Proposal: Strange Aeons
Self-killed
Failed by Hix
Adminned at 03 Nov 2006 11:56:58 UTC
Create a rule titled ‘Stars and Planets’:
Some Stars in the heavens have peculiar significance unguessed by science, but hinted at darkly by forgotten tales and myths. All such Stars are listed in this rule:
- Arcturus
- Betelgeuse
- Spica
- Formalhaut
Further, some Planets have occult significance, and are listed below:
- Mercury
- Venus
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Neptune
- Pluto
Create another rule called ‘Through the Telescope’:
If it has not yet been done within twenty-four hours, any Student may declare an Astronomical Event. An Astronomical Event lasts until a new Event is declared.
Astronomical Events:
- Any two Planets may be in Conjunction, when they appear to occupy the same position in the sky.
- Any two Planets may be in Opposition, when they appear to be on the opposite side of the sky as viewed from Earth.
- Any Planet and Star may be in Alignment, when they appear to occupy the same position in the sky.
Finally, create one last rule called ‘When the Stars are Right’:
The laws of the cosmos are strange and unintelligible to most mortals. Sometimes certain alignments and conjunctions of celestial bodies trigger nightmarish effects and can have dire repercussions for humankind. During these awful periods, the Stars are Right.
- The Stars are Right whenever Neptune and Betelgeuse are in Alignment. The incidence of nightmares and hysteria increase, and geological events like earthquakes and volcanos happen with astonishing frequency. All Students permanently lose one point of Sanity.
It would be better put in more conditions on declaring Events, but that can go into another proposal.
Comments
Bucky:
Clucky: he/him
Either include all the dwarf planets or none of them. No special treatment to pluto
Angry Grasshopper:
Heh. We can amend the list later to suit—I originally picked only three four bodies to match, but included all of them later.
All of Lovecraft’s stories take place in the 1920-30’s, so Pluto was discovered during the time his stories take place.
I believe he based his ‘Fungi from Yuggoth’ on the discovery of Pluto—any other Old Ones want to weigh in on this? =)
Ornithopter:
They’re just old light.
ChronosPhaenon:
Angry Grasshopper:
Chronos: Nothing, in reality they should both be Conjunctions.
I wanted to distinguish between putting two Planets together and a Star and a Planet for purposes of clarity.
Hix:
TrumanCapote:
ChronosPhaenon:
This can be integrated with my “Music of the Spheres” proposal, if wyou want. These are the Signs of those stars:
Arcturus - Libra
Spica - Libra (Though it’s Alpha Virginis, most of the Virgo constelation is nowadays at the sign of Libra)
Betelgeuse - Taurus
Fomalhaut - Pisces
Angry Grasshopper:
Sell-killed to speed things up. Chronos seems to have taken the idea and ran with it.
I just picked a few bright stars at random, really. ;)