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DnD Poetry?(hey that rymed!) [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Rellik Laires
11-20-05, 06:15 PM I'm playing a a flamboyant ladies man ... basically a metrosexual of the midieval ages lol .He is an Elf that worships Corellon and practices poetry and caligraphy(spelling).Now my dm asked me to get together some poems that would make sence in DND.I have no real experiance with poetry and this is the reason why i need help .I can't seem to find the right website where i can find some poetry that relates to anything in game.If anyone knows of a site that has poetry that relates to dnd please help me out and send me a link.

thank you in advance.Rellik Laires
Rathje
11-20-05, 08:47 PM Does the Bard specializing in a lyre have to bring his own instrument? Or the Fighter wielding a Spiked Chain have to swing a towel around the room? If you have rations in your backpack, is that all you can have for food during the session? Better fill that waterskin with Mountain Dew.

If saying things like that to your DM doesn't work, keep in mind that poetry does not have to rhyme or have beat/meter. I personally like both of those aspects, but they aren't mandatory. You could just say some random things. Lyric poetry would work well (more about thoughts and emotions), but narrative could be easy (telling a story). You could try being incredibly angsty with your poetry or some other stereotype.

If your DM won't let you completely ignore the poetry, see if you can compromise and just do short excerpts.
Rellik Laires
11-20-05, 11:42 PM ya i kno that much... i read a lil bit of poetry but i have no experiance really writing it. thats what i need to do , i mean i kno that words don't need to ryme my favorite edgar allen poe has no ryming really just a beat and flow with words.

he said that I really just need to come up with 2 lines then roll it and add ranks but i don't really feel like rolling everytime i read a poem... i mean if i write down a bunch of poems all i have to do is read them aloud.i mean rolling may be easier but i'm not good with coming up with lines of peotry off the time of my head.I will end up sitting there with a dumb look upon my face more 20 minutes and end up with nothing.
kuhTHOOloo
11-20-05, 11:53 PM You could always just find a poet that has writing similar to that which you would envision your character writing. Reading the poems would be cool as long as they're not too long. No reason you have to be the one writing it.
Rathje
11-21-05, 02:26 AM Or you could find a really long poem and continually read it until it drives your DM nuts and he changes his rule. I mean like the five page poems. If he tells you to stop you can say "I'm talking. There's no magical force that tells people to shut up. I thought you wanted us to role-play; I'm role-playing my dialogue."

Seriously, though. Have you talked to him about it before/after coming to the forum? There's a difference between players writing their characters' poetry because they want to and being forced to do it for a Perform check. The difference is fun. If you don't want to do it, you won't have as much fun at the sessions. That means you'll be less enthusiastic, which will damage performance as a player. That harms everyone's enjoyment, which lowers the games fun-level for all. All because of a little Perform-check house rule.
Elbethamore
11-21-05, 05:56 PM Or you could find a really long poem and continually read it until it drives your DM nuts and he changes his rule. I mean like the five page poems. If he tells you to stop you can say "I'm talking. There's no magical force that tells people to shut up. I thought you wanted us to role-play; I'm role-playing my dialogue."

Try The Iliad :ayyyy!:

Seriously, kuhTHOOloo has a good idea, so long as you agree with your dm that having a few poems on hand can facilitate your roleplaying. You could try some actual medieval poetry (updated into modern English, or translated from French). If you were standing in front of me I'd lend you some books, but alas...

Edit: By the way, does he really want you to roll a perform check for every poem you recite? I would hope it's only when you want your poetry to achieve a desired result, such as trying to make money or woo the ladies.

If, on the other hand, you recite a few lines after every blow you deal in combat, well, I can see it now...

PC: I strike the orc for 6 damage and recite "There lived a maiden fair, with flowers in her hair..." :censored: I rolled a natural 1 on my perform check...
DM: The nearest orc recoils in horror and utters "What dreadful verse. A truly hackneyed poet. I shall strike thee dead." :rofl:
Zyphus
11-22-05, 03:58 PM Try the Gutenberg project for various past copyright poems,
Poe, Shakespeare, Pope, etc.

Here's some by Alexander Pope.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9800
Myst_the_Moonscout
11-27-05, 06:18 PM Are you much good at improv? Instead of making poems just make up a few formulas and stuff words in as you go. For example:

Love poem formula: girl, pretty eyes/skin/hair.
Theme: sunset
mood/tone: longing

"I speak in prayer to the twilight sky
Appease me again with the sight of mine,
My dear, my maiden fair.
What eyes that shine and sparkle
Like the hidden star of the east,
Beauty bright and out of reach.
Such red lips and golden skin,
Flushed like fires of the far away dawn
Whose touch would but burn me dare I reach.
I feel the softness of her silken hair
That floats like the summer downy breeze,
As uncatchable as the morning mist.
I beseech you Oh sky, give me that light,
Of beholding my lady on this starless night."

Here you go, one love sonnet.
Thanqol
11-28-05, 12:21 AM Peform: Dirty Limericks.
Yak of Darkness
11-28-05, 01:48 AM Peform: Dirty Limericks.Just a very specialized form of Perform (comedy), which is a fantastic skill for someone in every party to have.

Ever adventure alongside a VoP monk whose biggest claim to fame in the world was his stand-up comedy? Gaming gold, I tells ya.
High Octane
11-28-05, 12:35 PM Try The Iliad :ayyyy!:

In GREEK.

or the Aeneid (sic) in Latin.
Innomado
11-28-05, 06:55 PM "I speak in prayer to the twilight sky
Appease me again with the sight of mine,
My dear, my maiden fair.
What eyes that shine and sparkle
Like the hidden star of the east,
Beauty bright and out of reach.
Such red lips and golden skin,
Flushed like fires of the far away dawn
Whose touch would but burn me dare I reach.
I feel the softness of her silken hair
That floats like the summer downy breeze,
As uncatchable as the morning mist.
I beseech you Oh sky, give me that light,
Of beholding my lady on this starless night."

Very nice.
Dugar
12-08-05, 02:10 PM This thread (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=469452) contains some D&D related poetry.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Rellik Laires 11-20-05, 06:15 PM	I'm playing a a flamboyant ladies man ... basically a metrosexual of the midieval ages lol .He is an Elf that worships Corellon and practices poetry and caligraphy(spelling).Now my dm asked me to get together some poems that would make sence in DND.I have no real experiance with poetry and this is the reason why i need help .I can't seem to find the right website where i can find some poetry that relates to anything in game.If anyone knows of a site that has poetry that relates to dnd please help me out and send me a link. thank you in advance.Rellik Laires
Rathje 11-20-05, 08:47 PM	Does the Bard specializing in a lyre have to bring his own instrument? Or the Fighter wielding a Spiked Chain have to swing a towel around the room? If you have rations in your backpack, is that all you can have for food during the session? Better fill that waterskin with Mountain Dew. If saying things like that to your DM doesn't work, keep in mind that poetry does not have to rhyme or have beat/meter. I personally like both of those aspects, but they aren't mandatory. You could just say some random things. Lyric poetry would work well (more about thoughts and emotions), but narrative could be easy (telling a story). You could try being incredibly angsty with your poetry or some other stereotype. If your DM won't let you completely ignore the poetry, see if you can compromise and just do short excerpts.
Rellik Laires 11-20-05, 11:42 PM	ya i kno that much... i read a lil bit of poetry but i have no experiance really writing it. thats what i need to do , i mean i kno that words don't need to ryme my favorite edgar allen poe has no ryming really just a beat and flow with words. he said that I really just need to come up with 2 lines then roll it and add ranks but i don't really feel like rolling everytime i read a poem... i mean if i write down a bunch of poems all i have to do is read them aloud.i mean rolling may be easier but i'm not good with coming up with lines of peotry off the time of my head.I will end up sitting there with a dumb look upon my face more 20 minutes and end up with nothing.
kuhTHOOloo 11-20-05, 11:53 PM	You could always just find a poet that has writing similar to that which you would envision your character writing. Reading the poems would be cool as long as they're not too long. No reason you have to be the one writing it.
Rathje 11-21-05, 02:26 AM	Or you could find a really long poem and continually read it until it drives your DM nuts and he changes his rule. I mean like the five page poems. If he tells you to stop you can say "I'm talking. There's no magical force that tells people to shut up. I thought you wanted us to role-play; I'm role-playing my dialogue." Seriously, though. Have you talked to him about it before/after coming to the forum? There's a difference between players writing their characters' poetry because they want to and being forced to do it for a Perform check. The difference is fun. If you don't want to do it, you won't have as much fun at the sessions. That means you'll be less enthusiastic, which will damage performance as a player. That harms everyone's enjoyment, which lowers the games fun-level for all. All because of a little Perform-check house rule.
Elbethamore 11-21-05, 05:56 PM	Or you could find a really long poem and continually read it until it drives your DM nuts and he changes his rule. I mean like the five page poems. If he tells you to stop you can say "I'm talking. There's no magical force that tells people to shut up. I thought you wanted us to role-play; I'm role-playing my dialogue." Try The Iliad :ayyyy!: Seriously, kuhTHOOloo has a good idea, so long as you agree with your dm that having a few poems on hand can facilitate your roleplaying. You could try some actual medieval poetry (updated into modern English, or translated from French). If you were standing in front of me I'd lend you some books, but alas... Edit: By the way, does he really want you to roll a perform check for every poem you recite? I would hope it's only when you want your poetry to achieve a desired result, such as trying to make money or woo the ladies. If, on the other hand, you recite a few lines after every blow you deal in combat, well, I can see it now... PC: I strike the orc for 6 damage and recite "There lived a maiden fair, with flowers in her hair..." :censored: I rolled a natural 1 on my perform check... DM: The nearest orc recoils in horror and utters "What dreadful verse. A truly hackneyed poet. I shall strike thee dead." :rofl:
Zyphus 11-22-05, 03:58 PM	Try the Gutenberg project for various past copyright poems, Poe, Shakespeare, Pope, etc. Here's some by Alexander Pope. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9800
Myst_the_Moonscout 11-27-05, 06:18 PM	Are you much good at improv? Instead of making poems just make up a few formulas and stuff words in as you go. For example: Love poem formula: girl, pretty eyes/skin/hair. Theme: sunset mood/tone: longing "I speak in prayer to the twilight sky Appease me again with the sight of mine, My dear, my maiden fair. What eyes that shine and sparkle Like the hidden star of the east, Beauty bright and out of reach. Such red lips and golden skin, Flushed like fires of the far away dawn Whose touch would but burn me dare I reach. I feel the softness of her silken hair That floats like the summer downy breeze, As uncatchable as the morning mist. I beseech you Oh sky, give me that light, Of beholding my lady on this starless night." Here you go, one love sonnet.
Thanqol 11-28-05, 12:21 AM	Peform: Dirty Limericks.
Yak of Darkness 11-28-05, 01:48 AM	Peform: Dirty Limericks.Just a very specialized form of Perform (comedy), which is a fantastic skill for someone in every party to have. Ever adventure alongside a VoP monk whose biggest claim to fame in the world was his stand-up comedy? Gaming gold, I tells ya.
High Octane 11-28-05, 12:35 PM	Try The Iliad :ayyyy!: In GREEK. or the Aeneid (sic) in Latin.
Innomado 11-28-05, 06:55 PM	"I speak in prayer to the twilight sky Appease me again with the sight of mine, My dear, my maiden fair. What eyes that shine and sparkle Like the hidden star of the east, Beauty bright and out of reach. Such red lips and golden skin, Flushed like fires of the far away dawn Whose touch would but burn me dare I reach. I feel the softness of her silken hair That floats like the summer downy breeze, As uncatchable as the morning mist. I beseech you Oh sky, give me that light, Of beholding my lady on this starless night." Very nice.
Dugar 12-08-05, 02:10 PM	This thread (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=469452) contains some D&D related poetry.