Comments on: Of Sand & Dreams http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2006/12/25/of-sand-dreams/ "You never paint what you see or think you see. You paint with a thousand vibrations the blow that struck you." --Nicholas de Stael Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:25:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Heather Grove http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2006/12/25/of-sand-dreams/#comment-134 Heather Grove Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:36:18 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2006/12/25/of-sand-dreams/#comment-134 Yeah, Christmases were VERY hectic when I was a child, and my husband and I both value the chance to just enjoy the day. My birthday is the same week, so when he asked what I wanted I told him I wanted to roleplay. He had an adventure ready to go. :) The Barakah will in fact make an appearance... I believe the monk will turn out to be one, although he may not be the only one who appears. He's just given me the perfect tie-in, actually. He wants to develop a prestige class within the order of monks he belongs to, particularly dedicated to trying to learn the will of Aurifar through intense study of their charges; the idea is that since he's partially a god of judgment, studying how this one person is judged, and lives or dies, will somehow give them insight into the workings of the god's mind. It's a bit of a heretical take on the religion, so only members of this sub-order understand what it is they're up to. He was also trying to come up with something interesting about how members are chosen, and I think part of the key is that each person chosen exhibits some sign of being "touched" by Aurifar--i.e., they are Barakah or have Barakah blood. Yeah, Christmases were VERY hectic when I was a child, and my husband and I both value the chance to just enjoy the day. My birthday is the same week, so when he asked what I wanted I told him I wanted to roleplay. He had an adventure ready to go. :)
The Barakah will in fact make an appearance… I believe the monk will turn out to be one, although he may not be the only one who appears. He’s just given me the perfect tie-in, actually. He wants to develop a prestige class within the order of monks he belongs to, particularly dedicated to trying to learn the will of Aurifar through intense study of their charges; the idea is that since he’s partially a god of judgment, studying how this one person is judged, and lives or dies, will somehow give them insight into the workings of the god’s mind. It’s a bit of a heretical take on the religion, so only members of this sub-order understand what it is they’re up to.

He was also trying to come up with something interesting about how members are chosen, and I think part of the key is that each person chosen exhibits some sign of being “touched” by Aurifar–i.e., they are Barakah or have Barakah blood.

]]> By: Scott M http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2006/12/25/of-sand-dreams/#comment-133 Scott M Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:14:15 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2006/12/25/of-sand-dreams/#comment-133 Very cool Christmas tradition-- I know that after traveling for two Christmases, I'm all for a nice collapse and do nothing time. Do you think the Barakah will make an appearance later in the campaign? Very cool Christmas tradition– I know that after traveling for two Christmases, I’m all for a nice collapse and do nothing time.

Do you think the Barakah will make an appearance later in the campaign?

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