tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post2210848020465151077..comments2024-03-19T14:50:46.819-07:00Comments on The Realm of Zhu: Rez and the Blue BirdUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-72347076111477194532021-04-22T11:45:34.971-07:002021-04-22T11:45:34.971-07:00ha! ha! Thanks for that Billy, unfortunately my la...ha! ha! Thanks for that Billy, unfortunately my last sub-editor didn't wake up after I cast REZ on him full of swords.Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-34915262870099922162021-04-17T05:53:35.241-07:002021-04-17T05:53:35.241-07:00Many early fantasy games illustrators seem to have...Many early fantasy games illustrators seem to have taken queues...<br /><br />cuesBillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776595071165092937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-81230108305215428192015-11-24T09:52:17.360-08:002015-11-24T09:52:17.360-08:00That would be an excellent study indeed and most w...That would be an excellent study indeed and most worthy of praise. I would look forward to it with great interest! <br /><br />If you wanted to do take a detour into the realm of Fighting Fantasy, that would be even more exciting.<br /><br />DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-49002140856201740552015-11-24T09:22:13.864-08:002015-11-24T09:22:13.864-08:00I can definitely see the imaginative appeal of tha...I can definitely see the imaginative appeal of that :-)<br /><br />It would be interesting to draw a history of GW with small incidents of overtly Christian symbols appearing in the early 80s, into a period of erasure, partly perhaps due to the TSR and anti-D&D thing, then moving into a phase of "crypto-christian" imagery with the development of the Gothic version of 40ks Imperium,Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-21418474448316517242015-11-23T15:28:57.083-08:002015-11-23T15:28:57.083-08:00Oh yeah, 40K -- at least the Imperium -- is riddle...Oh yeah, 40K -- at least the Imperium -- is riddled with shadows of medieval Christendom. I suppose I am more interested in examples of when more explicit symbols, such as crosses and crucifixes, show up in completely random places where Christianity isn't a known religion -- such as a dungeon in Allansia, or on the side of a Ressurection potion vial in the Old World, yet still has the same DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-30750493145026237912015-11-23T11:19:05.677-08:002015-11-23T11:19:05.677-08:00Thanks Douglas! Talisman indeed had a Holy Grail ...Thanks Douglas! Talisman indeed had a Holy Grail and a Holy Lance, also has Angels and Demons as an encounter, who change alignment IIRC. <br /><br />I always thought the 'pitchfork' on the Chapel was a trident, like Poseidon may carry. Although thinking bout it that doesn't make much sense, as there isn't really any sea. One of Bob Connors original <a href="http://solegends.comZhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-53914659808915494822015-11-23T02:42:17.475-08:002015-11-23T02:42:17.475-08:00I forgot that Talisman also features a Cross that ...I forgot that Talisman also features a Cross that can instantly destroy spirits/demons, with the drawback of not being able to take the 'Craft' XP for yourself. There might be some theological significance to that detail.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-15407871145624726252015-11-23T00:31:55.852-08:002015-11-23T00:31:55.852-08:00Thanks again for the reply, Zhu.
Ah yes, I remem...Thanks again for the reply, Zhu. <br /><br />Ah yes, I remember you writing about the Harrowing of Hell in your post about the origin of Orcs. Very interesting indeed! <br /><br />My comments about the Cross\Crucifix differentiation were not aimed at you -- sorry about that -- I was just pointing out how the WHFB1E Arcane Magicks book listed a Crucifix as a Talisman but the accompanying DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-46797984387242159182015-11-22T03:42:38.026-08:002015-11-22T03:42:38.026-08:00Apologies for the sloppy use of language regards c...Apologies for the sloppy use of language regards cross/crucifix, and thanks for the correction. A quick list off the top of my head...<br /><br />Talisman, <a href="http://www.talismanisland.com/mini_2pilgrim_card.jpg" rel="nofollow">Pilgrim</a> hands in prayer and <a href="http://www.talismanisland.com/mini_2priest_card.jpg" rel="nofollow">priest</a> in his bishops costume. Interestingly the Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-70856284035930043842015-11-21T14:15:54.782-08:002015-11-21T14:15:54.782-08:00How could I forget which book it is where you can ...How could I forget which book it is where you can escape from a Vampire by means of a Crucifix? Why, it is The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, of course -- the original and best!DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-20965980268684359422015-11-21T07:01:16.689-08:002015-11-21T07:01:16.689-08:00Thanks for the reply Zhu. I would love to see you ...Thanks for the reply Zhu. I would love to see you write a ‘feature-length‘ post on the topic of Christian symbolism in 1980s fantasy gaming systems -- particularly early Warhammer and Fighting Fantasy.<br /><br />Something I noticed the other day was a section on Talismans in the Arcane Magicks book from the WHFB1E supplement, Forces of Fantasy. A Crucifix is listed among the other Talismans, andDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-36383268976144241032015-11-19T02:31:51.973-08:002015-11-19T02:31:51.973-08:00Hi Douglas, certainly looks like an uncomfortable ...Hi Douglas, certainly looks like an uncomfortable return to the realm of the living doesn't it?<br /><br />Good catch on the Cross. I've always considered there to be a strong streak of Christian symbolism through much of Blanches work, which, apart from anything is highly unusual for 1980s fantasy gaming artwork after the anti-D&D propaganda of the religious right, which tended to Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-21470842157706122422015-11-17T07:28:51.453-08:002015-11-17T07:28:51.453-08:00I wonder if Blanche's wizard should have pulle...I wonder if Blanche's wizard should have pulled the sword *out* of the throat of the victim before applying the resurrection spell? <br /><br />Also notice the Cross on the side of the vial. "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live."DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.com