The Lady of Tears (Dark Disciple spoilers) - Downloaded from the Wizards Community, all coding removed by Solauren

The Lady of Tears (Dark Disciple spoilers)

Post/Author/DateTime Post
#1
boarstorm
May 15, 2008 1:26:18 Once 4E is released, I'm thinking of running an Age of Mortals campaign set after the Dark Disciple trilogy, but I've stumbled across a bit of a problem for me on an aesthetic level.

I refuse to have a goddess named Mina in any pantheon I run. I mean, it just opens the door to so many jokes. What's next? Nuitari and Hiddekul's love child, Jeffy?

Bleh! Dieties should have vaguely hard to pronounce names whose utterance makes you feel like just maybe you should be looking over your shoulder for the candy man. Takhisis. Chemosh. Mishakal. These are names ascribed to the unknowable. Mina? Not so much.

I know, I know, I can rename her or ignore her entirely, and I no longer have a problem... but this board is so lonely I thought I'd throw SOMETHING out there to be discussed.
#2
cam_banks
May 15, 2008 7:11:59 Well, since she doesn't have any clerics and acts on a very personal level, you may never use her at all. Mina is a perfectly fine name, but if you want to go with "Lady of Sorrows" or "Maiden of Tears" or some such thing, that would work.

Cheers,
Cam
#3
boarstorm
May 16, 2008 16:59:39 Well, as an attempt at polarizing the board in order to drum up some discussion, it failed. Ah well, such is life.

Thanks for the input, Cam.
#4
aliothefool
May 16, 2008 23:09:35 What it didn't fail at was spoiling some of the book for me. I didn't even open the thread, I simply saw the thread title and knew she would ascend.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 boarstorm May 15, 2008 1:26:18	Once 4E is released, I'm thinking of running an Age of Mortals campaign set after the Dark Disciple trilogy, but I've stumbled across a bit of a problem for me on an aesthetic level. I refuse to have a goddess named Mina in any pantheon I run. I mean, it just opens the door to so many jokes. What's next? Nuitari and Hiddekul's love child, Jeffy? Bleh! Dieties should have vaguely hard to pronounce names whose utterance makes you feel like just maybe you should be looking over your shoulder for the candy man. Takhisis. Chemosh. Mishakal. These are names ascribed to the unknowable. Mina? Not so much. I know, I know, I can rename her or ignore her entirely, and I no longer have a problem... but this board is so lonely I thought I'd throw SOMETHING out there to be discussed.
#2 cam_banks May 15, 2008 7:11:59	Well, since she doesn't have any clerics and acts on a very personal level, you may never use her at all. Mina is a perfectly fine name, but if you want to go with "Lady of Sorrows" or "Maiden of Tears" or some such thing, that would work. Cheers, Cam
#3 boarstorm May 16, 2008 16:59:39	Well, as an attempt at polarizing the board in order to drum up some discussion, it failed. Ah well, such is life. Thanks for the input, Cam.
#4 aliothefool May 16, 2008 23:09:35	What it didn't fail at was spoiling some of the book for me. I didn't even open the thread, I simply saw the thread title and knew she would ascend.