D&D 5E D&D Beyond - Some Entries Now Include Pronunciations

[pukunui]

According to this announcement, Matthew Mercer and Marisha Ray have provided official pronunciations for the D&D monsters and races.

They're calling it a guide, but that's a bit of a misnomer, since the pronunciations aren't all in one place, like this. Instead, the pronunciations are provided with each monster or race's entry. You can hear the pronunciation by clicking on the audio icon to the left of the creature's name, as shown here:

 

[mach1.9pants]

That's a very cool idea. Ka pai rā tēnei mahi!

 

[mach1.9pants]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/deep-gnome-svirfneblin

aaah that's how it's said

And it's DOUR-gar not DER-gar (Duergar), Otyugh is Oaty-Ug, and it's also not Byew-let but buh-let. Things I've been saying wrong in excess of 25 years

 

[Morrus]

D&D Beyond - Some Entries Now Include Pronunciations

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/deep-gnome-svirfneblin

aaah that's how it's said

And it's DOUR-gar not DER-gar (Duergar), Otyugh is Oaty-Ug, and it's also not Byew-let but buh-let. Things I've been saying wrong in excess of 25 years

Frank Mentzer said it was DEW-ur-gar in Dragon Magazine. So I guess PronunciationGate will continue forever!

http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?151-D-D-Pronunciation-Guide#.WYoev1FLeHs

 

[mach1.9pants]

Frank Mentzer said it was DEW-er-Gar in Dragon Magazine. So I guess the pronunciation issue is not yet solved!

Well at least I've been wrong in good company!

 

[cbwjm]

I remember in an old Dragon magazine someone asked the pronunciation of Flind and the sage responded by saying rhymes with wind

 

[guachi]

Frank Mentzer said it was DEW-ur-gar in Dragon Magazine. So I guess PronunciationGate will continue forever!

http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?151-D-D-Pronunciation-Guide#.WYoev1FLeHs

Good thing I've been pronouncing it correctly all these years. And the new folks also got Otyugh wrong, as well. Honestly, how hard would it have been to look up the correct pronunciations in Dragon and get it right?

 

[Morrus]

D&D Beyond - Some Entries Now Include Pronunciations

PronuncationGate! Mearls v Mentzer! Fight!

 

[Prakriti]

Frank Mentzer said it was DEW-ur-gar in Dragon Magazine. So I guess PronunciationGate will continue forever!

http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?151-D-D-Pronunciation-Guide#.WYoev1FLeHs

The big one for me is Sahuagin. Mentzer's pronunciation guide and Dungeons & Dragons Online both pronounce it differently from D&D Beyond. Why would WotC decide to change it now?

 

[mach1.9pants]

The big one for me is Sahuagin. Mentzer's pronunciation guide and Dungeons & Dragons Online both pronounce it differently from D&D Beyond. Why would WotC decide to change it now?

I wonder if they are changing pronunciation due to what they hear from player's usage (cons, streams etc) rather than sticking to what history has given. Fighting public usage of language is a losing war!