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Dungeons and Dragons is effectively grown ups sitting around playing make believe with a very large, complex set of rules to keep the game balanced and rounded out. One person (known as the Game Master(GM), Dungeon Master(DM), Storyteller, etc.) paints the picture of the world and its...

Hmm, I'll have to debate the virtues of the rods for the tribes of Israel and Moses's staff vs. The three sacred treasures of Japan....both good, but I have to decide which is better. So, any ideas as to my PPS. Note on my previous post? The Chinese female alchemist is definitely the short...

Honestly? Besides researching things out of blind curiosity, I sometimes run dungeons and dragon's campaigns with a group of friends. Using parallels to myths, folk stories, fairytaes, historical events, and literature is where about half of my ideas come from. Oh, and I'm a reconstructionist...

Wow....actually I think you might be on to something. I was unfamiliar with Aaron's rod since I didn't read the exodus story that closely but it definitely seems to fit the bill. I might go a step farther tho and use Moses' staff, Aaron's Rod, and the other eleven rods from the other eleven...

Siddhartha is actually an awesome example and I can definitely use that, but not so sure about the feather of Ma'at. I'm trying to avoid using objects that belong to deities. Any other ideas on that one? It's definitely a good suggestion, but it won't work for my scenario. I also considered...

Hi, I have a hard one for ya! Wait, that didn't come out right.....I have a challenging request for ya! Yeah, that's probably a better way to put it... So one of the things I do with my studies of mythology, history, etc, is build stories for roleplaying games with friends. I'm looking for a...

Hello all, I am a blunt american, hope that will not offend too often. I love mythology for many reasons and study myths, legends and folklore rather intensely. I found this forum and figured it would be a great place to track down research leads and get some new ideas.