From 6e7c8bd7dd99acd1a2d064016bc358005bb29a45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jwalz Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 21:05:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- doc/mythos.doc | 213 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 213 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/mythos.doc diff --git a/doc/mythos.doc b/doc/mythos.doc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..389ad9b7e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/mythos.doc @@ -0,0 +1,213 @@ + SCCS Id: @(#)mythos.doc 3.3 2000/07/25 + + +Part I General Mythos + +"Gehennom" (Gehenna) is a contraction of "Gei-ben-hinnom" (the valley of +the son of Hinnom). It is a name of a small, deep, and dark valley south- +east of ancient Jerusalem. In the pre-Hebraic era, that valley was the +center for the worship of Moloch, who demanded that children be sacrificed +to him. It was (and still is) considered a fearful, dreadful place, where +suffering souls of dead people roam and seek revenge. Gehennom was consid- +ered the place where a hidden port to the Under World exists. Through that +port, demons, devils, and other servants of evil gods emerge sometimes to +do havoc among the living. + +Part II Quests Mythos + + Archeologist + + Leader: Lord Carnarvon + (co-discoverer of Tutankhamen's tomb) + Home: College of Archeology + Nemesis: Minion of Huhetotl + Goal: Tomb of the Toltec Kings + Artifact: Orb of Detection +Background: + General: + Ranks: + + Barbarian + + Leader: Pelias + Home: Camp of the Duali Tribe + Nemesis: Thoth Amon + Goal: Duali Oasis + Artifact: Heart of Ahriman +Background: Conan the Barbarian series + General: + Ranks: + + Caveman + + Leader: Shaman Karnov + Home: Caves of the Ancestors + Nemesis: Chromatic Dragon + Goal: Dragon's Lair + Artifact: Sceptre of Might +Background: + General: + Ranks: + + Elf (retired in 3.3.0) + + Leader: Earendil/Elwing + Home: Great Circle of Earendil/Elwing + Nemesis: Goblin King + Goal: Goblins' Cave + Artifact: Palantir of Westernesse +Background: Loosely based on Tolkien, particularly pre-Third Age + General: + Ranks: + + Healer + Leader: Hippocrates + Home: Temple of Epidaurus + The temple of Epidaurus was the largest and most well known + temple built by the cult of Aesculapius + Nemesis: Cyclops + Goal: Temple of Coeus + Artifact: Staff of Aesculapius +Background: Based on the greek mythology surrounding Aesculapius + General: + Ranks: + + Knight + Leader: King Arthur + Home: Camelot Castle + Nemesis: Ixoth + Goal: Isle of Glass + Artifact: Magic Mirror of Merlin +Background: Legend of King Arthur + General: + Ranks: + + Monk (added in 3.3.0) + Leader: the Grand Master + Home: the Monastery of Chan-Sune + Nemesis: Master Kaen + Goal: the Monastery of the Earth-Lord + Artifact: Eyes of the Overworld +Background: Militant Chinese cleric (Wu-dang Taoist, Shao-lin Buddhist) + General: martial arts, enlightenment, vegetarianism + Ranks: + + Priest + Leader: Arch Priest + Home: Great Temple + Nemesis: Nalzok + Goal: Temple of Nalzok + Artifact: Mitre of Holiness +Background: As of 3.3.0, more of a Western-style cleric + General: holy water, undead turning + Ranks: + + Ranger (replaced Elf in 3.3.0) + Leader: Orion + Home: Orion's camp + Nemesis: Scorpius + Goal: the cave of the wumpus + Artifact: Longbow of Diana +Background: Roman version of Orion/Sirius/Scorpius myth + General: Locate level is in honor to the "wumpus" game + Ranks: + + Rogue + Leader: Master of Thieves + Home: Thieves' Guild Hall + Nemesis: Master Assassin + Goal: Assassins' Guild Hall + Artifact: Master Key of Thievery +Background: Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series of books + General: + Ranks: + + Samurai + Leader: Lord Sato + Home: Castle of the Taro Clan + Nemesis: Ashikaga Takauji + Goal: Shogun's Castle + Artifact: Tsurugi of Muramasa +Background: Shogun. The Forty-Seven Ronin. The Crysanthemum and The + Sword, by Ruth Benedict. Mirror, Sword and Jewel, by Kurt + Singer. + General: The player is referred to as player_name-san ('san' being an + honorable title), once he has completed the quest, or obtained + the artifact the reference changes to player_name-sama. 'Sama' + is the title for Lord. + Ranks: Hatamoto. "Banner Knights". "They were originally personal + body guards to a military commander, but after completing + their service they became samurai." + Ronin. Samurai without alliegance to a daimyo, exiled or + renegades. + Ninja. Secretive society of samurai trained in killing arts. + Joshu. A samurai who headed a castle. + Ryoshu. A samurai who headed a small piece of territory. + Kokushu. A samurai who headed a province-sized area. + Daimyo. A samurai lord. + Kuge. Nobles of the imperial court, they held presedence over + the daimyos at court. + Shogun. The reigning samurai "king". + + Tourist + Leader: Twoflower + Home: Traveller's Aid Office + Nemesis: Master of Thieves + Goal: Thieves' Guild Hall + Artifact: Yendorian Express Card +Background: Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of books + General: + Ranks: + + Valkyrie + Leader: the Norn + Home: Shrine of Destiny + Nemesis: Lord Surtur + Goal: Cave of Surtur + Artifact: Orb of Fate +Background: Norse mythology + General: + Ranks: + + Wizard + Leader: Neferet the Green + Home: The Lonely Tower + Nemesis: Dark One + Goal: Tower of Darkness + Artifact: Eye of the Aethiopica +Background: + General: + Ranks: + +Part III Game Objects (not described in data.base) + +Maud and the DUAM XNAHT scroll. Maud was the suggestor of the intro- + duction of amnesia into the game. + +Part IV Artifacts (not described in data.base or artilist.h) +Excalibur King Arthur's sword +Stormbringer Michael Moorcock's Elric saga +Mjollnir Thor's hammer (Norse mythology) +Orcrist, Sting Tolkien +Magicbane loosely based on the magic knife "Carnwennan" + in "The Coming of the King" by Nikolai Tolstoy +Grayswandir Corwin's sword in Roger Zelazny's Amber saga + +Part V Game Monsters (not described in data.base) + +Part VI Miscellaneous Knowledge + +Elbereth is the Star-Queen of the elves of Middle Earth. +----- +"Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate" is italian for 'All hope abandon, ye +who enter here'. +----- +"The throne vanishes in a puff of logic." analogy comes from Douglas Adams' +Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy: + + "But," says man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could +not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your +own argument, you don't. QED." + "Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in +a puff of logic. +-----