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Title: extra rotam nulla salus
Post by: Judd on September 15, 2004, 08:51:29 AM
The subject header is from the opening page of the BW book.

What does it mean?
Title: extra rotam nulla salus
Post by: Thor Olavsrud on September 15, 2004, 10:28:07 AM
My high school Latin is pretty rusty, so I might get it wrong. But maybe it will serve until Luke comes along:

extra rotam nulla salus: Welcome! Beyond (or Outside) the Wheel is (or there is?) nothing.
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Post by: jrs on September 15, 2004, 10:48:46 AM
My Latin is rather nonexistent, but I would have it as "no safety/prosperity beyond/without the wheel."  

Julie
Title: extra rotam nulla salus
Post by: taepoong on September 15, 2004, 12:32:22 PM
I think it translates as "Outside the Wheel, I am a dork."
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Post by: Luke on September 15, 2004, 12:36:13 PM
Quote from: taepoongI think it translates as "I'm Pete and I have no life outside of Luke's game."

Fixed your post, Pete.

There is no salvation beyond the Wheel

It's a bastardization of the old catholic church terror dictum: extra ecclesiam nulla salus.  There is no salvation beyond the Church. Meaning, there's no hope for you, but me.

-L
Title: extra rotam nulla salus
Post by: rafial on September 15, 2004, 01:10:33 PM
"Burning Wheel, where are you from,
New York or Norway or maybe Poland,
Well I didn't know it was the promised land,
but I believed from the moment the dice left my hand..."

-with apologies to the Temple of the Dog
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Post by: Judd on September 15, 2004, 05:50:24 PM
And I thought it translated as "Big wheel keep on turnin', Proud Mary keep on burnin'."

I was wrong.
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Post by: Ron Edwards on September 16, 2004, 12:27:56 AM
"Wheel in the sky keeps on turning
I don't know where I'll be tomor-oh, oh-oh-oh"

I hate that band.

Best,
Ron
Title: extra rotam nulla salus
Post by: Luke on September 16, 2004, 12:32:24 AM
GAH!

What are you all doing!?

I sentence you all to burn up a 4 LP Slave character.

Sheesh.
-L
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Post by: taepoong on September 16, 2004, 10:48:36 AM
No problem, Luke!

Hey, Drozdal! What are your lifepaths? :p
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Post by: Ben Lehman on September 16, 2004, 11:31:36 AM
You mean it isn't:
Outside of the Burning Wheel, a book is a man's best friend.
Inside of the Burning Wheel, it's too hot to read.

?

With apologies to the appropriate parties.

yrs--
--Ben
Title: extra rotam nulla salus
Post by: Jason L Blair on September 23, 2004, 11:35:19 AM
You can't have this thread without the ultimate Burning Wheel:

(translated from the original Dylanesque):

This wheel's on fire,
Rolling down the road,
Best notify my next of kin,
This wheel shall explode!
Title: extra rotam nulla salus
Post by: taepoong on September 23, 2004, 05:44:04 PM
That was absolutely fabulous, darling!