tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991466972552879988.post7826880063201385457..comments2024-03-03T00:18:41.899-08:00Comments on Rachel Bonuses: In Defense of Crystal Dragon JesusRachel Ghoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991466972552879988.post-51104198065787887872013-12-11T16:50:47.188-08:002013-12-11T16:50:47.188-08:00I'd be interested to get that followup. Even t...I'd be interested to get that followup. Even then, though, that sounds more like a magic item than anything.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991466972552879988.post-70464957473457021092013-12-11T15:58:47.609-08:002013-12-11T15:58:47.609-08:00I'll try to dig up my reference books and get ...I'll try to dig up my reference books and get back to you. I remember that snake shaped wands are typical Egyptian ritual implements, and that the animation of graven images was considered an especially Egyptian magic effect... also some odd notes about animating crocodiles that I do not remember the details of.StevenWarblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697680166430879676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991466972552879988.post-18123033491023362632013-12-11T11:01:52.212-08:002013-12-11T11:01:52.212-08:00It's not an issue of offense, it's an issu...It's not an issue of offense, it's an issue of it breaks my suspension of disbelief.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991466972552879988.post-28706280229466317252013-12-10T18:12:11.788-08:002013-12-10T18:12:11.788-08:00I still don't get why that's such a proble...I still don't get why that's such a problem. Embrace it! Simon Belmont/Van Helsing sounds way cooler than some generic warrior priest afraid to offend any real world religionsHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991466972552879988.post-92029174753513724962013-12-10T16:03:30.744-08:002013-12-10T16:03:30.744-08:00The fact that so far as I'm aware, outside of ...The fact that so far as I'm aware, outside of Exodus there's no mention of Egyptian priests ever doing any such thing. It's aggressively, intrusively biblical.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991466972552879988.post-53319089687958877042013-12-10T07:43:56.885-08:002013-12-10T07:43:56.885-08:00Sticks to Snakes was classic Egyptian magic. When ...Sticks to Snakes was classic Egyptian magic. When Moses did it, it was to prove that his god could do anything their god did, and better.<br /><br />What about it invokes such anger?StevenWarblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697680166430879676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991466972552879988.post-85888202719548245062013-12-10T03:06:41.906-08:002013-12-10T03:06:41.906-08:00Yeah, but... Sticks to Snakes... Ugh, I'm maki...Yeah, but... Sticks to Snakes... Ugh, I'm making myself angry just thinking about that spell.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991466972552879988.post-63660806301634967212013-12-09T14:58:43.752-08:002013-12-09T14:58:43.752-08:00Also, remember that the powers of the D&D Cler...Also, remember that the powers of the D&D Cleric are not as Christian-centric as you might think. Many of the Old Testament / prophet powers are standard magic for all the Middle Eastern holy men (Judaic, Egyptian, Canaanite, Babylonian), while the Christian Saint style powers are fairly common in Celtic and some Germanic fairy tales. We just see them as dominantly Christian because that is the framework most of us first encountered them in.StevenWarblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697680166430879676noreply@blogger.com