Destiny's Tears OOC Thread- Prologue: A Jewel in the Shadow

[Brother Shatterstone]

...which I think the Americans tend to do more readily

Now that makes perfect sense.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Now that makes perfect sense.

Ya, not that I thought of Americans initially when creating the race, mind you, it was just an insight that struck me from my own work.

 

[Thanee]

Ha Ha, the swashbuckler won't be able to whisper sweet nothings to the siren.

Rowaini (romantic) and Feldori (all purrs and meows) seem to be rather well-suited, actually. From what I have read here so far, I'd consider those the most-suited languages for "sweet talk".

I'd think Seelie is more childish/playful (good-natured-faery-language; Seelie is a term for the good faeries, as opposed to Unseelie for the bad/evil ones, more correctly they are the names of the two faery courts).

Melodian naturally would lend itself well for music and Eldish seems to be more practical, tho, considering the nature of the Dolathi, I wouldn't be surprised, if their language was quite, well, changeable... to carry a broad range of emotions and so on.

All that is, of course, pure speculation.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Rystil Arden]

Rowaini (romantic) and Feldori (all purrs and meows) seem to be rather well-suited, actually. From what I have read here so far, I'd consider those the most-suited languages for "sweet talk".

I'd think Seelie is more childish/playful (good-natured-faery-language; Seelie is a term for the good faeries, as opposed to Unseelie for the bad/evil ones, more correctly they are the names of the two faery courts).

Melodian naturally would lend itself well for music and Eldish seems to be more practical, tho, considering the nature of the Dolathi, I wouldn't be surprised, if their language was quite, well, changeable... to carry a broad range of emotions and so on.

All that is, of course, pure speculation.

Bye
Thanee

I agree with you, and to the extent that your analysis of Dolathi is exactly how I described it in one of these threads, then you either read it already and forgot, or we are exactly on the same wavelength (someone with Search feature can prove that I really did say that already ).

The only thing is that though Seelie, in this case, is named for the country of Seelyne, but you're right about where the word comes from

As for the languages, my only hope is not to be offensive to any people who speak real-world languages similar to those that I used as bases for my game ones. (For instance, the horn-helmed guy was speaking a variant of Old Norse that might have sounded too much like German--let me know if it did and it makes you feel uncomfortable)

 

[Thanee]

I agree with you, and to the extent that your analysis of Dolathi is exactly how I described it in one of these threads, then you either read it already and forgot, or we are exactly on the same wavelength (someone with Search feature can prove that I really did say that already ).

I had looked it up and there it was only described as a language with many influences from other languages (or there was another post about it, who knows for sure ).

As for the languages, my only hope is not to be offensive to any people who speak real-world languages similar to those that I used as bases for my game ones. (For instance, the horn-helmed guy was speaking a variant of Old Norse that might have sounded too much like German--let me know if it did and it makes you feel uncomfortable)

Nordic (scandinavian) languages do not really sound a lot like german, there are some similarities, but all in all they are pretty different, especially in the way they are pronounced.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Rystil Arden]

I had looked it up and there it was only described as a language with many influences from other languages (or there was another post about it, who knows for sure ).



Nordic (scandinavian) languages do not really sound a lot like german, there are some similarities, but all in all they are pretty different, especially in the way they are pronounced.

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Thanee

Good! Then my old-Norse variant should *really really* not sound like German. (And the interesting thing about online is that since its written, pronunciation differences can disappear depending on how the crazy English people decide to put down the letters )

 

[Thanee]

Rystil:

[SBLOCK]A few questions:

- Was my guess about the Colisseum correct (circular building in the center of Eldiz)?
- When will this convocation be? For some reason (from the initial post) I had thought it was held in that tavern, but it seems to be in the Amphitheatre on the next day, is that right?
- Does Melody know anything else about the Archduke, or that "Alliance"?[/SBLOCK]

Bye
Thanee

 

[unleashed]

Lots of questions.

First the Warmage.

What weapons can they use, I assume as a fighter but I could be wrong?

What armour can they wear, again I assume as a fighter, and can they cast spell while wearing it?

I assume they have access to normal wizard/sorcerer spells?

Do they have a tendancy for evocation magic and other damaging spells?

Is there a limit on how many sigils for spell formulae can be placed on any one item?

Is the Signature Construct like the Item Familiar in Unearthed Arcana, or should I be looking up something else?

Do they also need the craft wondrous item feat to craft constructs (as is normal), or do Warmages make do without it?


Now about Praetorians.

Since I'll be going with the High Praetorian, I'll ask what does Praetorian Prosperity do apart from making me an Archon (I'm guessing from the story an Archon is a kind of noble Praetorian)?

What are the stats for Praetorian War Lances/Battle Lances and are they exotic weapons?

I already have the stats for the Praetorian warbow, so any other weapons and armour apart from the lances (above) and the bow that you can remember?

I assume the Praetorians carry their conflicts to other spheres, so I'm wondering whether they only do this when provoked or whether they actively try to annex the worlds of other races both peaceful and hostile? Also do they hire out units of their troops or leaders, and if so under what conditions?

That's all I have for right now.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Rystil:

[SBLOCK]A few questions:

- Was my guess about the Colisseum correct (circular building in the center of Eldiz)?
- When will this convocation be? For some reason (from the initial post) I had thought it was held in that tavern, but it seems to be in the Amphitheatre on the next day, is that right?
- Does Melody know anything else about the Archduke, or that "Alliance"?[/SBLOCK]

Bye
Thanee

Thanee:
[SBLOCK]
Yup, you're right about the Grand Amphitheatre. In fact, Amity had already told Abdiel that earlier in an SBLOCK

The convocation is the next day in the Amphitheatre, and meeting in the tavern was both a way for the mysterious convocation-starter to bring business to their friend Amity and also to have a social event to help prospective members get to know one another

The Archduke is the mysterious leader of the Dolathi, though he basically never interferes in Dolathi daily life except to make a few laws that pretty much everyone agrees are good ideas anyway. Some say that he has a gigantic spy-network that runs across all the Known Spheres and spends more time with that than he does ruling.

The Alliance seems to be some sort of plan to create a mutually beneficial arrangement with up-and-coming explorers.
[/SBLOCK]

 

[Thanee]

Rystil:

[SBLOCK]

Yup, you're right about the Grand Amphitheatre. In fact, Amity had already told Abdiel that earlier in an SBLOCK

Heh. Good that my guess did fit then. It was an obvious enough guess, given, that IIRC Dolathi like to watch arena-spectacles, I think you mentioned that in one of the earlier posts about them, such a building would probably be located in the center.

EDIT: Hmm... can't find anything in this huge pile of posts... but you probably know what I refer to, or I'm just mixing things up... [/SBLOCK]

Bye
Thanee