Sun and the Moon. Then they'd have 13 sides for what?
Off course the symbols don't really look like numbers either.
It is interesting, but I find the idea that they might have known that increasing the hardness of the sides yielded more random results.
If I'm not mistaken the ancient greeks and romans believed there to be 5 important objects in the sky apart from the stars. 5 Planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn & Jupiter) + the Sun and the Moon. Then they'd have 13 sides for what?
Off course the symbols don't really look like numbers either.
It is interesting, but I find the idea that they might have known that increasing the hardness of the sides yielded more random results.
The Romans had a zodiac too - 12 more symbols. And the Earth was worthy of a symbol too. That makes your 13.
The face with the damage is almost certainly Gemini, for instance. The "fire rune" below it is the Sun, or Apollo. I think the top right is the arrow of Sagittarius, the stylized V at the bottom is probably Capricorn and so on.
The face with the damage is almost certainly Gemini, for instance. The "fire rune" below it is the Sun, or Apollo. I think the top right is the arrow of Sagittarius, the stylized V at the bottom is probably Capricorn and so on.
HalfOrc HalfBiscuit
Mongoose
DamonJynx said:
Well, I have voted. But I would point out that lack of an opinion on a preferred name does not equate to lack of interest in (and support for) the concept.
Khamulcalle
Mongoose
+1
Vote, and vote now!
Let em know how much you like and appreciate the hard and good work.
/Khamul
Vote, and vote now!
Let em know how much you like and appreciate the hard and good work.
/Khamul
