 The Voynich Manuscript, Hoax? Real? |
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 Jul 27 2006, 05:16 PM
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Chrome to the Core  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715  |
Wikipedia article.
Reading the article, and it kicks a memory of a Wired article that I read about two years ago, discussing how it can easily be faked. And suddenly my mind starts churning out ideas for SR. This is a Good Thing™. |
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Jul 27 2006, 05:38 PM
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Shadow Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 3,737 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Secret Tunnels under the UK (South West) Member No.: 8,636 |
Wow - excellent find, Tanka. This just screams Macguffin at me! Only two things need to be decided : 1. Whether the shadowrunners should be hired steal it or to recover it. 2. How many Great Dragons are involved. [evil] |
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Jul 27 2006, 05:44 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Heh. Been a while. I kinda like the Mandarin theory myself.
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Jul 27 2006, 05:53 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
They should be hired to destroy it.
~J |
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Jul 27 2006, 05:56 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,026 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Seattle (Really!) Member No.: 7,996 |
If they read it have them make a San check :)
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Jul 27 2006, 06:38 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Sheesh, to think I squeezed the reference into Loose Alliances and nobody commented on it...
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Jul 27 2006, 06:38 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Quiet, you. Let them play.
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Jul 27 2006, 07:24 PM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
I haven't even read it yet, so... There you go. :P |
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Jul 27 2006, 07:27 PM
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Shadow Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 3,737 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Secret Tunnels under the UK (South West) Member No.: 8,636 |
Well you spelt Voynich wrong. We were just too polite to comment on that. ;) Seriously, I knew I'd seen an SR reference to it somewhere before. |
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Jul 27 2006, 08:04 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
Ooh, fantasy flight idea, tying in with Snow Crash:
The manuscript is written in the ancient universal language of Babel (or Language of the Birds, if you will). However, due to the same virus that made people unable to universally understand Babel, no one is able to understand the manuscript. Ever. No matter how hard they try. However, as the sole remaining artefact written in Babel, any number of delightfully occult characters might hire the runners to obtain the manuscript for them, with the crazy idea that if they just had the manuscript, they're sure they could decipher it and gain the power of the universal language... |
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Jul 27 2006, 08:13 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Or just have a mage astrally assense it and get enough hits to tell the intent it was actually written with. I am sure there would be many overlays of past impressions, but you could get lucky.
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Jul 28 2006, 03:03 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
Or, maybe it's just Dunkhelzahn's grocery list. He woke up in the 1650s, or 1450s or whenever your precise dating has it as originating, penned it as a reminded of what he needed to buy when the Awakening happened, flew from Europe to North America to avoid the pestilent plauge of dragonhunters, and forgot to bring the list with him?
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Jul 28 2006, 03:58 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
you'd also have to (edited after reading the article) |
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Jul 28 2006, 04:12 AM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Shit. I'm still amazed that you made a reference to Fordism. |
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Jul 28 2006, 09:04 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
True dat. I was using an Italian text as reference and it was spelled differently, though you can chalk that up to the author being an Italian. Btw - those who like this sort of thing will find the Vigilia section has a couple of other similar artifacts/references. |
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Jul 28 2006, 02:58 PM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
And as I read the section a few times over, it gets even more interesting.
Synner... You rock. Plain and simple. |
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Jul 28 2006, 03:06 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 23-October 05 From: soILL Member No.: 7,881 |
this is awesome the whole mysterious text ordeal is always needed for a few spinoff's
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Jul 29 2006, 02:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 732 Joined: 21-July 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 7,508 |
Mmm... our group already stole it. 'Course, working for the Draco foundation, we end up stealing lots of silly things. Pays good, though. :grinbig:
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