tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post4984436108818193610..comments2024-03-27T01:28:28.346-07:00Comments on False Machine: The Cardinal Directions in Syr Daryapjamesstuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13288777018721199748noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-78033230278057272282018-12-01T08:16:52.085-08:002018-12-01T08:16:52.085-08:00Yes, as someone who is also spatially challenged, ...Yes, as someone who is also spatially challenged, these ways of thinking about and designing space are super interesting and usefulmaxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-66070166058630409732018-11-29T22:11:03.869-08:002018-11-29T22:11:03.869-08:00That was my thought - but I supposed that there mi...That was my thought - but I supposed that there might be something 'genre-defining', for want of a better word.Solomon VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763252777153908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-81546738555115442932018-11-29T16:01:23.597-08:002018-11-29T16:01:23.597-08:00So much better than alignments.So much better than alignments.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-55478046459984393892018-11-29T15:37:59.380-08:002018-11-29T15:37:59.380-08:00As a player I have been strictly referring to Topa...As a player I have been strictly referring to Topaz and Crystal Dragon Energies as T and C.D.E. as often as possibleIan Robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131583390990219217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-55871752157423613532018-11-29T14:49:41.874-08:002018-11-29T14:49:41.874-08:00Came expecting a “big dick energy” reference, stay...Came expecting a “big dick energy” reference, stayed because your thoughts on theatre of the mind play have been one of the most consistently useful things I’ve gotten out of the entire tabletop blogospheresemiurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613841869525544649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-14447556095547930262018-11-29T13:56:38.516-08:002018-11-29T13:56:38.516-08:00I don't think they are codified at all. In my ...I don't think they are codified at all. In my head its just a vast 'generally known' or 'generally assumed' way of thinking about things. <br /><br />I wonder if anyone has done any research on where the Chinese Directions came from? I suspect it would be hard to tell.pjamesstuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288777018721199748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-40594257405612054552018-11-29T13:51:20.460-08:002018-11-29T13:51:20.460-08:00Wonderful stuff. A simple way to introduce cultura...Wonderful stuff. A simple way to introduce cultural norms into play and to suggest predictable patterns for physical interaction with the city.<br /><br />I am sure this will show my ignorance about real-world equivalents, but to what degree are these rules (or cultural associations, or what have you) codified? If they are, does this point to an origin for them by association with a codifying body?Solomon VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763252777153908412noreply@blogger.com