Lust is to Succubus as Greed is to.. Um.. Greedcubus? Help!

[Anti-Sean]

I'm having a lot of trouble getting this blasted thing to work. Do you think you could give me a little advice?

Mainly I've just been throwing a root word into the search engine - to find a translation for 'to lie beside', I started searching for 'beside', but wasn't able to do much with the results. Searching for 'lie' was a little more fruitful for me. The entry for 'cubo' looked promising, and after clicking on the link to the 'Lewis & Short' link next to it, it pulled up the dictionary reference from said source. Apparently, cubo is the verb to lie down. At this point, the lightbulb over my head went off, and I realized that 'cubo' was a common root of succubus and incubus. I looked at the list of 'Words with Similar Definitions' listed on the page, and most of them seemed to be the root word with a few different prefixes attached. Any knowledge of Latin is a definite help, no matter how rudimentary. I'm relying on the one year of Latin class that I took more than 15 years ago, and the beat-up old copy of Wheelock's Latin that I carry around with me. Sorry I can't give any solid advice beyond 'just mess around with it a bit and have fun'.

Sure thing. And, thanks. Been working on this for a while, and for the moment we're focusin on building up from what the main character knows. If you're interested, I can throw out some of the suppositions of what Hell is like, but it'll be very difficult to explain clearly. (I can always try, if you're interested, though.)

I'm all for hearing about cool campaign ideas, and really, is there such thing as a gamer who doesn't want to expound at great length about the cool stuff in his or her campaign? Besides, that sounds like a better plan than me threadjacking to post some of the faux-latin translations I did for the verbal components of my cleric's spells (figuring that Celestial would sounds like Latin)...

- Kemrian the "How would you say "To Lay Beside" in Latin?"

The search above lead me to accumbo, to lay oneself down, lie beside.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Lust is to succubus as greed is to.... PCs.

I was going to say "dwarf"

 

[Kemrain]

Thanks, Anti-Sean. It took me a while to realise that you can't put more than one word in at a time.

- Kemrain the Foolish.

and really, is there such thing as a gamer who doesn't want to expound at great length about the cool stuff in his or her campaign?

Yes. Yes there is. Sort of. Having sat through explanations I was only casually interested in, that lasted hours, I've decided to only tell people about my campaigns when it's extremely relevant, or they specifically ask. I haven't always kept to this, but I find it's a decent way to be, and try to keep it up.
I want to tell you about my things, but only if you want me to. I want you to want to, but I'd certanly never (knowingly) push. So, yes, but only sort of.

- Kemrain the Amusing Hypocrite.

 

[Anti-Sean]

Having sat through explanations I was only casually interested in, that lasted hours, I've decided to only tell people about my campaigns when it's extremely relevant, or they specifically ask.

A medical team is being rushed to your location to run some tests on you. They'll isolate and extract whatever it is that is responsible for your unheard of amount of restraint, synthesize it, and vaccinate the gaming population at large. You're performing a noble and valiant service to us all!

I haven't always kept to this, but I find it's a decent way to be, and try to keep it up.
I want to tell you about my things, but only if you want me to. I want you to want to, but I'd certanly never (knowingly) push. So, yes, but only sort of.

OK, now you sound like I did back in the day when I was trying to work up the courage to make a move on a ladyfriend. This doesn't mean we're going steady or anything now, does it? 'Cause my wife might have a few words for me in that case...

All kidding aside, though, I'd like to hear some more about the backstory and your uses for these names. Thanks to the magic of the Intarweb, I can read it at my lesuire and not worry about some awkward extrication from a conversation or anything like that Besides, there is probably some pretty fresh material for myself or others to steal borrow for our own campaigns.

Also, let us know if any of this stuff has helped or if you need any more ideas bounced back and forth!

 

[Heathen72]

Lust is to Succubus as Greed is to Wantabus
as Gluttony is to Eatabus.
as Sloth is to Takeabus
and so on...

 

[Jdvn1]

I was going to say "dwarf"

Nah, I'd think that's Hubris.

 

[Gez]

Hubris is definitely for elves rather than dwarves.

"We are magic incarnate, nobody can understand nature better than us, we are teh most beautilicious and gracefullestest evar, everybody wants to be like us, don't hate me because I'm pretty, we are the best swordsmen evar, we're too cool to sleep like you animals, we are the best archers evar, no we don't look wimpy we look cute, we are the best wizards evar, in elven high magic there's "elven" because it's just for us, my bellybutton is the center of the universe, our food is better than the gods' own, I'm holier than you, we are the best swordsmith evar, humans are weak, we are strong, etc."

Ad nauseam.

Hubris is definitely for elves.

 

[Yair]

The biblical demon for greed as I recall is called Mammon.

Beat me to it.

Mammon is a good Hebrew name for a greed demon. Some hebrew words that might work for for the other deadly sins...
Wrath: Charon [wrath] or Charon-Af [wrath-of-nose... it's a biblical thing], Zaam [rage]
Gluttony: Raavtanut [glutoony]
Lust: Lilith [demoness queen, first women (yes, before eve)], Taava [lust]
Sloth: Atzlan [lazy]
Envy: Kanai [jealus]
Greed: Mammon [literally money], Osher [wealth], Chamdan [greedy]
Pride: Ram [high], Gaava [pride], Muram [lifted]

 

[hong]

Fiend of corruption