What I had heard is that the 'proc' stands for process and the
weapon/server occasionally processes the effect. That's just what I heard
though...
Good Journey,
Sineras Silverlyre (Cazic-Thule)
8)-----Original Message-----
8)From: Bob Stewart [mailto:
bstewart@...]
8)Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 11:22 AM
8)To:
eqbards@onelist.com
8)Subject: [eqbards] Weapons that Cast Spells
8)
8)
8)From: Bob Stewart <
bstewart@...>
8)
8)At 10:59 AM 6/28/99 -0500, Talies the Wanderer wrote:
8)>>It would indeed be interesting to know the origin of the
8)word, but I would
8)>>still resist its adoption when existing words are more
8)clear, appropriate,
8)>>and expressive.
8)>
8)>I haven't been able to come up with a word that means the
8)same thing - I
8)>mean, really
8)>proc vs. "magic weapon that casts a spell, too" is a bit
8)prohibitive....
8)
8)Now there's a challenge for the creative minds of the collected bards.
8)Find a term for this effect that's simple, elegant, poetic,
8)accurate and
8)intuitive.
8)
8)To me using "proc" is similar to using "snork". Both are equally
8)meaningless to the uninitiated.
8)
8)To start the ball rolling, the most obvious term is
8)"spell-casting weapon."
8) But that's rather long and not very poetic. Someone out
8)there will hit
8)the right word. I'm sure of it. We can strike a blow for
8)poetry. Imagine
8)a bit of terminology fostered by the bards for its beauty and
8)utility...
8)
8) Bob
8)
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