Subj : Re: 3rd Edition, part 1
To   : All
From : yl112@cornell.edu
Date : Tue Sep 05 2000 02:02 pm

From: yl112@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: 3rd Edition, part 1



On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, Jason Tamez wrote:

> At 06:55 PM 9/4/00 -0400, yl112 wrote:
> ><laugh>  But why class-based?  I can't think of any linguistic reason.
> >Mystical reasons, OTOH...
> 
> Lots of magic may be written in Draconic, hence the wizards. Clerics have 
> access to the languages of good (Celestial), chaotic evil (Abyssal) and 
> lawful evil (Infernal) outsiders.

I won't comment.  :-p

> > > > Sample personal names are provided with every race.
> >Now that's something I'd like to see.  Did they actually do their
> >linguistic homework?  :-)
> 
> Here are some Elven names: Male: Aramil, Aust, Enialis, Heian, Himo, 
> Ivellios, Laucian, Quarion, Thamior, Tharivol. Female: Anastrianna, 
> Antinua, Drusilia, Felosial, Ielenia, Lia, Qillathe, Silaqui, Valanthe, 
> Xanaphia.

It's hard to say anything without knowing what sound values the letters 
stand for, but considering that this game was probably made for 
non-linguists, I'm assuming mutilated American pronunciation.  I'd 
personally be curious to see what other consonant clusters are permitted, 
but hey.  I've seen worse.  It's pretty much stereotypical elven names.

YHL

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