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Jimmy Hawks
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.12.30 15:25:00 -
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No, I am not a supporter of the Amarr (I like their Cloaks and Hoods though...)
No, I don't support their Slavery.
No, I am not a religious person (Spiritual yes, -not- religious!)
However... After reading the EVE Novels and many of the Chronicles I just can't deny that the Amarrian Scriptures are indeed highly fascinating! While I was always like "Pff... damn Amarrians... Keep them away from me!", I've come to notice that I keep reading all the stuff about their Scriptures and how the Amarr interprete them on various occassions to make things seem as if they occured exacly as the Scriptures foretold them.
Now I am aware that there are not only multiple versions of the Scriptures within the Amarr Empire, but that the whole of the collection is too big to put it all together into one Book...
However, maybe you CCP Savants can put together a 600 - 1'000 Page Book that is The Scriptures. Lore wise you could always explain it's existance as if Sarum I or the Theology Council released a "core" version that counts for all Amarrians as the standard of the Scriptures.
You could release that in printed form in a pretty golden Hard Cover version. It sure would be one of my fave Books in my private Library...
I just wish this Book to be in my collection!
What does the Community think about this?
And no... I really am not an Amarr in disguise! |
Jimmy Hawks
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.12.30 16:46:00 -
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Sepherim wrote:Jimmy Hawks wrote:However, maybe you CCP Savants can put together a 600 - 1'000 Page Book that is The Scriptures. Lore wise you could always explain it's existance as if Sarum I or the Theology Council released a "core" version that counts for all Amarrians as the standard of the Scriptures. I like the idea of a released Scriptures book, but certainly not 600-1000 pages long!! Probably, a simple pdf of 50-60 would be more than enough to give the most important passages, the structure of how it's organized, and a clear view of the most imortant ideas and concepts.
Well I was thinking of 600-1'000 Pages so that is has kind of the proper size a "Holy Book" deserves. Thinking of it as the "Amarrian Bible" so to say. From what we see currently from the Scriptures it seems to be mostly structured like the Bible too. Sooo... A printed Hard Cover (even a soft cover would be okay I guess) version in a proper size would make this a very unique release. That way we have something to study a bit deeper than only a hand full of important quotes as we do now. |
Jimmy Hawks
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.01.03 12:30:00 -
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CCP Eterne wrote:Oh, you have no idea how much I'd love to do this.
Unfortunately, religious text is a weak point in my writing and it'd take a massive amount of work.
Hmm, close your eyes, feel the Divine~~ Then open your eyes, take a pen and write them all down. God will guide you on this journey (at least that's how it usualy works, doesn't it...? :P ) Have faith Amarrian, for you are the chosen one!
On a more serious note, yes it certainly would be a lot of work. However:
- It would surely be enjoyable for the writer to do this (assuming the writer is a TRUE Amarr, which I am positive they will be!).
- That book would be a jewel for us nerdy Lore-Geeks and Role Players.
- It would clearly enchant yours and Falcon's Life (obviousely, hehe)
- And it would be good for the treasury of CCP.
I call this a Win / Win deal! |
Jimmy Hawks
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.01.03 18:41:00 -
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Bloodpetal wrote:
I think this would be cool, but 600-1000 pages is an ABSURD amount of information.
I think just a few more segments of the Amarrian Scriptures would be very intriguing.
Maybe absurdly awesome amount of Information? Take the three current EVE Novels. All three together have probably more than 1200 Pages and it's very little Info 
600 Pages isn't much believe me. Take some Fantasy or Sci-Fi Novel. Most good books have usualy 600-900-ish Pages anyway. Sounds like much but it isn't really that much. |
Jimmy Hawks
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.01.04 11:00:00 -
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Synthetic Cultist wrote:I was under the impression that "The Scriptures" were... rather large. In that, during an event some years ago, involving the Order of Saint Tetrimon, it took several Bestowers to move some original printings of some Scriptural works. several thousand cubic metres. 
Yes there are waaaay too many texts to put it into one physical Book.
Hency my idea about Jamyl Sarum or more likely the Theology Council releasing one Book that will be looked at as the basics of the Scriptures that count for everyone in their Empire.
Since there are so many texts about the Scriptures, that basic work would logically also have a very huge volume. Therfore I wouldn't be entierly happy with only a 300 Page Scripture Book. Such a small volume, even if it's just the basics, would just not make sense.
Further study could then only be done via future Chronicles and future Novels. |
Jimmy Hawks
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.01.04 11:11:00 -
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Nicoletta Mithra wrote:
Thirdly, that "Book of Prayers and Devotions" is licentiously utilizing Judeo-Christian prayers, exchaging for example in the Intercession of the Saints "virgin mother of God" with Dano Gheinok or simply taking excerpts of psalms without altering them at all - and it isn't even pointing its sources out.
You know I was actually thinking about this and a thought occured to me (no, not given by God, hehe):
Since the whole EVE Lore is (solely) based in the Future of (most likely) our current Reality, it would only make sense if knowledge of the Bible would have passed down for Generations. The people now known as Amarrians have basically been Terrans (as any other EVE Race) when the EVE Gate collapsed.
The millenias after that collapse must have been really terrible. So the ones that became later known as Amarrians probably clinged to the Bible in order to not lose faith and hope in that harsh times. As it usualy goes, different Preachers go for different approaches over time and so the stories even alter or new ones get added.
So... following that thought it would actually be quite possible that some of the Tales and Stories we know from the Bible would have endured the time and could be found in the one or other form in the Scriptures.
Any thoughts on that? |
Jimmy Hawks
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.01.06 04:02:00 -
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Da Dom wrote:Hmmm
So let me get this straight, you want the gold plated version of the book of reclaiming?
No, the "Book of Reclaiming" is only one of a myriade of Scripture Texts. There are other parts of the Scriptures like "Book I", "Book II", "Book Trials" or "Book of Missions". Not to mention probably a thousand of other texts that haven't even been mentioned yet in the Lore.
My request is to put together something like an official version of the basics of the Scriptures. Of course we're not talking about -real- gold for the Cover but rather an Artwork that does the Scriptures justice and that is coloured in an Amarrian Gold tone.
I hope that answers your question.
Also: thank you to Nicoletta Mithra, Sepherim and Maire Gheren for the insightful explanation. Much appreciated. |
Jimmy Hawks
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.01.06 08:55:00 -
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Da Dom wrote:
Yes, that answers my question. Do you have any links to said scriptures?
The only Link I found where all these Books from above are listed is: http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Scriptures |
Jimmy Hawks
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.01.06 10:49:00 -
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Thank you for the Link. |
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