Games evenings

In CTS, we set sail and helped Beowulf kill grendels and dragons and pick up two cards with symbols on. After a long and dangerous picking up two cards with symbols on, we had lots of fame and gold, and eventually Beowulf died, and we all picked up two cards with symbols on fought to the death.

I was the most famous, but got deaded, so Naath won.

Then I sloped off to (Alex Churchill's) games evening, and played a round of magic with him and Peter. Mmm, yes. it was interesting, and went ok, though with a bit too much dithering, until we had two "number of spells since" cards start interacting, when I just got way too confused. But it was fun.

I realise I have 200+ useless business cards because of us moving building, they should have playing card something inscribed on the back.

Fic - Upsetting people

Let's see who I can be controversial to.

*-nomen

I painted myself into a corner by thinking of a couple of names I liked and then thinking what system could fit them, preferably also:

* Making people be referenced by the same name only
* Showing family ties
* Allowing cool names
* Not being too confusing

I thought "Wow, the linguists will roast me to a crisp for this one" but looking on wikipedia, it seems I've re-invented the roman system, if everyone were in the same clan. That is, people are usually refered to by a cognomen, which is either inherited or adopted, but may also have a praenomen for intimate use and to tell them apart.

Religion

Miracles from gods:

* You can use it as a nice metaphor for miracles from gods or God
* But the whimsical/impotent nature of the god would cast aspersions on God in such a comparison
* Why has Athiest Jack put religion in at all? Because it's cool and I get to explose Issues (TM) :)
* I can use it as an occasional "out" provided it isn't at the end of a story