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Post by Slartucker on Sept 15, 2007 20:39:43 GMT -5
As the member base and quantity of discussion continues to grow, it becomes evident that I'll need to expand the postcount rankings. I'd like to add new ones (at any point in the list) rather than just expand the territory for the current ones, forcing enterprising users like Dubber to revisit old titles. So I thought I'd see if anyone has suggestions for the list.
The current list is below. The more obscure of these come from titles once used by the Golden Dawn. They all give an example of the kind of thing I'm looking for.
Adeptus Exemptus
Grammatica
Prodigal Sorcerer
Prestidigitator
Archreviler
Thaumaturge
Incantator
Binder of Spells
Weaver of Spells
Initiate (Philosophus)
Initiate (Practicus)
Initiate (Theoricus)
Initiate (Zelator)
Initiate
Neophyte
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Derfel
Ronin Warlock
Did I Do That?
Troublemaker
Posts: 283
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Post by Derfel on Sept 15, 2007 20:54:48 GMT -5
How about... uh... Warlock?
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taliesin
Ronin Warlock
Grand Master
Posts: 156
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Post by taliesin on Sept 17, 2007 9:58:59 GMT -5
Well, there are a lot of English words for magicians of different stripes.
Wizard
Conjurer
Sorcerer
Enchanter
Alchemist
Necromancer
Shaman
Magus
I was also interested to note, on running out of good words and going to look at the thesaurus, that "Archmage" is not an English word (I came across it in Le Guin, I'm sure other writers have borrowed it) but "Archimage" is, and has the same meaning. That said, I kind of prefer the way Archmage sounds.
Another suggestion of my own:
Magister Arcanum
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Post by vermont on Sept 17, 2007 10:22:06 GMT -5
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Post by Slartucker on Sept 17, 2007 11:01:07 GMT -5
Archmage certainly is an English word at this point; it's just a new one. English is very forgiving when it comes to forming new words by analogy. In this case I suspect the culprit was archbishop.
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Post by Dubber on Sept 19, 2007 14:16:54 GMT -5
Bishop :: Mage as Knight :: ?
Bishop :: Mage as Religion :: ?
Bishop :: Mage as ? :: Necromancer
Ooo... I'm bad today
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Post by Slartucker on Sept 20, 2007 7:36:13 GMT -5
So, you may have noticed the ranks have changed. I had a field day looking stuff up on wikipedia, and there are now 48 different ranks, many of which are extremely cool. I won't give them all away, but the general categories are as follows:
0-23 posts: Initiates
24-47 posts: Sibyls
48-99 posts: Lesser Magi
100-332 posts: Greater Magi
333-666 posts: Powers
Why so high? This system should provide entertainment for a very long time before I need to expand it.
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Post by Dubber on Sept 20, 2007 7:52:18 GMT -5
Woohoo! Time to start making and deleting filler posts to up my postcount!
<edit>Er... Slarty, please ignore this post...</edit>
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Post by vermont on Sept 20, 2007 9:48:09 GMT -5
lol. I just noticed that I'm a "Stichomancer." What made me laugh was that I thought it was Schtick-o-master.
That's probably more accurate, anyway.
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Post by Rycchus on Sept 20, 2007 12:22:04 GMT -5
Binder of Shadows! Awesome ;D
What the hell is Dubber supposed to be? What's a Bokor?
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Post by Slartucker on Sept 20, 2007 12:27:55 GMT -5
Google is your friend. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokor"Bokors in the religion of vodou are sorcerers or houngan (priests) for hire who are said to 'serve the loa with both hands'..." |
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Post by nawglan on Sept 20, 2007 13:38:49 GMT -5
heh... I got your "loa".......
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Derfel
Ronin Warlock
Did I Do That?
Troublemaker
Posts: 283
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Post by Derfel on Sept 20, 2007 14:06:47 GMT -5
I'd like to know what sort of spells an "Administrator" can cast!
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Post by Dubber on Sept 20, 2007 14:58:51 GMT -5
I'd like to know what sort of spells an "Administrator" can cast! Um... I'll bet "Delete User" is one...  |
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Post by Dubber on Sept 20, 2007 15:00:10 GMT -5
heh... I got your "loa"....... Heh, yeah, thanks, you can carry the loa for me - my back is killing me |
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