For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
No offense Jarl, I just cannot stand "plinky plonky" rhyme.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
It was written as a "hook" for a Dungeons & Dragons scenario (also called Ex Keraptis Cum Amore) that I played in at a convention. It's a map on how to get through the thing.
Dum, tee dum, tee dum, te dum.
Tee dum, tee, dum, tee dum.
If you see what I mean..
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Well in a minor 'plaint, that line actually doesn't scan unless one pronounces "fire" with two syllables as "Fie - er". Or the single syllable fire followed by a pause to take the place of the second syllable.
But yes, I thought it was obviously a gamer thing (rather than a poetry thing) rather akind to the 'One ring to rule them all' bit from that (better) work
Meade
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
Yes, a "gamer thing"...as I said, the verse is a guide to solving the dungeon.
3 were taken, 3 I'll keep
From the fiend who rules the north; (Keraptis stole three things from the demon-king Iuz)
Stolen far and hidden deep
In lands where fire issues forth. (They're in a cluster of volcanoes called the Burning Cliffs.)
Seek ye there the melted fane
Standing west of fiery stack; (It's under a ruined temple just west of an active volcano.)
Beneath the god of blood and pain
Bravely step and don't look back.(The temple was to a god of torture.)
The gem is held with stoney eyes
By the beast in the burning pit; (It's used as the eye of a statue, guarded by a dragon in a cave with lava.)
The wand beyond hot geysers lies
Left where the undead sit. (It is beyond a room full of geysers, guarded by undead...it's to the left of the guardian.)
The magic stone you've yet to find
In tripled-double pyramid; (The room it's in consists of six small pyramids, one from each wall & the ceiling.)
All the fixed, and you are mine (Combining the pieces sends the characters to "Keraptis".)
To serve or perish, as I bid. (He's an egotistical fuck, ain't he?)
I care not, mortal king or fool
What heroes you deign to send;
As slaves they'll heed my darkest rule
Or meet their fiery end. (He's a hell of a blowhard.)
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
