Celtic Heroes

I keep seeing this question raised as a complaint, presumably where some of you are associating the act of parrying a blow with the use of a weapon.

You guys are dumb!

Firstly, let’s be clear about the meaning of parry;

par•ry (pr)
v. par•ried, par•ry•ing, par•ries
v.tr.
1. To deflect or ward off (a fencing thrust, for example).
2. To deflect, evade, or avoid: He skillfully parried the question with a clever reply.
v.intr.
To deflect or ward off a thrust or blow.

A weapon is not a requirement for the use of the word parry.


Secondly, the text generated by the game system while you are in combat is not dependent upon the enemy you are fighting, it is generic and that is probably for the best.

Thirdly, we should be clear on what a wisp actually is;

A will-o'-the-wisp /ˌwɪl ə ðə ˈwɪsp/ or ignis fatuus ( /ˌɪɡnɨs ˈfætʃuːəs/; Medieval Latin: "foolish fire"), also called a "will-o'-wisp", "jack-o'-lantern" (or "jack-o'-the-lantern"), "hinkypunk", "ghost-light", "spook-light", "fairy light", "friar's lantern", "hobby lantern", "corpse candle", "orb", or simply "wisp", is a ghostly light or lights sometimes seen at night or twilight over bogs, swamps, and marshes. It resembles a flickering lamp and is sometimes said to recede if approached.

Different cultures around the world have attributed various myths and legends to this phenomenon but in the main, especially in European folk lore, wisps are malicious spirits that lure travelers into the darkness, they most often do this in order to drown the unwary or the terminally curious.

My point here being that you should not be asking ‘how did this ball of blue light parry my blow?’ rather you should be asking ‘why does hitting an ethereal spirit with a corporeal weapon have any effect at all?’

Finally, for you scientists out there;
The oxidation of phosphine and methane, produced by organic decay, can cause photon emissions. Since phosphine spontaneously ignites on contact with the oxygen in air, only small quantities of it would be needed to ignite the much more abundant methane to create ephemeral fires. Chemists have replicated the lights by adding some chemicals to gases from rotting compounds.

Ok, rant over
Next time think before speaking.

I love this. I wondered that myself. Then I thought... "how am I even hitting this thing?"

Well thought out rant.