I learned a new word today: Triptych. It means "a work consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together", which isnt at all how its used in Richard Pett's "The Prince of Redhand". I love the adventure and it is without a doubt one of (if not the) absolute best adventures in the Adventure Path. But still, I wonder...why Triptych?
Was the Well initially supposed to be three-sided, mirroring the idea of it being built for a group consumed with the idea of a Triad. Was it an author error? Or maybe Im missing something.
Either way, its certainly another thing I can actually say Ive learned solely because a play D&D. Can anyone else say they actually knew the word "Triptych" before reading this?
I learned a new word today: Triptych. It means "a work consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together", which isnt at all how its used in Richard Pett's "The Prince of Redhand". I love the adventure and it is without a doubt one of (if not the) absolute best adventures in the Adventure Path. But still, I wonder...why Triptych?
Was the Well initially supposed to be three-sided, mirroring the idea of it being built for a group consumed with the idea of a Triad. Was it an author error? Or maybe Im missing something.
Either way, its certainly another thing I can actually say Ive learned solely because a play D&D. Can anyone else say they actually knew the word "Triptych" before reading this?
yep. I forget which fantasy series I read it in, but it was many a year ago, and the word has stuck with me ever since. Came in handy when I had to take Art History classes, too. ;)
D&D is very educational, especially for interesting vocabulary. I knew this one, though. My parents had a triptych hanging in the living room for years, but I probably learned the word somewhere else - a fantasy, sci-fi, or RPG book of some sort I'm sure. I've seen it since then usually just referring to things made of three parts. It literally means "three fold", so I guess that's appropriate.
yup i learnt this in art too. a friend of mine painted one with lots of angels in.it surprising how much u can learn from a game like D&D or sci fi. i tend to bewilder people with my knowledge of norse and egyptian gods that i got from the old deities books.
I learned a new word today: Triptych. It means "a work consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together", which isnt at all how its used in Richard Pett's "The Prince of Redhand". I love the adventure and it is without a doubt one of (if not the) absolute best adventures in the Adventure Path. But still, I wonder...why Triptych?
Was the Well initially supposed to be three-sided, mirroring the idea of it being built for a group consumed with the idea of a Triad. Was it an author error? Or maybe Im missing something.
Either way, its certainly another thing I can actually say Ive learned solely because a play D&D. Can anyone else say they actually knew the word "Triptych" before reading this?
Triptychs are very common in Eastern Orthodox Cathlic churches. Most classical art museums have at least 3 of them around somewhere...
I learned a new word today: Triptych. It means "a work consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together", which isnt at all how its used in Richard Pett's "The Prince of Redhand". I love the adventure and it is without a doubt one of (if not the) absolute best adventures in the Adventure Path. But still, I wonder...why Triptych?
Was the Well initially supposed to be three-sided, mirroring the idea of it being built for a group consumed with the idea of a Triad. Was it an author error? Or maybe Im missing something.
I'd think it was called "triptych" because there are three sides to the Ebon Triad--three faces of evil, hinged at the ears.
One can even imagine that the Ebon Triad must have commissioned a few triptych devotional paintings with each deity depicted on a separate panel of the triptych.
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One can even imagine that the Ebon Triad must have commissioned a few triptych devotional paintings with each deity depicted on a separate panel of the triptych.
Correct. More to the point, calling the three deities a "triptych" is a metaphorical way to categorize them.
Threes turn up rather a lot in Age of Worms, actually. For Savage Tide, it's looking like the sacred number's going to be 7.