D&D Phonetic Alphabet

[GandalfMithrandir]

Thought this up in Physics and thought I would share, goes along the lines of stuff like from World War Two: Able, Backer, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, George etc.

Aboleth, Beholder, Chimera, Dragon, Elemental, Fireball, Gargoyle, Hydra, Imp, Janni, Kobold, Lich, Minotaur, Neogi, Ogre, Pegasus, Quasit, Raksasha, Skeleton, Tarrasque, Unicorn, Vampire, Wight, Xill, Ythrak, Zombie

Hope that provided an interesting variation on everyday life

GM

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

You know, I can actually see using that, although I'm not sure anyone knows how to pronounce "ythrak," or would try to do so in a battlefield situation. Likewise, "troll" is probably more common (and more clearly pronouncable) than "terrasque." I'd probably flip "neogi" for "nixie" as well.

 

[wingsandsword]

For reference, the current NATO standard Phonetic Alphabet is: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-Ray, Yankee, Zulu

For a fantasy version, the words need to be easy to pronounce and hard to confuse with another word. Some things may well be the same, like Whiskey (a dwarven contribution )

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

For reference, the current NATO standard Phonetic Alphabet is: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-Ray, Yankee, Zulu

Mike is apparently on vacation.

What we need is the un-pronouncable D&D phonetic alphabet, from Anhkeg to Drow to Flumph to Ixiti ... Ixithi ... devil-ray-thing.

 

[TarionzCousin]

You know, I can actually see using that, although I'm not sure anyone knows how to pronounce "ythrak," or would try to do so in a battlefield situation.

How about "'Yanki"? As in Githyanki.

The only "Y" monster in the original monster manual is the yeti, and that doesn't sound D&D-esque to me.

 

[mach1.9pants]

It be cool (as an ex military aviator) to see this done with DnD created monsters, like beholder or ithillid.

 

[Orius]

X of course needs to be Xorn, not Xill.

 

[Stormonu]

Thought this up in Physics and thought I would share, goes along the lines of stuff like from World War Two: Able, Backer, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, George etc.

Aboleth, Beholder, Chimera, Dragon, Elemental, Fireball, Gargoyle, Hydra, Imp, Janni, Kobold, Lich, Minotaur, Neogi, Ogre, Pegasus, Quasit, Raksasha, Skeleton, Tarrasque, Unicorn, Vampire, Wight, Xill, Ythrak, Zombie

Hope that provided an interesting variation on everyday life

GM

The 1E version:

Anhkheg, Beholder, Chimera, Dragon, Efreet, Flumph, Gargoyle, Hydra, Imp, Jermlaine, Kobold, Lich, Minotaur, Nightmare, Orc, Pheonix, Quasit, Roper, Skeleton, Treant, Unicorn, Vampire, Wight, Xorn, Yeti, Zombie

The 2E version:

Aarakocra, Baatezu, Cloaker, Dracolich, Ettercap, Feyr, Giff, Hatori, Ixitxachitl, Jackalwere, Kenku, Leucrotta, Maedar, Neogi, Otyugh, Peryton, Quaggoth, Remorhaz, Sahuagin, Tanar'ri, UmberHulk, Vampire, Wemic, Xorn, Yugoloth, Zaratan

The 3E version:

Aboleth, Beholder, Chimera, Dragon, Elf, Fiendish, Giant, Harpy, Illithid, Kobold, Lich, Mummy, Nymph, Owlbear, Pseudodragon, Rakshasa, Slaad, Troll, Unicorn, Vampire, Wyvern, Xorn, Yuan-ti, Zombie

Let's see a BECMI and 4E version

 

[Neonchameleon]

Thought this up in Physics and thought I would share, goes along the lines of stuff like from World War Two: Able, Backer, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, George etc.

I prefer the other WW2 set

A for 'orses
B for mutton
C for thighlanders (don't ask)
D for mation
E for brick
F for vescence
G for screefers (Jeefers Screefers)
...

 

[Scott DeWar]

I prefer the other WW2 set

A for 'orses
...

straw is cheaper grass is free,
buy a farm you get all three!