[dungeoncrawl] Re: More Symbols
- From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 17:42:55 -0500
That's a very good point Jim, and I hadn't considered it. Most gods
(unless they care not for their worshippers) are going to want any old
schmoe to be able to duplicate their symbol. If they have something too
complicated for that, it could dissuade potential worshippers.
jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Keith,
>
> You did a really nice job on these!
> Magnus is perfect for him, and Karvas
> is, well, just plain wild. It's eerie
> in a way that's hard to explain.
> Definitely leave it that way.
>
> One suggestion, though - consider
> making the symbols themselves sort of
> simple. The one that comes to mind is
> Cinilac - it's really neat, but would
> be hard for a worshipper to quickly
> inscribe or for others to recognize
> easily in a simpler form.
>
> For example, say someone creates a wax
> seal with the god's holy symbol - it
> needs to be instantly recognizable. Or
> if they want to quickly inscribe it on
> a door to warn against entry, etc.
>
> Got this from ancient history - the
> gods then would easily be recognized by
> their idols or symbols.
>
> Again, great
> job!
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