List Of your favorite Custom Perks - Page 51

The Benj · 10-10-2009, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Ragitsu

"Body of Work: you have memorized one book thoroughly, such as The Bible, The Koran, Mein Kampf, etc"

What i'm wondering about this Perk is this: if you have it, why do you need a Religion/Theology skill for the related belief?

Yes. Knowing the text by rote doesn't mean you understand what it means.

Hannes665 · 10-10-2009, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by The Benj

Yes. Knowing the text by rote doesn't mean you understand what it means.

For example the Bible, millions of people no it by heart but few of them seem to agree on its "true meaning".

NOT TRYING TO START A THEOLOGY BASED DEBATE!

chris1982 · 10-11-2009, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ragitsu

"Body of Work: you have memorized one book thoroughly, such as The Bible, The Koran, Mein Kampf, etc"

What i'm wondering about this Perk is this: if you have it, why do you need a Religion/Theology skill for the related belief?

As others have said, to interpret the meaning of the words...

Lord Carnifex · 10-11-2009, 08:28 AM

To give a couple of specific examples:

Memorizing the book of Isiah won't tell you why "And she will call him Immanuel" is important to Christian belief. Similarily, having the story of Jesus and the fig tree memorized won't explain the metaphor that your current church views the story through.

Similarily, memorizing "A Midsummer Night's Dream" won't automatically allow you to evaluate it's literary content, understand the artistic use of languange, or place it within a body of work. All of that takes Literature skill.

Or look at Burtha in Terry Pratchett's Small Gods. He starts out the story being word perfect in the laws and writings of the seven prophets of Om, but it's not unil later that he gains Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology to sufficient levels to become the eigth prophet of Om.

Sense of Duty (Kittens) · 10-11-2009, 11:01 AM

Tight Lipped You only vocalize when you want to. This means you don't grunt or gasp at pain or failed fright checks. Your extemporaneous Public Speaking rolls will not be hampered with "ah"s or "uh"s etc.

malloyd · 10-12-2009, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ragitsu

"Body of Work: you have memorized one book thoroughly, such as The Bible, The Koran, Mein Kampf, etc"

What i'm wondering about this Perk is this: if you have it, why do you need a Religion/Theology skill for the related belief?

For the same reason you'd need it if you had a copy of the work on a handheld with a good search function?

~~Ragitsu~~ · 10-12-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by malloyd

For the same reason you'd need it if you had a copy of the work on a handheld with a good search function?

I don't get it.

Sense of Duty (Kittens) · 10-13-2009, 01:48 PM

It is a type of Accessory Perk.

Rocket Man · 10-13-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ragitsu

I don't get it.

Neither does the guy who only memorized the book without understanding its meaning/meanings. ;-)

(In a non-theological sense, this happens a lot in high school drama and English classes. A 17-year-old can memorize the entire "To Be or Not to Be" speech letter-perfect without having the slightest idea what he's saying or why.)

Dwarf99 · 10-13-2009, 06:04 PM

that and the Gettysburg Address :)

10-11-2009, 08:28 AM	#504
Lord Carnifex Join Date: Oct 2005	Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks To give a couple of specific examples: Memorizing the book of Isiah won't tell you why "And she will call him Immanuel" is important to Christian belief. Similarily, having the story of Jesus and the fig tree memorized won't explain the metaphor that your current church views the story through. Similarily, memorizing "A Midsummer Night's Dream" won't automatically allow you to evaluate it's literary content, understand the artistic use of languange, or place it within a body of work. All of that takes Literature skill. Or look at Burtha in Terry Pratchett's Small Gods. He starts out the story being word perfect in the laws and writings of the seven prophets of Om, but it's not unil later that he gains Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology to sufficient levels to become the eigth prophet of Om. __________________ An ongoing narrative of philosophy, psychology, and semiotics: Et in Arcadia Ego "To an Irishman, a serious matter is a joke, and a joke is a serious matter." Last edited by Lord Carnifex; 10-11-2009 at 08:38 AM.

10-11-2009, 11:01 AM	#505
Sense of Duty (Kittens) Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks Tight Lipped You only vocalize when you want to. This means you don't grunt or gasp at pain or failed fright checks. Your extemporaneous Public Speaking rolls will not be hampered with "ah"s or "uh"s etc. __________________ Steal Energy- giving Dungeon Fantasy wizards a pretext to learn healing magic since 2004.

10-13-2009, 01:48 PM	#508
Sense of Duty (Kittens) Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks It is a type of Accessory Perk. __________________ Steal Energy- giving Dungeon Fantasy wizards a pretext to learn healing magic since 2004.

10-13-2009, 06:04 PM	#510
Dwarf99 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas	Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks that and the Gettysburg Address :)