Do You Know What "Revenant" Means.
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Do You Know What "Revenant" Means.
C'mon - honestly, lets be 'avin it. Without nipping of to the dictionary for a sly peek to check if your right or not, do you, or do you not know wtf SRD was talking about when he named his second [third?] book in The Last Chrons Fatal Revenant.
The truth is a Lion and does not need protection. Once free it will look after itself.
....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'
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....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'
We are the Bloodguard
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Something which 'returns', especially a ghost. But I have to admit - I hadn't any real idea untill I looked it up.
The truth is a Lion and does not need protection. Once free it will look after itself.
....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'
We are the Bloodguard
....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'
We are the Bloodguard
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I think there's a whole train of posts about the meaning of that title in some thread.
I'd have to bet that almost everyone who reads a fair amount of horror/ghost/vampire/undead stuff is like "DUH!"...
But I don't recall ever coming across the word outside of that?
[other than this title].
I'd have to bet that almost everyone who reads a fair amount of horror/ghost/vampire/undead stuff is like "DUH!"...
But I don't recall ever coming across the word outside of that?
[other than this title].
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the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.
the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.
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I had to look it up (and you don't have a category for that in your poll). I'm sure I've seen it again since, but can't remember where. That happens. Once you've become aware of something it turns up all over the place!
I am playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order!
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"I must state plainly, Linden, that you have become wondrous in my sight."
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Easy peasy for anyone who knows French (or Latin for that matter), courtesy of venir (Fr) or venire (Lat)... that which/he who reappears (lit. comes again).
As several have said, most often used to describe the undead.
As several have said, most often used to describe the undead.
Newsflash: the word "irony" doesn't mean "a bit like iron"
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I'm fairly certain I never came across the word, but I knew what it meant. Also, I am one of those who knows (some) French, so that probably helped.
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They didn't do Latin at my secondary modern, and apparently in my French aural CSE exam when asked where I was going on holiday I replied "yes thank you" (in French). I know some Latin now though - filia, filius, predicti, peregrinus, vidua, relict etc. et. (I may have got some of the Latin spellings wrong as the stuff I get is very abbreviated and in secretary hand).TheFallen wrote:Easy peasy for anyone who knows French (or Latin for that matter), courtesy of venir (Fr) or venire (Lat)... that which/he who reappears (lit. comes again).
As several have said, most often used to describe the undead.
I am playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order!
"I must state plainly, Linden, that you have become wondrous in my sight."
"I must state plainly, Linden, that you have become wondrous in my sight."
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Pretty sure I had to look it up.
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DnD is possibly where I first heard it, too...it's been a long time.michaelm wrote:That may be where I first heard it. I played occasionally in my late teens for a few years.Hashi Lebwohl wrote:There was a variety of undead creature in AD&D called a revenant. They were similar to ghosts but less powerful and pretty rare.
Later on, dnd wise, it ended up being fairly common in Forgotten Realms,
and was added as a playable character race in supplements to 4th edition.
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the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.
the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
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