Re: Death Rune and creating undead

From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_LEl8MyesT7BAjBhTr-Hn6ZcnxmU_mj_m_uL-NnKLProAbu58EQ9vbKQGMoP6TTEmUlNn>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:57:34 -0000

> A grimoire is by definition a book in the same way that a sorceror is an
> evil magician. Expanding the meaning of grimoire to include magical
> texts in general while preserving the distinction between grimoires,
> formularies and scriptures seems to me unworkable.

A "grimoire" in game rules, is simply a magical text pertaining to the Essences. It can be a codex, a roll, inscriptions on a gem, painting on a wall, whatever. The word itself comes from the old French root "grammat.,gramma" meaning "letter, piece of writing".

In HQ2, formularies and scriptures are simply subsets of Grimoires.

Jeff