D&D General Languages suck in D&D.

[Micah Sweet]

except all those products you mention, it doesn't really matter what brand you get it's still functionally the same type of product, bubble wrap is bubble wrap, but coke is not pepsi is not fanta is not sprite is not 7up so referring to them all as 'coke' is just confusing.

The Coke one doesn't even make practical sense to me, since virtually every fast food chain except McDonald's is contracted with Pepsi, no matter what part of the country you're in.

 

[Azzy]

except all those products you mention, it doesn't really matter what brand you get it's still functionally the same type of product, bubble wrap is bubble wrap, but coke is not pepsi is not fanta is not sprite is not 7up so referring to them all as 'coke' is just confusing.

But they are the same type of product—they're all soda. Just different flavors.

 

[CreamCloud0]

But they are the same type of product—they're all soda. Just different flavors.

and you think that doesn't matter? would you be satisfied if you could only order 'a soda' and what one you actually got was purely random? up to the whims of the server.

 

[Horwath]

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Beer!

 

[Corinnguard]

And basically nothing, really? This isn't a call to arms of me saying "You're doing it wrong at your table" this is mostly me ranting about how trash it is as a system implemented by WotC and carried forward by other publishers attempting to be 5e compatible. For Narrative purposes, specifically.

Language ought to involve some crunch in both 5e and 5e-adjacent RPGs. Have it where speaking, writing and understanding a language involves advantage, disadvantage, expertise and proficiency.

 

[Azzy]

and you think that doesn't matter? would you be satisfied if you could only order 'a soda' and what one you actually got was purely random? up to the whims of the server.

We're talking about a regionalism that substitutes the word "coke" for the word "soda" (or whatever your regionalism you use). The usage is the same, just a different word is used. If the person wants to specify which type of coke/soda/pop they want, they'll do so the same as anywhere else.

 

[Crimson Longinus]

We're talking about a regionalism that substitutes the word "coke" for the word "soda" (or whatever your regionalism you use). The usage is the same, just a different word is used. If the person wants to specify which type of coke/soda/pop they want, they'll do so the same as anywhere else.

So people actually say "I'd like a coke coke?" if they want a cola drink?

 

[Azzy]

So people actually say "I'd like a cola cola?" if they want a cola drink?

Not "Coca Cola", just "coke" for a cola (yay, another regionalism) drink in general.

It's been a while (since my childhood, I believe) since I last heard "coke" used for soda/cola/pop/whatever.

 

[Azzy]

Language ought to involve some crunch in both 5e and 5e-adjacent RPGs. Have it where speaking, writing and understanding a language involves advantage, disadvantage, expertise and proficiency.

I don't know about "ought to" as a default, but it would be a nice optional rule.

 

[Crimson Longinus]

Not "Coca Cola", just "coke" for a cola (yay, another regionalism) drink in general.

It's been a while (since my childhood, I believe) since I last heard "coke" used for soda/cola/pop/whatever.

Right, but I if I want a cola drink specifically, then how it is expressed? I'd like a cola coke? Or coke coke? Because you cannot just say "coke," as they wouldn't know what kind! It seems like terribly ineffective word choice to me!