extra rotam nulla salus

[Judd]

The subject header is from the opening page of the BW book.

What does it mean?

[Thor Olavsrud]

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.

[jrs]

My Latin is rather nonexistent, but I would have it as "no safety/prosperity beyond/without the wheel."  

Julie

[taepoong]

I think it translates as "Outside the Wheel, I am a dork."

[Luke]

I 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

[rafial]

"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

[Judd]

And I thought it translated as "Big wheel keep on turnin', Proud Mary keep on burnin'."

I was wrong.

[Ron Edwards]

"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

[Luke]

GAH!

What are you all doing!?

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

Sheesh.
-L

[taepoong]

No problem, Luke!

Hey, Drozdal! What are your lifepaths? :p

[Ben Lehman]

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

[Jason L Blair]

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!

[taepoong]

That was absolutely fabulous, darling!