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<blockquote data-quote="Jacob Marley" data-source="post: 6766420" data-attributes="member: 89537"><p>Or a place where the depth of the water was only a dagger's length deep!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Birthright's naming conventions appear to be exactly what you are looking for. Google "map of Cerilia" and see for yourself. </p><p></p><p>One of the problems with Birthright's names is that, while immersive, they were difficult to use in actual play. There is tension between immersion and clarity in communication in role-playing. On one hand, we want to feel as though we are part of a living world, with it's own history and languages apart from ours. On the other hand, we are also playing a game, and we need to be able to clearly transmit information to each other. It is much easier for the typical player to remember the "Silver Marches" as opposed to "Roesone" or "Medoere." </p><p></p><p>I'd also like to point out that the real world does have Death Valley adjacent to the Misty Forest and the Lost Peak. For example, I live in Woodbury, MN. Woodbury adjoins Oakdale, Maplewood, Stillwater, and Cottage Grove. I work in White Bear Lake near North Oaks. This past summer I vacationed at Breezy Point on Big Pelican Lake. The summer before that I went to the Boundary Waters in Superior National Forest, which adjoins Lake Superior, the Iron Range, the Rainy River, and Lake of the Woods. The name Minnesota itself means "Land of Sky-Colored Water." I sometimes attend concerts in Minneapolis, which means "Waterfall City" in Dakota-Greek.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jacob Marley, post: 6766420, member: 89537"] Or a place where the depth of the water was only a dagger's length deep! Birthright's naming conventions appear to be exactly what you are looking for. Google "map of Cerilia" and see for yourself. One of the problems with Birthright's names is that, while immersive, they were difficult to use in actual play. There is tension between immersion and clarity in communication in role-playing. On one hand, we want to feel as though we are part of a living world, with it's own history and languages apart from ours. On the other hand, we are also playing a game, and we need to be able to clearly transmit information to each other. It is much easier for the typical player to remember the "Silver Marches" as opposed to "Roesone" or "Medoere." I'd also like to point out that the real world does have Death Valley adjacent to the Misty Forest and the Lost Peak. For example, I live in Woodbury, MN. Woodbury adjoins Oakdale, Maplewood, Stillwater, and Cottage Grove. I work in White Bear Lake near North Oaks. This past summer I vacationed at Breezy Point on Big Pelican Lake. The summer before that I went to the Boundary Waters in Superior National Forest, which adjoins Lake Superior, the Iron Range, the Rainy River, and Lake of the Woods. The name Minnesota itself means "Land of Sky-Colored Water." I sometimes attend concerts in Minneapolis, which means "Waterfall City" in Dakota-Greek. [/QUOTE]
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