Deva or Aasimar?

MerricB

Eternal Optimist

Supporter

• Sep 11, 2008

• #1

Simple question, simple poll.

For the record, I detest Aasimar. It's just a failed attempt to get into the dictionary before the Aardvark!

Cheers!

 

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Droogie

Explorer

• Sep 11, 2008

• #2

Dunno. I think I like 'aasimar' better. 'Deva' makes me think of 'pop deva', and now I picture the entire race looking like Mariah Carey.

 

Mouseferatu

Hero

• Sep 11, 2008

• #3

Droogie said:

Dunno. I think I like 'aasimar' better. 'Deva' makes me think of 'pop deva', and now I picture the entire race looking like Mariah Carey.

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OTOH, "deva" has the virtue of being

A) A real word,

B) Connotations that actually make sense for the race, and

C) Is pronounceable without sounding like you're trying to curse. (It's "day-vuh," for the record, not "diva" like Mariah Carey.)

Gee, can we tell how I voted?

 

Hussar

Legend

• Sep 11, 2008

• #4

Y'know, I always pronounced that DEE va, never knew any better.

And it still didn't bother me.

 

Sonny

Adventurer

• Sep 11, 2008

• #5

I like Deva much more. I never actually disliked Aasimar, but then again, I never liked it either. For me, this would be one of 4th editions positive changes.

 

Rodrigo Istalindir

Explorer

• Sep 11, 2008

• #6

Don't really care, as I never liked them as a PC race. But 'deva' has too many Myth Adventures overtones for me.

 

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Lackhand

First Post

• Sep 11, 2008

• #7

Deva, please -- euphonious real word > "ass uh mar" made up word.

 

MerricB

Eternal Optimist

Supporter

• Sep 11, 2008

• #8

Mouseferatu said:

Gee, can we tell how I voted?

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For "Throat-wobbler Mangrove"? Knew I left something off the poll!

Interesting to see the split in votes - it's very heavily towards Deva at this point; which probably says an awful lot about how real words are generally better than made-up ones.

Cheers!

 

Xris Robin

First Post

• Sep 11, 2008

• #9

Rodrigo Istalindir said:

Don't really care, as I never liked them as a PC race. But 'deva' has too many Myth Adventures overtones for me.

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Great, now I'm going to be thinking of the Bazaar through all my 4e games now.

 

MerricB

Eternal Optimist

Supporter

• Sep 11, 2008

• #10

Christopher Robin said:

Great, now I'm going to be thinking of the Bazaar through all my 4e games now.

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And is that a bad thing? Certainly, it's more meat for DM's to use on unsuspecting players!

Cheers!