Re: Size names

Actually, since the Titans were blatantly naughty and had to be imprisoned
in one of those "War of the Heavens" dealies by all the gods...I think
that's a negative connotation in and of itself...

The Titanic, of course, was named that for its strength and overwhelming
size. Interesting that the one that took the name of the home of the gods
(Olympia? Olympic? I forget what they called the ship) survived, and the one
that took the name of the enemies of Olympus sank...

Personally, I don't think Titanic is a great measurement word, but hey...no
real point in changing it....

~George Lavalle

"Agitate, agitate, agitate, but in a proper way and for a good purpose
only."
              -Horace Mann



>From: Flits3 Frietmuts <j.w.van.den.heuvel@???????.com>
>Reply-To: Discussion list for the Spelljammer campaign setting
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>To: SPELLJAMMER-L@??????.???????.com
>Subject: [SPELLJAMMER] Size names
>Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:35:35 +0200
>
>    Here is what static wrote in a previous post"If a
>third new category is not needed, I'd recommend having
>the sizes be Colassal, Celestial and Stellar, dropping
>Titanic because of its negative conotation with
>regards to ships."
>
>    I see no negative conotation with the Titanic, if
>any thing it stands as a reminder that man should not
>become to prideful in his accomplishments and for me
>that is a good thing! So I think it is fitting to have
>Titanic as a proper name for a size category.
>
>Mark T. Doolan
>
>
>Also a point is the origin of the word Titanic. Doesn't it come from the
>Greek Titans. The sons of the Earthmother?
>So when we change the name, shouldn't we also change the Titans to
>Celestials
>and perhaps Giants to Gargantuans? It is just a name that expresses size.
>Even the word Colossal has an undertone of unintelligent mass... should we
>change that name because of some negative ring to the name? NO.
>
>I suggest we keep on using the following sizes:
>
>Large
>Huge
>Gargantuan
>Collosal
>Titanic
>Galactic
>Whatever (Planetar, Celestial, Stellar....)
>
>P.S. The Celestial and Stellar were dragons, right? Than we could also
>incorporate Radiant, Adamantite, Shadow, Moon etc... Just feeling a bit
>naughty today, so do not read this as a flame... it is just my way of
>joking.
>
>
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