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Dennis
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 Posted - 31 Jul 2010 : 05:45:31
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Might as well compose a music for it. 
You can ask Sage.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 31 Jul 2010 : 06:05:33
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Heh. It's on the list. Along with some of the other hymns and lyrical works xaviera has posted previously.
They're all still largely draft works, though -- pieces of sheet music scattered between here, my library, and my desktop at work. The delay, really, is due mainly to the fact that it's been hard finding an instrument which "promotes" the Sharessin faith.
I *may* have to end up inventing one!  |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 31 Jul 2010 : 06:22:04
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Originally posted by The Sage
Heh. It's on the list. Along with some of the other hymns and lyrical works xaviera has posted previously.
They're all still largely draft works, though -- pieces of sheet music scattered between here, my library, and my desktop at work. The delay, really, is due mainly to the fact that it's been hard finding an instrument which "promotes" the Sharessin faith.
I *may* have to end up inventing one!
Why not?! Perhaps Wooly will lend a helping hand? 
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xaviera
Learned Scribe
Canada
149 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2010 : 14:55:52
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The Man Whose Prayers Were Granted
There was a man, in days of yore,
Who desired the Deity of Whores -
The Lady that they call Sharess -
A lust that drove him to obsess.
He prayed all day and all the night
And begged She grant him but a sight
Of breasts divine, so like the moon
He swore that they'd outshine Selune;
Of legs so long and sculpted fine
With pow'r and beauty leonine;
And of the secret 'tween Her thighs
And all the pleasures that there lie.
Day and night before Her altar
His loud entreaties did not falter;
He wailed and gnashed his teeth and moaned
And sacrificed all that he owned.
Then came the moment hoped and feared
When Passion's Princess there appeared
And reached to where he bowed down low,
Her fingers burning on his brow.
Upward his eager gaze did travel
And as it did his soul unravelled.
She knelt and breathed upon his cheek
Which nearly brought him to his peak
While stammering words of devotion
That claimed a love deep as the ocean.
"O man", she laughed with throaty chuckle
(Disintegrating his belt buckle),
"Love is fair Sune's domain
And that's not what you hope to gain
From me, the Lady known as Lust"
(With that, his clothing turned to dust),
"But I shall grant what you have sought,
That which your fervent prayers have bought,"
And so She took him in Her arms
And lavished on him divine charms.
And nevermore was he the same
Once with a Goddess he had lain,
And so he pined and died apace
But with a smile upon his face -
What mortal bliss, what mundane treasure,
Could outshine She whose name is Pleasure?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 31 Jul 2010 : 16:23:24
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Originally posted by dennis
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Originally posted by The Sage
Heh. It's on the list. Along with some of the other hymns and lyrical works xaviera has posted previously.
They're all still largely draft works, though -- pieces of sheet music scattered between here, my library, and my desktop at work. The delay, really, is due mainly to the fact that it's been hard finding an instrument which "promotes" the Sharessin faith.
I *may* have to end up inventing one!
Why not?! Perhaps Wooly will lend a helping hand?
My knowledge of music begins and ends at knowing what I like to listen to. I can't read sheet music, I can't play any non-air instruments (you know, air guitar, air drums, air keyboard, etc), and I'm not even that good at singing. On top of that, my musical taste is so eclectic that I don't know of a single person that likes all the same stuff I do -- or even close to it! To better spell it out, let me list my favorite artists/bands, in no particular order: B'z (a Japanese rock band), the Presidents of the United States of America (alternative), Weird Al Yankovic (parodies and novelty tunes), Flogging Molly (Irish-American punk group), The Corrs (Irish pop), TM Revolution (Japanese pop), and Gaelic Storm (more Irish pop). I also like a lot of 80's music. Lately I've been digging Straight No Chaser (an a capella group made famous by a Youtube video) and Rock Sugar (also on Youtube; they blend 80's-90's metal with pop tunes from the same era, and the lead singer is the voice of Wakko Warner and Sewer Urchin!).
So in short, I am very much not the person to assist with anything music-related!
On a related note, one of the DJs on the radio station I listen to also does weddings and other events. He was of course the DJ I wanted for my wedding reception, and he cut us a nice deal, since he knew me. He also likes Weird Al, and I made sure he knew he could play that music during the reception. He only dropped in one song that I noticed ("eBay"), but he later commented to me it was the first Weird Al he'd done at a wedding in like 5 or 6 years! |
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xaviera
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 01 Aug 2010 : 14:49:21
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Originally posted by The Sage
The delay, really, is due mainly to the fact that it's been hard finding an instrument which "promotes" the Sharessin faith.
I've thought the hurdy-gurdy (aka vielle, simphonia), fiddle and/or recorder would be among the most appropriate.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 01 Aug 2010 : 15:50:11
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Originally posted by xaviera
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Originally posted by The Sage
The delay, really, is due mainly to the fact that it's been hard finding an instrument which "promotes" the Sharessin faith.
I've thought the hurdy-gurdy (aka vielle, simphonia), fiddle and/or recorder would be among the most appropriate.
Strangely enough, I was thinking [and talking with the Lady K] of some kind of Byzantine-derived lira.
A recorder would probably be easier, but I tend to like the challenge associated with the idea of writing for a lira instrument.  |
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xaviera
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Kanya Skulls
Acolyte
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Posted - 26 Jan 2011 : 22:21:50
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You're doing a very good job, xaviera. Keep at it.
BTW. I would ask for your opinion, because you seem to know a lot about Sharess. Of course other Scribes can help as well.
How, do you think, would act characters of diffrent races, alignments and classes? How would you role-play an CG (well, that's kinda easy), CN, ND, N, LN, LG, etc. character? How would you role-play a fighter, rogue, wizard, etc.? I'm very curious, because I like The Dancing Lady (I'm practically a follower myself) but my mind is too simple to come up with answers to this questions and would be super happy to have my character be role-played good in this regard (her religion, I mean). |
Disclaimer: I spewed all of this out off the top of my head and make no claim whatsoever that any of it is accurate or even correct. |
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xaviera
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 14 Feb 2011 : 16:16:36
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Originally posted by Kanya Skulls
How, do you think, would act characters of diffrent races, alignments and classes? How would you role-play an CG (well, that's kinda easy), CN, ND, N, LN, LG, etc. character?
How you play a Sharessin is pretty much up to you.
The Dancers of Sharess PrC states that "Sharess's philosophy so chafes under restriction that it cannot accommodate the lawful nature of paladins and monks", so it's hard to imagine a lawful Sharessin. It's hard to be spontaneous when you're uptight. A lawful individual would more appropriately be a member of the Society of Sensation (a Sensate, but not the Sharessan kind).
Evils & neutrals would be more concerned with their own pleasure and gratification than that of other people. Neutrals & evils are probably more likely to be rogues & assassins or, if clerics, secret worshippers of Shar or Loviatar. These types would be more likely to engage in non-consensual activities (including non-sexual acts such as simply stealing objects they like). A neutral might do either as it suits them.
Obviously, one's choice of class and how one would act as a Sharessin has a lot to do with the character's own motivations and alignment.
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Sinjin Oban
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 08 May 2011 : 22:15:20
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| This is brilliant. I've been wanting to compile all of my Beshaban theology. It won't be nearly as comprehensive or coherent as this, but at least now I have a template of sorts. Wonderful work Xaviera! |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 14 Aug 2013 : 03:37:06
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| Unbelievably great stuff here. Gonna take me some time to get through it all...but every bit of it went into my personal notes/files on the Realms. |
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Gyor
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 14 Aug 2013 : 04:43:02
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In 4e and 5e Paladin and Monks don't have to be lawful anymore.
One odd irony I thought back in the days of 3.5 was in Neverwinter 2 expansions there was a half drow pregen favoured soul who in the later expansion actually is shown to have levels in sacred fist which was a PrC mostly for Monk Cleric multiclassers, but a quirk of how they implimented Sharessin Favoured Souls made sacred fist almost nessacary if one wished the character to make use of there dieties favoured weapon.
Her name was something thrice blessed and while I don't usually use pregens I found her story compelling, and it and the unique mix of diety, classes, and racesubrace, background story interesting enough that I wished she was cannon.
Also as strange as this sounds I thought the 4e blackguard Paladin would be great for a Sharessin as in 4e Blackguard Paladins gain thier powers from the Gods, but via a vice which acted like a focused collective consciousness. They don't have to be evil and one could put an erotic spin on the vice of dominance, especially if one also played a Shadar-Kai. Lust is defined as a vice so it fit thematically.
In 5e I could see Sharess having an order of non evil Blackguard Knights devoted to Lust as an ideal, and fighting Shar in the Shadowfell.
Sorry for the thread drift Xaviera, but your monk paladin comment brought this to mind.
Btw your poems and fables really catch the right feel. |
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xaviera
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 14 Aug 2013 : 06:26:06
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Also as strange as this sounds I thought the 4e blackguard Paladin would be great for a Sharessin as in 4e Blackguard Paladins gain thier powers from the Gods, but via a vice which acted like a focused collective consciousness. They don't have to be evil and one could put an erotic spin on the vice of dominance, especially if one also played a Shadar-Kai. Lust is defined as a vice so it fit thematically.
In 5e I could see Sharess having an order of non evil Blackguard Knights devoted to Lust as an ideal, and fighting Shar in the Shadowfell.
Thanks for your comments. I've always liked the idea of the Sharessan paladin ("Get out there and have fun, dammit!"  ) - it makes as much sense to me as a Sunite paladin, after all - but the mechanics usually don't permit it. I haven't played 4/5e so I can't really comment on the class combo you mention, but the idea is certainly interesting. I've tried in these writings to give some 'moral imperatives' for followers of the Princess of Passion - a set of values and ideals to uphold - and I think that in some ways a Sharessin would make almost as good a paladin as the traditional version in terms of protecting the innocent and vanquishing tyranny, save that her approach would be often, um, highly unconventional.
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Gyor
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 14 Aug 2013 : 18:44:17
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Actually if I decided to play a 4e non evil blackguard of Sharess ideally I'd go with Shadar-Kai. They have a very S&M feel, they need intense sensations, challenges, and emotions to stop from fading, which is basically fading into shadow stuff and becoming part of the shadowfell, a fate worse then death.
This seems to me that this would make any goodly aligned Shadar-Kai make sense as followers of Sharess.
Of course Doppelgangers, Satyrs, Tieflings, and (Hama)dryads can work too, ironically all the above were seen as Monsterous manifestations of Sharess' will in 3.5, religious signs, yet in 4e they're PC races totally playable with stuff like racial powers and/or racial feats. You could play an invoker or Cleric or Avenger or Paladin of Sharess with any of those races in 4e.
Your tales remind me of fairytales which is cool. The originally none disneyfied verisons which were darker content. |
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