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What the fuck is this guy smoking?

Started by RPGPundit, February 04, 2008, 10:52:13 AM

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Settembrini

#120
February 05, 2008, 08:53:34 PM
@beejaz:

reading the entrails of a dead fish = soothsaying

exeget = one who practices exegesis: an explanation or critical interpretation of a text

Exeget is a slightly dersional term as there are religious connotations with that term.

Calling someone a Lovecraft exeget is alluding to the (undeserved) veneration that the person in question is displaying in regards of Lovecraft´s writing.

It´s some short stories, and that´s that.

So I´m saying, that there´s a lot of unhealthy Lovecraft-worship out there, that´s not in any way faithful to the genre of phantastic/gothic short stories that exist. I also wanted to point out, that science fiction does not produce a comparable level of inaneness in gamers that Lovecraft does.
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David R

#121
February 05, 2008, 09:00:40 PM
QuoteI also wanted to point out, that science fiction does not produce a comparable level of inaneness in gamers that Lovecraft does.

I'm not so sure about that, but as far as rpg go Traveller fanboys sure bring the inanenss, not to mention the dementia....

Regards,
David R

J Arcane

#122
February 05, 2008, 09:05:06 PM
Quote from: StuartDo you have a link to that?
I don't know if it's online anywhere.  I read it long ago in one of the many anthologies of Lovecraft stuff.
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Pierce Inverarity

#123
February 05, 2008, 09:06:25 PM
I GMed Shadows of Yog-Sothoth without having read a line of Lovecraft. I read Tolkien 15 years after I started playing D&D. Those games can perfectly stand alone as games, and there are much better books to read out there than their "inspirations."
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Blackleaf

#124
February 05, 2008, 09:14:28 PM
Quote from: SettembriniI also wanted to point out, that science fiction does not produce a comparable level of inaneness in gamers that Lovecraft does.

Are you sure about that?  There's a lot of inaneness that goes along with
Star Trek and Star Wars.

Settembrini

#125
February 05, 2008, 09:18:42 PM
Not in RPG discussions.
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blakkie

#126
February 05, 2008, 09:57:53 PM
Quote from: Settembrini@beejaz:
reading the entrails of a dead fish = soothsaying
Over here in NA that's more widely known as being done with sacrificed animals. Such as domestic fowl (chickens, geese, etc.).
Quoteexeget = one who practices exegesis: an explanation or critical interpretation of a text
That's misspelled, it is suppose to have an 'e' at the end but I got that. I assume he did too since he didn't ask.
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blakkie

#127
February 05, 2008, 10:00:37 PM
Quote from: David RI'm not so sure about that, but as far as rpg go Traveller fanboys sure bring the inanenss, not to mention the dementia....

Regards,
David R
:rimshot:

P.S. Bonus points if next time you suggest it's so endemic that all Traveller discussions should be banned to the OT forum.
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James McMurray

#128
February 05, 2008, 10:25:43 PM
Quote from: SettembriniNot in RPG discussions.

*snicker*

James J Skach

#129
February 05, 2008, 11:13:12 PM
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John Morrow

#130
February 05, 2008, 11:26:37 PM
Quote from: J ArcaneI don't know if it's online anywhere.  I read it long ago in one of the many anthologies of Lovecraft stuff.

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beejazz

#131
February 06, 2008, 12:58:25 AM
Quote from: Settembrinireading the entrails of a dead fish = soothsaying
You learn something new every day.

Quoteexeget = one who practices exegesis: an explanation or critical interpretation of a text

Exeget is a slightly dersional term as there are religious connotations with that term.
I'm going to pretend I knew that already... although the little red line under "exeget" indicates I'm missing something further. Exegete? Ah, no red line.

QuoteCalling someone a Lovecraft exeget is alluding to the (undeserved) veneration that the person in question is displaying in regards of Lovecraft´s writing.

It´s some short stories, and that´s that.

So I´m saying, that there´s a lot of unhealthy Lovecraft-worship out there, that´s not in any way faithful to the genre of phantastic/gothic short stories that exist. I also wanted to point out, that science fiction does not produce a comparable level of inaneness in gamers that Lovecraft does.
Ah, makes some sense now. Even if I disagree, being something of an Asimov fish exeget myself. I don't know if it's a general trend in science fiction, but it would be hard as hell to really be an Asimov exegete. The man wrote tons of books. Literally. And by literally I don't mean figuratively. You could weigh his collected works and it would be at least two tons, I'm sure.

EDIT: Reading the essays you linked. I am surprised and not surprised that Lovecraft read the Yellow Wallpaper. Fun story, that.

jhkim

#132
February 06, 2008, 01:19:23 AM
Quote from: beejazzAh, makes some sense now. Even if I disagree, being something of an Asimov fish exeget myself. I don't know if it's a general trend in science fiction, but it would be hard as hell to really be an Asimov exegete. The man wrote tons of books. Literally. And by literally I don't mean figuratively. You could weigh his collected works and it would be at least two tons, I'm sure.
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beejazz

#133
February 06, 2008, 01:22:13 AM
Quote from: jhkimFrom Greg Porter's hilarious Macho Women With Guns, I now have to invoke the dreaded...  Isaac Azathoth!
Gods, man... what have you done?

EDIT: And can you help a bro out with a handy smaller version for a new avatar?

jhkim

#134
February 06, 2008, 01:38:22 AM
Quote from: beejazzGods, man... what have you done?

EDIT: And can you help a bro out with a handy smaller version for a new avatar?

Done.

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