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- DHBirr - 06-07-2013 Arrrrgh. I posted this on another thread nearly seven years ago ... why did it take me so long to realize it might fit here? Quote:In the mirrors of the many judgments, my hands are the color of blood. I am a part of the evil that exists in the world and in Shadow. I sometimes fancy myself an evil which exists to oppose other evils. I destroy [them] when I find them, and on that Great Day of which prophets speak but in which they do not truly believe, on that day when the world is completely cleansed of evil, then I, too, will go down into darkness, swallowing curses. Perhaps even sooner than that, I now judge. But whatever ... Until that time, I shall not wash my hands nor let them hang useless.-- The Guns of Avalon, Roger Zelazny ----- Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING. - Bob Schroeck - 06-07-2013 Oooooh, that's so almost right for my needs that the smallness of the part that makes it wrong is agonizing. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. - DHBirr - 06-08-2013 Well, it's disappointing that I wasn't able to help. And it's tantalizing that you didn't specify what the wrongness is. I suppose that would be a spoiler. ----- Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING. - Bob Schroeck - 06-10-2013 Not really, actually -- it's the part about acknowledging oneself as (an) evil. Something like that quote without the "i am an evil fighting evil" aspect would be pretty much on target. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. - classicdrogn - 07-05-2013 Hmm, It's made from whole cloth, but... I take this as my credo - To fight evil, where I find it, to give help as needed, where I can, and until that day when evil and need are wiped out (or perhaps more likely I fall trying to bring it closer) to not turn my head or step aside, when the strong threaten the weak. Could still use a little work, probably, but it's the best I have right the now. -- "Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows - ECSNorway - 07-06-2013 The Earth is full of anger, The seas are dark with wrath, Th nations in their harness Rise up against the path Ere yet we loose the legions - Ere yet we draw the blade - Jehova of the thunders, Lord God of battles, aid! http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/k ... ction.html A Hymn Before Action, Rudyard Kipling -- Sucrose Octanitrate. Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode. - DHBirr - 07-06-2013 Oh, nice. That's one's been on my list of favorites for decades. Doug might be a bit leery of the "calling on God" aspect, though, even without music. There is, by the way, at least one actual hymn tune I've found to which this scans quite nicely. ----- Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING. - robkelk - 07-06-2013 Why didn't I think of this before? Started a thread over on the SJGames forums - in GenChat (which gets pruned on a regular basis), so I'll copy any replies over to this thread. -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 - Bob Schroeck - 07-08-2013 Some interesting ideas there... I'll have to give them a more thorough going-over tonight. Thanks, Rob! -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. - Labster - 07-09-2013 Used as a magical invocation in Madeline L'Engle's A Swiftly Tilting Planet, though the words are attributed to St. Patrick himself: Quote:At Tara in this fateful hour,That's the best I got. In order of decreasing quality: Because it somehow hasn't been mentioned yet: Mars Star Power MAKE UP!!! (et al.) The phrase "Cast in the name of God, ye not guilty" also comes to mind, though I'm not sure it fits entirely. And I'm sure Belldandy used a few incantations, but sadly none come to mind. -- ∇×V - Bob Schroeck - 07-09-2013 Mmm. Hmm. Maybe I can move things around and use that one. Let me see if I can explain what I'm doing without giving anything away. I have ten characters for whom I need oaths/promises/declarations. They all have to be approximately about the same thing, although the actual expression varies wildly based on the personality of the individual characters involved, in that they are all references to other sources which resonate on some level with who the individual character is. I have nine of these ten oaths. The last one I'm looking for is for someone who is rough around the edges, violent, who fell by into darkness (not entirely by their own fault) and clawed their way back to the light. Their oath ought to have something that alludes to that, and their determination to stay in the light. I might be able to repurpose one of my existing selections for them, and replace it with the Le Guin quote above -- but I'm sure there's something ideal out there. I just have to find it. I'd list the nine I've already selected, except I think there might be just enough of a hint in them that you might figure out what I'm doing (hell, one is a dead giveaway). And I don't want to spoil the moment when it finally comes. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. - Proginoskes - 07-11-2013 I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that the to-be-reassigned one is the Wizard's Oath ("In Life's Name and for Life's sake..."). I'd say it would appeal especially strongly to anyone who has already faced the Darkness. - robkelk - 07-12-2013 Bob Schroeck Wrote:Some interesting ideas there... I'll have to give them a more thorough going-over tonight. Thanks, Rob!New stuff in that thread - especially check out post #22... -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 - Bluemage - 07-26-2013 Oaths and invocations, eh? Something of an idle project of mine. Let's see what I can dig up. Just a warning- I'm going to throw in things that only partially match what you're looking for, on the theory that you may be able to take bits from them to alter more fitting ones. Quote:"When we joined the Covenant, we took an oath."-Halo 2, from a group of Elites Quote:"I stand between the Light and the Darkness, between-The oath of the Twilight Paladins, from the Nanoha fic Endless Waltz Quote:Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. -The Iron Code of Druss the Legend(This one could be twisted to fit SO EASILY. Change the concept of 'never' to 'never again', and you're there.) Quote:I am Sa'kage, a lord of shadows.-The creed of the Night Angels, from the trilogy of the same name.("...From ignobility, nobility. From shame, honor. From darkness, light."?) I'll look over my files when I get home from work. Might have a couple more to consider.EDIT: Nope. Incantations, I've got- most of them too specific. Prophecies? Sure, a few. Oaths of fealty? Not a one. My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours. I've been writing a bit. - Bob Schroeck - 07-26-2013 Oooh, I think we might have a winner with the Iron Code... -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. - classicdrogn - 07-26-2013 It is a humdinger, isn't it? Basically a more concise version of where I was trying to go with the Danzaiver Oath, though given the original of that is supposed to be in Japanese, 'concise' doesn't really enter into it, and it probably isn't really flowery *enough.* -- "Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows - Bob Schroeck - 07-26-2013 I'm a little less enamoured of it this morning than I was last night, but still, it's the best candidate I've seen so far. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. - Bob Schroeck - 10-15-2013 ...And once again I awaken this topic. I'll be going through it again shortly, but I wanted to necro it because I've added an eleventh character to the sequence -- one whom I belatedly realized should have been there all along, and if the description prompts someone to post the perfect passage, fantastic! Personality: Superficially chirpy and, well, kinda genki, but serious and responsible underneath. Left the only family they ever knew to make a leap into the unknown with a relative stranger as their only company, and hasn't looked back since. -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. - robkelk - 10-16-2013 Bob Schroeck Wrote:Personality: Superficially chirpy and, well, kinda genki, but serious and responsible underneath. Left the only family they ever knew to make a leap into the unknown with a relative stranger as their only company, and hasn't looked back since.Hmmmmm... that description sounds familiar... -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 - Bob Schroeck - 10-16-2013 Quote:robkelk wrote:In that case you might have an easier time evaluating possible vows/oaths/quotes/what-have-you.Quote:Bob Schroeck wrote:Hmmmmm... that description sounds familiar... -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. - ECSNorway - 01-21-2014 This came to me recently, out of a combination of an online tabletop RPG where we faced off with a villain that claimed to be the personification of Nothing, and a few too many rewatchings of 'The End of Time'... Quote:We deny Oblivion-- Sucrose Octanitrate. Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode. - Valles - 01-21-2014 I'm not sure where this comes from - I found it on a homemade motivator of Signum from Nanoha, on an Exalted site, unattributed - but as oaths go I really like it, even though I doubt it'll fit what you're after: "I am your sword against all foes. "I am your shield against all woes. "I am, forever, yours." =========== =============================================== "V, did you do something foolish?" "Yes, and it was glorious." - DHBirr - 01-24-2014 Just for the hell of it, this comes from a book about the Chinese equivalent of astrology by Theodora Lau. She included a little verse like this for each animal of the Chinese "zodiac." As some of my friends pointed out, the full write-up for the Year of the Dog sounds like it's talking about a superhero: "...no matter how much he or she complains, scolds, or feigns indifference, the Dog person cannot ignore a real call for help.... Raving with disgust at how low our morals have sunk, the Dog will still be found pitting his strength against the forces of evil and answering every S.O.S. that comes his way." "The martial strains have summoned me To hear your sorrows, Still your pain. I am the protector of Justice; Equality -- my sole friend. My vision never blurred by cowardice, My soul never chained. Life without honor Is life in vain. I am the Dog." ----- Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING. RE: Looking For A Little Input - robkelk - 12-12-2017 (blows dust off thread) (coughs) (blows more dust off thread) This one's bit shorter than most of the incantations already listed: Rootah, vootah, zoot! - Ala Bahma, "Case of the Missing Hare" RE: Looking For A Little Input - Bob Schroeck - 12-13-2017 Hah! |