The Book of Blue Lantern (Warth)

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Yea

[Karat]

Yea

[Lazy Orang]

Did we officially decide on a class here? From what people were saying, Ascetic doesn't sound the most accurate.

[japes]

LO has a point. It looks as if things were pushing toward Monk at one point but the discussion was sidetracked on naming the last power. Other than that everything looks fine from my view.

[Arkham]

I’m good with whatever. Sounds like most were in favor of keeping him as-is though. If there’s a strong desire of changing his name to just Warth, and his class to Brother, please speak up.

[Lazy Orang]

I like him as Brother Warth, but I'd prefer Monk to Ascetic for his class.


ascetic

/əˈsɛtɪk/
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adjective
adjective: ascetic

1. characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
   "an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour"
   
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   Similar:
   
   austere
   
   self-denying
   
   abstinent
   
   abstemious
   
   non-indulgent
   
   self-disciplined
   
   frugal
   
   simple
   
   rigorous
   
   strict
   
   severe
   
   hair-shirt
   
   spartan
   
   monastic
   
   monkish
   
   monklike
   
   nunlike
   
   reclusive
   
   solitary
   
   cloistered
   
   eremitic
   
   anchoritic
   
   hermitic
   
   celibate
   
   continent
   
   chaste
   
   puritanical
   
   self-abnegating
   
   other-worldly
   
   mortified
   
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   Opposite:
   
   sybaritic
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

noun
noun: ascetic; plural noun: ascetics

a person who follows an ascetic life.






Are the blues known for avoiding any form of indulgence? (Note that 'indulgence' in this perspective has a very low bar.)

[Arkham]

No idea. I'd be fine with making all the male blues that aren't Saint Walker "Brother" and the females "Sister", as that seems to be the more accurate approach if we don't go Ascetic.

[quozl]

I like matching Walker and going with Saint for the class.

[japes]

Originally Posted by quozl

I like matching Walker and going with Saint for the class.

Saint doesn't work here as Saint Walker was actually a Saint prior to becoming a BL (or so I've been told). That's not true for the other Blues.

per Johnny Ascetic doesn't actually fit either.

Originally Posted by johnny139

If we already have Monk on the books, I'd go with Monk then - I don't think there's anything about the Blue Lantern philosophy that's about abstinence from worldly pleasures or what have you.

I'd vote for either

D. Brother Warth and Monk as a class or
B. Warth with Brother as the class.

[Karat]

Originally Posted by japes

Saint doesn't work here as Saint Walker was actually a Saint prior to becoming a BL (or so I've been told). That's not true for the other Blues.

per Johnny Ascetic doesn't actually fit either.

I'd vote for either

D. Brother Warth and Monk as a class or
B. Warth with Brother as the class.

I'm cool with either of the above options.

[Arch-vile]

I like Brother Warth as the name and either Monk or Ascetic for the class. Warth isn't a Saint, otherwise that'd be a good one.

[Arkham]

Sounds like we need a poll.

A. Ascetic for class
B. Brother for class
C. Saint for class
D. Monk for class

And include whether he should have Brother in his name or just Warth.