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Swords Nitpick
SaintAndSinner:
--- Quote from: KnightFerrous on April 21, 2010, 02:22:22 AM ---Well there ya go, proof i don't know everything and should stop acting like i do *bows and conceeds point to SaintAndSinner*
Which just puts even more weight behind my not considering and instrument of evil.
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No problem. B-)
I'm a pathologist so these sort of details stand out to me (everyones a geek in their own way).
Papa Gruff:
I thought about the Holy Lance as a prop for a knightish kind of char too. For me it's just a neat way to keep in line with the Novels ( (click to show/hide)Having all three knights up an running if me and my group choos to set the time to an early frame of the storry would be cool!).
A member of my group thought of the Lance as a weapon of evil too, but honestly that never crossed my mind. After some research I can see why you might get this impression though. For a long time the lance was owned by german kings and was used as a base of their royality. It was rumored that an army carrying the Lance in front of it could not be defeated. When Hitler and the Nazis came along they tryed to incorporate the lance into their propaganda (I know ... sounds just like "Raiders of the lost Ark"). So it's kind of tainted by them.
Longinus testified that Jesus was realy Gods son and converted to Christianity after the crucifixion. At some point he was declared a saint. (click to show/hide)If you read the below linked wiki you will come across the Gospel of Nicodemus where Longinus name can be found ... that adds a little twist, dosn't it?)
Over the years several copys were made of the relique. Who knows where the Lance has ended up and to what purpuse it might be used.
For those who want wo learn more. There is a very nice Wikipedia article about the Holy Lance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Lance
Valarian:
Nothing to say that there couldn't be a Muslim equivalent to the Knights of the Cross (the Sword of Allah?), bearing the sword of Muhammad. The sword could only be used by someone willing to submit themselves totally to the will of God. Sort of a Zen combat state.
The Knights do have a varied background, but there's nothing to say that they're the only Champions of God out there.
Papa Gruff:
--- Quote from: Valarian on April 22, 2010, 12:59:18 PM ---Nothing to say that there couldn't be a Muslim equivalent to the Knights of the Cross (the Sword of Allah?), bearing the sword of Muhammad. The sword could only be used by someone willing to submit themselves totally to the will of God. Sort of a Zen combat state.
The Knights do have a varied background, but there's nothing to say that they're the only Champions of God out there.
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Exactly ... an other player of my group was tossing aground the idea of some kind of "Staf of Budda" and a Shao-Lin Monk wealding it the other day. If you are going for other deitys just think along the lines of the Shinto Kami ... how many are there? 5 million?
If you want to play a Knight of the Cross kind of PC but want to keep the Dreden-Lore intact it should be easy to find a deity to work with.
svb1972:
--- Quote from: Papa Gruff on April 22, 2010, 02:17:21 PM ---Exactly ... an other player of my group was tossing aground the idea of some kind of "Staf of Budda" and a Shao-Lin Monk wealding it the other day. If you are going for other deitys just think along the lines of the Shinto Kami ... how many are there? 5 million?
If you want to play a Knight of the Cross kind of PC but want to keep the Dreden-Lore intact it should be easy to find a deity to work with.
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A Buddhist Shao-lin Monk who is in everyway like the Knight of the Cross.. except you know. As a Shao-Lin Monk following Buddhism.
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