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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Plemmons" data-source="post: 449447" data-attributes="member: 1287">Well, since I'm the one that actually wrote this section, I suppose I'm the best one to respond.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Not being a linguistics major, I'm not 100% sure I understand the question.&nbsp; The guide is the same as a guide found in an American dictionary, with the cities/lakes/area/etc names followed by the pronunciation and description of their specific location.&nbsp; Look up a city in the dictionary, and you'll see pretty much what I mean.Very basic rules have already been given in the campaign setting sourcebook.&nbsp; I don't think we really want to get much deeper into it at this point.&nbsp; It would be a huge amount of work to actually go into great amounts of detail on all the various human and nonhuman languages, and would require a giant book of its own.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;Dictionary is probably the wrong word for it, but I can't think of any other.&nbsp; It's simply a list of all major cities, rivers, countries, etc. with a pronunciation guide to each - see question 1 above.&nbsp; It doesn't include other words, like the Kalamaran word for &quot;shield,&quot; which wouldn't really fit with the 'Atlas' nature of the book.Well, I probably wouldn't mind writing it, either, <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> but I'm afraid you're WAY in the minority among the total fans (as far as we can determine) in your desire for such a book.&nbsp; At the moment, it just wouldn't be cost-effective for us to produce it.Maybe someday, when we rule the world.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Mark PlemmonsKenzer and Company<a href="http://www.kenzerco.com" target="_blank">www.kenzerco.com</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark Plemmons, post: 449447, member: 1287"] Well, since I'm the one that actually wrote this section, I suppose I'm the best one to respond. :) [B][/B] Not being a linguistics major, I'm not 100% sure I understand the question. The guide is the same as a guide found in an American dictionary, with the cities/lakes/area/etc names followed by the pronunciation and description of their specific location. Look up a city in the dictionary, and you'll see pretty much what I mean. [B][/B] Very basic rules have already been given in the campaign setting sourcebook. I don't think we really want to get much deeper into it at this point. It would be a huge amount of work to actually go into great amounts of detail on all the various human and nonhuman languages, and would require a giant book of its own. :) [B][/B] Dictionary is probably the wrong word for it, but I can't think of any other. It's simply a list of all major cities, rivers, countries, etc. with a pronunciation guide to each - see question 1 above. It doesn't include other words, like the Kalamaran word for "shield," which wouldn't really fit with the 'Atlas' nature of the book. Well, I probably wouldn't mind writing it, either, :) but I'm afraid you're WAY in the minority among the total fans (as far as we can determine) in your desire for such a book. At the moment, it just wouldn't be cost-effective for us to produce it. Maybe someday, when we rule the world. :) Mark Plemmons Kenzer and Company [url]www.kenzerco.com[/url] [/QUOTE]

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