tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post2572894231294198104..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: Saintly Saturday: St. John ClimacusFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-56372769311734061572013-04-07T16:58:36.793-05:002013-04-07T16:58:36.793-05:00The same metaphor also works for the classic gunsl...The same metaphor also works for the classic gunslinger, which is how I usually see PC's: like Shane, they wander into a situation in which people are threatened with violence, resolve it with violence, and then move on since the newly safe place now has no need for them (or, for that matter, appeal for them either).<br /><br />But your post makes me think that it might be an interesting set-up for a campaign in which all the PC's would explicitly have some sin/problem/etc. to deal with. Maybe becoming an Adventurer is like signing on with the Suicide Squad: when there's no where left that will have you, it's time to go to the Dungeon. Of course, that might make for an awfully dire group of PC's.Matthew Slepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056247825064943944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-58713175708297475502013-04-01T10:07:59.315-05:002013-04-01T10:07:59.315-05:00Frankly, neither have I; however, we must remember...Frankly, neither have I; however, we must remember that though there is much to be gained from reading <i>The Ladder,</i> we are not its primary target audience. Our calling is to live <i>in</i> the world. Thus, that first step is not something we are called to do. It is for those who are called to the <i>monastic</i> life.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-65729724535520117602013-04-01T10:04:15.234-05:002013-04-01T10:04:15.234-05:00No, I haven't. I will endeavor to find and rea...No, I haven't. I will endeavor to find and read it.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-12416102006519186692013-03-31T12:02:33.650-05:002013-03-31T12:02:33.650-05:00Thoughtful essay as always, and I have to agree th...Thoughtful essay as always, and I have to agree that is a gorgeous icon, both for its artistic value and the ease with which it conveys its lesson. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171998919981944351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-80871019802590892842013-03-31T09:47:55.093-05:002013-03-31T09:47:55.093-05:00"I have never even approached getting to the ..."I have never even approached getting to the 30th level either in life or as a player."<br /><br />I have never been able to finish reading The Ladder of Divine Ascent. Before I ever tried to read it, I figured that I would have already attained at least some steps. But I didn't have to read much before I discovered that I haven't even attained to the first step, much less the following 29. Reading the Ladder always makes me feel wretched (which I'm sure is a part of its goal), and I am never able to continue reading it.Geoffrey McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042661843714609025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-54105872356317880672013-03-30T23:27:52.718-05:002013-03-30T23:27:52.718-05:00Excellent post Father - you never fail to make me ...Excellent post Father - you never fail to make me think.<br /><br />On the subject of the individual on the edge of civilisation in RPGs have you read "The Man who shot Joseph Curwen" by Kenneth Hite? <br /><br />It's an exploration of the crossover between the morality of Cthulhu and the Old West.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com