"This is so, so bad. SO BAD."

[kingandy]

I forgot to mention: Have posted cheque and booking form to Enwoo. Fool that I am. Now I need some way to look egyptian and old. Think I could pull off one of these? Or these? No, the answer is no.

Comments

[kneeshooter]

I don't know - that second one could work for you...

[kingandy]

No, really, no.

[kneeshooter]

NWO can be about silly costumes - irdm won the prize last event but I think you could be onto a winner.

[kingandy]

Hee. While I'm not entirely shy about stripping down when appropriate, I don't think it's exactly the place or time - aside from anything else, as an Egyptian living in a library in a cave in Rome for something like 50 years, Hammad is likely to have learned the fine art of dressing warmly.

Also I am pale and slightly flabby. And just self-conscious enough to not want to show my nipples at a masked ball.

[kneeshooter]

Sensible choice really. Additionally I think you'll find that exposing one or both nipples at a formal ball is in breach of the Peripheral Code.

Honest.

[delvy.livejournal.com]

Damn, now I have to redesign my costume.

[kingandy]

I believe following the 631 tribunal it was established that it was permissible to display the left nipple, but only on occasion that a visiting magus were to have forgotten his evening footwear. Further, if such a nipple is displayed, the bearer is bound to submit to a formal nipple count upon quaesitor request.

I'm hoping that my familiarity with the similarly arcane and obscure rules of Mornington Crescent will ease me into the part, especially when backed up with the words "I'll have to check my records, but..."

[kneeshooter]

I'll defer in this instance. You say what you like - and if you get it wrong then is the time to worry about the bad hat.

[kingandy]

Bad hat?

Well, I'll wait until I get my proper players' pack before I start to worry. TBH I'm more likely to make noncommital noises about checking records than declare the existence of spurious judgements and/or precedents. The important thing is to look like you know what you're doing; if you can fake sincerity then you've got it made.

[jfs.livejournal.com]

Ahem.

Firstly, you should specify that you mean the 631 Rome Tribunal, as said ruling was never ratified by Grand Tribunal, and therefore only applies within said Tribunal.

Secondly; there was no tribunal in 631 in Rome; you're 100 years early for the foundation of the order.

Mornington Crescent? I've always found the rules ... simplistic.

[kingandy]

Well, the first goes without saying in an informal forum such as this.

As to the second ... I was using the ... gregorian calendar? Wait while I check my records...

[wulfboy.livejournal.com]

What if you combine the Egyptian costume with - say - aMetallica t-shirt to hide both nipples and Andybelly? That'd work, shirley?

[kestrana.livejournal.com]

If he's living in a cave near Rome perhaps he adopted the Roman style of dress. Wear a toga with the imperial crown. Problem solved.

(Besides, later Egyptians adopted the Roman form of dress when they were - ya know - conquered later. Not to mention there's a lot of ushtabis running around in full length linen toga-like gowns.)

[kingandy]

I was actually considering taking the - what do you call it, the collar thingy? Yoke or whatever? - over a toga or robe of some sort.

I've got a few months yet, I'm sure something will come to me...

[kingandy]

Of course, why didn't I think of that? Though I think to be more historically accurate it would have to be Sisters of Mercy.

It's largely academic, though, since I have neither. I may have to settle for Daffy Duck.

[jfs.livejournal.com]

More seriously, if you can find a link to the photo pages for the first event in the NWO series (The Levant) then there are several photos of what the other Egyptian characters wore then. I'd provide a link, but DM's site seems to be somewhat truncated and according to my work computer, the NWO forums are down again.

Roz (westernind) made one of the collars, as did <lj user=delvy) - and Delvy won't be using his at Rome :-)

[jfs.livejournal.com]

http://www.nwogames.co.uk/transylvania/pics/jackal.jpg

Amenotris the Jackal and, in the background, Nekh-bey-et, Ghoul Queen of the Nile, from the Levant.

[jfs.livejournal.com]

http://melgir.demon.co.uk:81/lrp/gallery/nwo/1_levant/

and, generally, http://www.nwogames.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13

Hope this helps.

[kingandy]

OMG Stargaterriffic!

That is a great help. I imagine I will go with something like this, if I can get the materials together and whatnot in time. Cheers!