SCAP, AWAP and STAP... remove disease anyone?

[Thanis Kartaleon]

Not to knock on the actual adventure paths or anything, but did these acronyms remind anyone of STDs? I sure wouldn't want to contract scap... that sounds pretty nasty.

What does the Paizo staff think of the adventure path acronyms?

TK

[magdalena thiriet]

Thanis Kartaleon wrote:

Not to knock on the actual adventure paths or anything, but did these acronyms remind anyone of STDs? I sure wouldn't want to contract scap... that sounds pretty nasty.

What does the Paizo staff think of the adventure path acronyms?

TK

And will the next one be ASAP? Just as long as it's not CR**...

[Jonathan Drain]

I'm looking forward to the Savage Lands Adventure Path (SLAP), followed by Arachnid Slavers Adventure Path (ASAP) and the Carrion Reaper Adventure Path (CRAP)!

[bigbubba2]

Jonathan Drain wrote:

I'm looking forward to the Savage Lands Adventure Path (SLAP), followed by Arachnid Slavers Adventure Path (ASAP) and the Carrion Reaper Adventure Path (CRAP)!

How about CUNAP, Cunningly Unusual New Adventure Path?

[Bill Lumberg]

Contagious Liability Adventure Path.

[Cosmo]

Bill Lumberg wrote:

Contagious Liability Adventure Path.

*nice*

[Steven Morrison]

What is the minium number of "players" you need to play CLAP anyway? I heard that you could do the whole adventure with just a party of two, but it was more fun if you had a larger group. CLAP, from my understanding is an real old adventure path; back in university I heard that half the dorm was trying to beat the CLAP, I don't know how many where sucessfull at beating the CLAP. It must be good I've heard of a few who played it over and over again.

[Heathansson]

Reminds me of that old zen koan, "what is the sound of one hand clapping?"

[Jeremy Mac Donald]

Heathansson wrote:

Reminds me of that old zen koan, "what is the sound of one hand clapping?"

Off Topic Alert.

That’s not actually what your asked. There is a tendency for people to assume that the point behind this is some kind of a test. Sort of “Can westerner can solve an ancient eastern riddle”.

Its not a riddle. It is a method to help you meditate. Your not supposed to solve it. If your trying to solve it then you are not meditating - your thinking and reasoning. Any answer you give is automatically wrong 'cause it shows you missed the whole point.

Anyway I'm given to understand that this is a mistranslation. Your instructor is supposed to say something along the lines of "This is the sound of two hands clapping". Then he claps. "Think about the sound if there is only one hand". Your trying to enter a kind of void mental state and thinking about things ruins this. Concentrating on the sound of nothingness apparently can often help beginners enter this mental state.

[DocG]

Jeremy Mac Donald wrote:

Reminds me of that old zen koan, "what is the sound of one hand clapping?"

I always thought it sounded like 4 fingers striking the palm of the same hand.

[Sebastian]

As long as we're complaining about acronyms, why do all the adventure paths need AP at the end? We know they are AP, and it makes distinguishing SCAP and STAP difficult. Also, I always thought the Age of Worms was abbreviated AoW not AWAP.

ShC
ST
AoW

Much better.

[Great Green God]

AoW,

I just hit my head on something!

GGG