View original postI've had that same wonderful experience a time or two as well, I don't do writing but I did used to do a lot of DMing and I always liked to really flush out my world's and frankly amuse myself building them in much the same way I used to build characters I'd never play back when I played more than I DM'd. I always like to build my geography and noble houses and such I'd I get kicks picking some vaguely appropriate language to feed a descriptive word or phrase into as the family or city or regional name.
I'm currently DMing a game based heavily on the height of the Roman empire, so many places, events, and people are named in Latin.
Which is amusing, as when when I named someone Magno Malum (essentially Big Bad Guy), and the players were completely oblivious.
That's the whole trouble. You can't ever find
a place that's nice and peaceful, because there isn't any.
You may think there is, but once you get there, when you're not looking,
somebody'll sneak up and write "F*ck you" right under your nose.
~ J. D. Salinger
a place that's nice and peaceful, because there isn't any.
You may think there is, but once you get there, when you're not looking,
somebody'll sneak up and write "F*ck you" right under your nose.
~ J. D. Salinger
This message last edited by Raserei on 18/07/2013 at 05:56:12 PM
A question related to ancient Greek words
- 16/07/2013 09:58:53 PM
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Tom's your man for this one, I'd say, maybe Danny or Gabriel
- 16/07/2013 10:50:49 PM
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It is for fiction, yes.
- 16/07/2013 11:12:04 PM
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Re: It is for fiction, yes.
- 17/07/2013 01:17:19 AM
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That would bug the hell out of me.
- 17/07/2013 03:49:12 PM
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Language is a great way to set a game up.
- 18/07/2013 05:55:49 PM
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"Fifty years old" is πεντηκονταετης or πεντηκοντουτης
- 18/07/2013 12:20:58 PM
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If I'm converting the letters correctly ...
- 18/07/2013 04:20:49 PM
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The answer is Pentakron...
- 18/07/2013 06:02:11 PM
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If your goal is a common-use word I'd vote /pen tek/, it seems to be quick and comfortable. *NM*
- 19/07/2013 04:11:44 PM
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pentēkontaeteiron, not pentēkontaeteron
- 19/07/2013 02:40:51 AM
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This is what I would go with. Granted, at some level it becomes an issue of transliteration. *NM*
- 20/07/2013 10:13:23 AM
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