Curt Schilling's Lore

[TheManInTheBox]

<div></div><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><a href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=commnews&message.id=8168" target="_blank"><u>Look here.</u></a></b>I know its unlikely, but I just had to ask. Does Vhalen happen to know anything about this mysterious new being that we will be facing soon in the world of Norrath? <span>:smileytongue:</span></font><div></div><p>Message Edited by TheManInTheBox on <span class=date_text>05-24-2006</span> <span class=time_text>01:56 PM</span>

[Tanatz]

<div></div>Can't wait to hear this.edit:  beh I was gonna gripe but I hate when other people do it, soo...<div></div><p>Message Edited by Tanatz on <span class=date_text>05-24-2006</span> <span class=time_text>05:14 PM</span>

[Cusashorn]

<DIV>I just wanna know what the PH on his armor stands for.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><IMG src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h245/DRCEQ2/CurtSchilling.png"></DIV><p>Message Edited by Cusashorn on <span class=date_text>05-24-2006</span> <span class=time_text>04:49 PM</span>

[TheManInTheBox]

<font face="Comic Sans MS">I googled "Curt Schilling PH" but I didn't really see anything of interest. I could have missed something though. I can't help but keeping have the words "place holder" pop up in my head though. <span>:smileytongue:</span></font><div></div>

[Cusashorn]

<DIV>Maybe he's part of a baseball team. The Prince's Haters or something. :p</DIV>

[Zh]

I dunno if it's supposed to be a P, looks more like the upside down h / u thing, but i can't place it<div></div>

[Methriln]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> TheManInTheBox wrote:<BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I googled "Curt Schilling PH" but I didn't really see anything of interest. I could have missed something though. <BR><BR>I can't help but keeping have the words "place holder" pop up in my head though. <SPAN>:smileytongue:</SPAN><BR></FONT> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>lol same here

[Jait]

<DIV>In baseball terminology, 'PH' means "Pinch Hitter".  It looks more like a 22nd century Phillies uniform, but he hasn't played for them in years.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Sartredes]

See...I just thought the 'P' and the 'H', were the start of the words "PHAT LOOT" that are plastered on that wicked looking breastplate, just in case anyone couldn't tell.

[Lebr]

Hmm i know he use to play an Iksar monk in Eqlive cant recall his name tho.

[StaAk]

<P>It's not "PH", its 38 in the Human alphabet. Like the number on his uniform.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P><p>Message Edited by StaAk on <span class=date_text>05-27-2006</span> <span class=time_text>02:00 PM</span>

[Cusashorn]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> StaAk wrote:<BR> <P>It's not "PH", its 38 in the Human alphabet. Like the number on his uniform.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P>Message Edited by StaAk on <SPAN class=date_text>05-27-2006</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>02:00 PM</SPAN><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Lame.

[StaAk]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Cusashorn wrote:<BR> <BR>Lame.<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Hey now, maybe Freeport has a baseball team we don't know about. Maybe there's a little-known stadium next to the Asylum and all the other places that didn't make it into the game.  I can see it now...</P> <P> </P> <P></P> <HR> <P>Today, the Freeport Overlords decimated the Bloodskull Black Sox to win their 45th game in a row this season at D'Lere Field, leaving them undefeated and well atop the Norrathian Eastern division. Curt Schilling gave up 2 hits in 8 innings while killing 3 members of the Black Sox to post his 9th win of the season...</P> <P></P> <HR> <P> </P> <P>Seriously. I really do appreciate the fact that this will raise money for a very worthy cause. That's not lost on me. But as a lore junkie and roleplayer, I'd like to know the reasons there's a crazy man in bright red 38-emblazoned platemail armor carrying big spiked clubs around.</P> <P> </P>

[Cusashorn]

<DIV>No I mean the whole "38" thing in the Human Language (how is it possible that there's even a letter for the numbers? I don't see anything about that in the font files..</DIV>

[StaAk]

<P> </P> <P>Not all of the languages have a set of numerals that go with them. Human does though. I imagine Humans just use the same set for letters and numbers, quite different from how English speakers use the Latin alphabet and Arabic numerals.</P> <P> </P> <P>I whipped up this little chart for now, would be nice to have a whole set of these for translating in-game texts but I'd rather be playing than photoshopping.</P> <P><IMG src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/staak/humanchart.gif"></P> <P>(off-topic: Stack knows 24 languages so far and considers himself a bit of a linguist (unfortunately can't get the Freeport tongues without betraying), but I can't seem to find a Human language primer for him. Maybe I'm just blind.)</P>

[Cusashorn]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> StaAk wrote:<BR> <P> </P> <P>Not all of the languages have a set of numerals that go with them. Human does though. I imagine Humans just use the same set for letters and numbers, quite different from how English speakers use the Latin alphabet and Arabic numerals.</P> <P> </P> <P>I whipped up this little chart for now, would be nice to have a whole set of these for translating in-game texts but I'd rather be playing than photoshopping.</P> <P><IMG src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/staak/humanchart.gif"></P> <P>(off-topic: Stack knows 24 languages so far and considers himself a bit of a linguist (unfortunately can't get the Freeport tongues without betraying), but I can't seem to find a Human language primer for him. Maybe I'm just blind.)</P><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Actually the reason why humans don't have a language primer is because they just speak common. I know there's the human language. Supposedly they planned on having Antonian and Lucanic languages for humans before the game went live. The visual languages are still in the game though.

[ElnAckom]

<div></div>Several examples of the human dialects in-game at several other translation threads we've got going. I share your amateur linguist aspirations! Sesketh speaks 26 thus far!<a href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=lore&message.id=12561#M12561" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=lore&message.id=12561#M12561</a><a href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=zones&message.id=14056#M14056" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=zones&message.id=14056#M14056</a>Edit for clickies.<p>Message Edited by ElnAckom on <span class=date_text>05-29-2006</span> <span class=time_text>03:07 PM</span>

[noed]

No need to translate, the fonts files are in your game files <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><div></div>

[ElnAckom]

LOL, click on that second list one post up and tell me that the font files are sufficient. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> There's a lot to be found using those font files you point out... which is what we've all been using to unlock all these lovely little easter eggs.<div></div>

[Renita_Serafim]

<P><A href="http://freep.typepad.com/game_on/2006/05/more_curt_schil.html " target=_blank>Curt Schilling Lore</A></P> <P><IMG src="http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5048/clintgilcrush0qj.jpg"></P>

[Cusashorn]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Astralmage wrote:<BR> <P><A href="http://freep.typepad.com/game_on/2006/05/more_curt_schil.html" target=_blank>Curt Schilling Lore</A></P> <P><IMG src="http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5048/clintgilcrush0qj.jpg"></P><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>An anagram from his real name huh? I applaud his thinking. Cusashorn is also an anagram of my own real name.</P> <P> </P> <P>Anyway. It looks like he's found in Thundering Steppes there..</P>

[TheManInTheBox]

<font face="Comic Sans MS">Amusing to say the least. I thought by the way they talked he would be added in as a high level raid encounter....<span></span>Oh well, maybe I can crack Clint's head in a couple times for being such a puss and spreading anarchy throughout Norrath. <span>:smileytongue:</span></font><div></div>

[syous01]

<P>Curt Schilling was / is the ace pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Hence the PH. </P> <P>Maybe..</P>

[Nocturnal Aby]

<P>It's my personal opinion that the PH is simply his number, 38, in the human font, as has been explained above.  If you look at it on his armor, it looks much more like the font used for human than it does the normal PH.  Also, the reincarnation of him on the docks simply talks about how following either Lucan or Antonia is for mindless sheep, and that only by going solo are you truly free.  All he does is talk, it seems, I couldn't get a quest out of him.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P>