Tag Archives: darkness

Darkened minds are worse than darkened eyes

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Confanity

真の闇より無闇が怖い (Shin no yami yori muyami ga kowai; “Thoughtlessness is more frightening than pitch darkness”) Definition: Being caught in utter darkness is scary, because you can’t be sure where everything is, or even what actually is and isn’t there at … Continue reading →

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But supposing you brought the light inside

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Confanity

Just shine full-strength sunlight into every single cell of your body and you’ll never need to worry about viruses again. 馬鹿と暗闇おっかない (Baka to kurayami okkanai; “Both idiots and darkness are scary”) Definition: The darkness is frightening because you don’t know … Continue reading →

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[Star Trek reboot reference]

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Confanity

This is why I check after every post goes up to make sure everything actually went as scheduled. 一寸先は闇 (Issun saki wa yami; “One sun ahead is darkness”) Definition: What lies before us, even an inch away, is darkness (metaphorically). … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – The sounding dark

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Confanity

Yambu This spell requires a flute, pipe, or other wind instrument to cast, and the caster must play the instrument continuously for the duration of the spell. Darkness is generated in a roughly spherical space centered on the caster, and … Continue reading →

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