Dragon 334, Malhavoc's Surprise = Ptolus

[Desdichado]

AH! I get it! Yeah, I guess I just assumed that it was TOELus - looks Greek/Latin, sounds Greeks/Latin.

Ironically, in Greek and Latin both you'd pronounce both the [p] and the [t].

 

[Vradna]

"Drow" status would be more precise, but Eberron is also a campaign setting, so I thought it was more appropriate. Basically, its at the point where even if told how to pronounce it correctly, people will still use their prefered way to say it. I believe the "official" way to say Eberron is EE-Baron, but I have yet to hear anyone pronounce it that way.

Funny. EE-Baron

My DM is a Canadian. I am Australian. My DM says 'EE-Baron.' He also says 'KAstle' instead of 'Carh-stle'. But I don't hold that against him. Behind his back, I whisper 'Eh-BUH-ron' to the other players.

At the risk of hijacking this thread, how does one say 'Drow'??
I always thought that the 'ow' Drow is pronounced the same way as 'cow' as opposed to 'ow' sounding like the 'oe' in 'hoe' or 'toe', but that is just me. I don't call cows 'koes'. Don't get me started on the word 'sow' or 'row'....

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

At the risk of hijacking this thread, how does one say 'Drow'??

It rhymes with "bow."

I've always pronounced it with a long-o sound, and I always will.

 

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

I treat the initial P as a diacritic, indicating that the following t is an ejective

Showoff.

 

[reveal]

At the risk of hijacking this thread, how does one say 'Drow'??
I always thought that the 'ow' Drow is pronounced the same way as 'cow' as opposed to 'ow' sounding like the 'oe' in 'hoe' or 'toe', but that is just me. I don't call cows 'koes'. Don't get me started on the word 'sow' or 'row'....

There's a cool thread on mispronounced monster names, including Drow, here:

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=139451

 

[Monte At Home]

Technically, it probably should be Toh-Lus, but we always say Tall-us, with an ever so slight pronouncing of the P.

 

[BiggusGeekus]

Does it?Huh?

There's a picture of the cover in Dragon. Or what I presume is the cover. Technically, it could be a very nice looking piece of artwork that is going to be the basis for a very unusual toothpaste advertisement, but I doubt it.

 

[DaveMage]

There's a picture of the cover in Dragon. Or what I presume is the cover. Technically, it could be a very nice looking piece of artwork that is going to be the basis for a very unusual toothpaste advertisement, but I doubt it.

Ptolus: A great city campaign setting AND freshens breath!

 

[Arbiter of Wyrms]

Ironically, in Greek and Latin both you'd pronounce both the [p] and the [t].

A double initial voiceless stop! Really?! So the classical pronunciation of Ptolemy includes an initial cluster? Or is there some ph-like blend that I'm unaware of?

 

[Arbiter of Wyrms]

It rhymes with "bow."

Yeah, exactly right: "bow," like the front of a ship. It would be silly to say it some other way.