dire synonym [Archive] - Wizards Community

dire synonym [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Firestar27
01-06-07, 10:19 PM Everyone knows the Dire animals. But did you know that dire also means something about an emergency? (dire situation). Imagine a Dire Weasel. I can just imagine a box mounted on a wall with a weasel inside with a glass front with a sign that says "In case of Emergency, break glass for weasel."
Imagine what will happen. "We need a weasel! NOW!"
:rofl:
Thanks to my friend for coming up with this.
Volafor
01-06-07, 10:24 PM Or what about dire toads, for those needy princesses? ;)
Solaris
01-06-07, 10:25 PM It's the same word. Dire can mean either

1. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens, or
2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.

Did you actually think that "dire" was a made-up D&D word? Here's where D&D got it from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_Wolf
Firestar27
01-06-07, 11:03 PM It was just a joke. I know DnD didn't make up the meaning. If they did it would be confusing for everybody. But it is not the common use that DnD uses.
Seeker95
01-07-07, 08:23 AM I know DnD didn't make up the meaning. If they did it would be confusing for everybody.'Cause they've never done that before. Like makingup a word like geas or dweomer. :P
towerwrath
01-07-07, 08:26 AM 'Cause they've never done that before. Like makingup a word like geas or dweomer. :P

They didn't make up either of those words.
Firestar27
01-07-07, 12:05 PM they don't make up most words. They just use very obscure words that nobody know the meaning of.
Once again:
"Oh, no! We don't know the meaning of geas or dweomer. What do we do? I know! WE NEED A WEASEL!"
Drucilla_Rocks_my_Socks
01-07-07, 01:02 PM I like that. The emergency weasle seams smexy. Adding it to sig:

Dire Weasle Instructions:

In case of emergency

1. Break Glass

2. Remove Emergency Weasle

3. Attach as Apropriot
Raymond_Luxury_Yacht
01-07-07, 01:10 PM 'Cause they've never done that before. Like makingup a word like geas or dweomer. :P

Yeah, those are real words. For example, Clark Ashton-Smith's The Seven Geases. The geases in that story, by the way, are pretty much identical to the ones in DnD.
towerwrath
01-08-07, 03:26 AM Yeah, those are real words. For example, Clark Ashton-Smith's The Seven Geases. The geases in that story, by the way, are pretty much identical to the ones in DnD.

Dweomer was an Old English word for sorcery or witchcraft; see, for instance, "dweomercræft" in the Oxford English Dictionary.

I rest my case.
Seeker95
01-08-07, 10:34 AM I rest my case.And what case might that have been?
towerwrath
01-09-07, 08:04 AM Just that wizards didn't make up those words, it was a joke.
Firestar27
01-10-07, 08:51 AM :bump:
Firestar27
01-11-07, 09:02 AM :bump:
Rulebook
01-11-07, 01:18 PM lol, that weasel bit reminded me of an adventure start hook i borrowed from a Zork game.

at the beginning of the starter dungeon i had them in, there was a bright red box with a small hammer and a glass window. you could see a short sword in the case. written on the box was "In case of Adventure, break glass"

they opened the box and nothing was inside... one guy finally broke the glass with the hammer and got a +1 short sword for his trouble! (not bad for 1st level though)
Shan_TheBabau_Burke
01-11-07, 01:32 PM I am a budding master at the art of willful misinterpretation, and I must admit that this has never occured to me before.
A dire bore (hehe) could easily counter a charismatic bard, couldn't he? If anybody has trouble with the troubadour, simply whip out the dire bore (contained in a massive book of course) and watch him reduce everyone near him to a sort of sleepy, bored to tears, mass.
It would have the same effect as a silence spell, with the added effect of putting anyone (friend or foe) within a thirty foot radius to sleep.
Aberlonian
01-11-07, 01:58 PM at the beginning of the starter dungeon i had them in, there was a bright red box with a small hammer and a glass window. you could see a short sword in the case. written on the box was "In case of Adventure, break glass"

I made a dungeon, where there was a lever on a wall over which was written "In case of Trolls, pull lever" and when the lever was pulled, a hidden compartment opened up with acid flasks in it.

Strange
Firestar27
01-14-07, 11:50 PM I told my friend (who came up with the joke) that i posted it, and he wanted me to add this:
"We need a weasel, NOW!"
"No! You can't!"
"What other choice do we have?"
*breaks glass*
*throws weasel*
"RUN!"

Dire Weasle Instructions:

In case of emergency

1. Break Glass

2. Remove Emergency Weasle

3. Attach as Apropriot

He thought the above instructions were funny and wanted me to add this:
4. Lather, Rinse, Repeat
Limousine_Liberal
01-15-07, 12:04 AM Geas was also the name of a spell in Poul Andersen's Three Hearts and Three Lions...a spell eerily similar to the PHB spell of the same name.
Solaris
01-15-07, 12:23 AM Yeah, guys, it's a real word from Irish folklore. Amazingly, its meaning is roughly the same as the meanings found in Smith, Leiber, Anderson, Gygax... Rather like most words, really. Next up: a list of authors who have used the word "the".
Archangel_James
01-15-07, 02:24 AM http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1347/direweaselyg7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Solaris
01-15-07, 02:57 AM Finally. I was waiting for this thread to get funny.
ae020704
01-15-07, 08:31 AM I like that. The emergency weasle seams smexy. Adding it to sig:

Er...I think I should just point out to you that Appropriate isn't spelt like that. You might want to edit your sig.

Sorry.

/pedantry
Firestar27
01-15-07, 09:32 AM http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1347/direweaselyg7.jpg
:rofl:
Where did you get this?
Firestar27
01-15-07, 04:24 PM :bump:
Solaris
01-15-07, 04:26 PM Where did you get this?

I'd say he made it.
http://dnr.state.il.us/orc/wildlife/virtual_news/images/long_tailed_weasel/lt_weasel_frontal.jpg
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/80/043_3440~In-Case-of-Emergency-Break-Glass-Posters.jpg
Jaxgaret
01-15-07, 04:37 PM I always eat that for breakfast.

You know... dire synonym toast.

:D
Firestar27
01-30-07, 09:14 PM :bump:
Solaris
01-30-07, 10:08 PM :bump:

Why?
Herobane
01-30-07, 10:15 PM And what case might that have been?

The glass one with the weasel in it!

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Firestar27 01-06-07, 10:19 PM	Everyone knows the Dire animals. But did you know that dire also means something about an emergency? (dire situation). Imagine a Dire Weasel. I can just imagine a box mounted on a wall with a weasel inside with a glass front with a sign that says "In case of Emergency, break glass for weasel." Imagine what will happen. "We need a weasel! NOW!" :rofl: Thanks to my friend for coming up with this.
Volafor 01-06-07, 10:24 PM	Or what about dire toads, for those needy princesses? ;)
Solaris 01-06-07, 10:25 PM	It's the same word. Dire can mean either 1. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens, or 2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable. Did you actually think that "dire" was a made-up D&D word? Here's where D&D got it from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_Wolf
Firestar27 01-06-07, 11:03 PM	It was just a joke. I know DnD didn't make up the meaning. If they did it would be confusing for everybody. But it is not the common use that DnD uses.
Seeker95 01-07-07, 08:23 AM	I know DnD didn't make up the meaning. If they did it would be confusing for everybody.'Cause they've never done that before. Like makingup a word like geas or dweomer. :P
towerwrath 01-07-07, 08:26 AM	'Cause they've never done that before. Like makingup a word like geas or dweomer. :P They didn't make up either of those words.
Firestar27 01-07-07, 12:05 PM	they don't make up most words. They just use very obscure words that nobody know the meaning of. Once again: "Oh, no! We don't know the meaning of geas or dweomer. What do we do? I know! WE NEED A WEASEL!"
Drucilla_Rocks_my_Socks 01-07-07, 01:02 PM	I like that. The emergency weasle seams smexy. Adding it to sig: Dire Weasle Instructions: In case of emergency 1. Break Glass 2. Remove Emergency Weasle 3. Attach as Apropriot
Raymond_Luxury_Yacht 01-07-07, 01:10 PM	'Cause they've never done that before. Like makingup a word like geas or dweomer. :P Yeah, those are real words. For example, Clark Ashton-Smith's The Seven Geases. The geases in that story, by the way, are pretty much identical to the ones in DnD.
towerwrath 01-08-07, 03:26 AM	Yeah, those are real words. For example, Clark Ashton-Smith's The Seven Geases. The geases in that story, by the way, are pretty much identical to the ones in DnD. Dweomer was an Old English word for sorcery or witchcraft; see, for instance, "dweomercræft" in the Oxford English Dictionary. I rest my case.
Seeker95 01-08-07, 10:34 AM	I rest my case.And what case might that have been?
towerwrath 01-09-07, 08:04 AM	Just that wizards didn't make up those words, it was a joke.
Firestar27 01-10-07, 08:51 AM	:bump:
Firestar27 01-11-07, 09:02 AM	:bump:
Rulebook 01-11-07, 01:18 PM	lol, that weasel bit reminded me of an adventure start hook i borrowed from a Zork game. at the beginning of the starter dungeon i had them in, there was a bright red box with a small hammer and a glass window. you could see a short sword in the case. written on the box was "In case of Adventure, break glass" they opened the box and nothing was inside... one guy finally broke the glass with the hammer and got a +1 short sword for his trouble! (not bad for 1st level though)
Shan_TheBabau_Burke 01-11-07, 01:32 PM	I am a budding master at the art of willful misinterpretation, and I must admit that this has never occured to me before. A dire bore (hehe) could easily counter a charismatic bard, couldn't he? If anybody has trouble with the troubadour, simply whip out the dire bore (contained in a massive book of course) and watch him reduce everyone near him to a sort of sleepy, bored to tears, mass. It would have the same effect as a silence spell, with the added effect of putting anyone (friend or foe) within a thirty foot radius to sleep.
Aberlonian 01-11-07, 01:58 PM	at the beginning of the starter dungeon i had them in, there was a bright red box with a small hammer and a glass window. you could see a short sword in the case. written on the box was "In case of Adventure, break glass" I made a dungeon, where there was a lever on a wall over which was written "In case of Trolls, pull lever" and when the lever was pulled, a hidden compartment opened up with acid flasks in it. Strange
Firestar27 01-14-07, 11:50 PM	I told my friend (who came up with the joke) that i posted it, and he wanted me to add this: "We need a weasel, NOW!" "No! You can't!" "What other choice do we have?" breaks glass throws weasel "RUN!" Dire Weasle Instructions: In case of emergency 1. Break Glass 2. Remove Emergency Weasle 3. Attach as Apropriot He thought the above instructions were funny and wanted me to add this: 4. Lather, Rinse, Repeat
Limousine_Liberal 01-15-07, 12:04 AM	Geas was also the name of a spell in Poul Andersen's Three Hearts and Three Lions...a spell eerily similar to the PHB spell of the same name.
Solaris 01-15-07, 12:23 AM	Yeah, guys, it's a real word from Irish folklore. Amazingly, its meaning is roughly the same as the meanings found in Smith, Leiber, Anderson, Gygax... Rather like most words, really. Next up: a list of authors who have used the word "the".
Archangel_James 01-15-07, 02:24 AM	http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1347/direweaselyg7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Solaris 01-15-07, 02:57 AM	Finally. I was waiting for this thread to get funny.
ae020704 01-15-07, 08:31 AM	I like that. The emergency weasle seams smexy. Adding it to sig: Er...I think I should just point out to you that Appropriate isn't spelt like that. You might want to edit your sig. Sorry. /pedantry
Firestar27 01-15-07, 09:32 AM	http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1347/direweaselyg7.jpg :rofl: Where did you get this?
Firestar27 01-15-07, 04:24 PM	:bump:
Solaris 01-15-07, 04:26 PM	Where did you get this? I'd say he made it. http://dnr.state.il.us/orc/wildlife/virtual_news/images/long_tailed_weasel/lt_weasel_frontal.jpg http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/80/043_3440~In-Case-of-Emergency-Break-Glass-Posters.jpg
Jaxgaret 01-15-07, 04:37 PM	I always eat that for breakfast. You know... dire synonym toast. :D
Firestar27 01-30-07, 09:14 PM	:bump:
Solaris 01-30-07, 10:08 PM	:bump: Why?
Herobane 01-30-07, 10:15 PM	And what case might that have been? The glass one with the weasel in it!