Dragon's Tail Cut?

[Reynard]

And the name is gone: http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=14071597&postcount=22

Also, it seems most of the names won't be of the 9 Swords style.

A step in the right direction.

There may be some hope yet.

 

[BadMojo]

Compare the 'outrage' about "warlord" to this thread. "Warlord" gets discontent grumbling - and we know the name for quite a time. "Dragon's Tail Cut" produced a multipage-thread within one or two days.

I don't really like the name "warlord" but I could at least say it at the gaming table with a straight face. I can even deal with Emerald Frost. It just makes me thirsty when I think of it.

Rich Baker originally thought it may have been a dorky name. I think a good rule of thumb is "if you think it might sound lame, it probably is". I guess they can't all be winners.

I really would like to see more utilitarian names and let the player's provide their own flavor-y names if they are talking about that stuff in-character. I've yet to play in a game where a character would yell out the name of an attack or spell before doing it.

I do like the whole "Sweep the Leg" thing.

"Fear does not exist in this dojo!"

 

[BadMojo]

Especially if one sheathes the sword right before folding the fan.

That would definitely be a major faux pas, especially in public.

 

[Klaus]

From Rich Baker's blog:

It looks like they're going with Book of Nine Swords style move names. I know some people will view it as just extending the sorts of names they use for spells to other classes, and other people will say it's yet more evidence that D&D is becoming Exalted. What do you think?

In capoeira, this move (crouching down and sweeping at an opponent's legs -- in this case with your own leg) is called Stingray's Tail ("Rabo-de-Arraia"). So colorful names do exist in Western tradition.

OTOH, stomping on an opponent's sternum is called "Hammer" ("Martelo"), so there.

 

[hazel monday]

Neat. i hope they can keep the good stuff about BO9S mechanics while getting rid of the corny BO9S style names.

 

[Nahat Anoj]

While I'm glad they aren't calling the power Dragon Tail's Cut, but I hope they gon't go back to Wallop. Wallop is also pretty corny IMO.

 

[BryonD]

happy dance

 

[Dragonblade]

I like the creative names and hope they keep them. I was neutral on Dragon's Tail Cut, but Wallop is just bad. Something descriptive would be preferred to bland and flavorless names.

 

[Wormwood]

While I'm glad they aren't calling the power Dragon Tail's Cut, but I hope they gon't go back to Wallop. Wallop is also pretty corny IMO.

Wallop is easily an order of magnitude more lame than Dragon Tail Cut.

 

[Jim DelRosso]

Wallop is easily an order of magnitude more lame than Dragon Tail Cut.

Indeed. Though, I'm really curious about what exactly the move does, now, since it apparently could be called either.