Re: Conlangs in roleplaying games?

On 11/4/07, geijss streijde <gijsstrider@...> wrote:
> Well, I've been creating roots for the general ancestor language for now,
> and I have created the following roots so far (I hope I got the X-Sampa
> right):
>
> Adjectives for proper names
> Bear like = [GOs]
> Beloved = [sE]
> Bitter = [Tis]
> Blessed = [h\u]
> Brave = [sjY]
> Chief = [pe]
> Compassionate = [Ys]
> Constant = [i]
> Desired = [fos]
> Divine = [sYs]
> Eagle like = [es]
> Earnest = [ku]
> Falcon like = [is]
> Famous = [u]
> Flowering = [Go]
> Fortunate = [spO]
> Fox like = [sjus]
> Free = [sjYs]
> Hallowed = [h\O]
> Happy = [sxi]
> Industrious = [tu]
> Laughing = [To]
> Lion like = [Tis]
> Loyal = [tus]
> Manly = [os]
> Mighty = [kYs]
> Noble = [tis]
> Northern = [Gos]
> Patriotic = [xo]
> Peaceful = [us]
> Powerful = [pY]
> Praiseworthy = [fu]
> Prayerful = [sje]
> Protecting = [pOs]
> Pure = [fYs]
> Ready = [ti]
> scharp = [xus]
> schining = [jE]
> Small = [fO]
> Strong = [TO]
> Strong willed = [jus]
> Swift = [spOs]
> Valiant = [fis]
> Victorious = [sjis]
> War's = [jYs]
> Wealthy = [tO]
> Wise = [ke]
> Wolf-like = [jo]
> Worthy = [jos]
> Young = [jOs]
>
> There is no written system for this language, as when this was spoken
> writing hadn't been invented yet.
>
> I was wondering what you though of this.
Holy lack of redundancy, Batman!

So you have sje ~ sjY ~ sjYs ~ sYs ~ Ys ~ sjus ~ jus ~ sjis
contrasting, and also jo ~ jos ~ jOs ~ jus, and es ~ is ~ os ~ us.

Sounds like a language not to be spoken over a bad telephone connection.

Also doesn't look like a plausible natlang to me, that so many words -
including some which I'd expect to be polymorphemic - are
monosyllabic.

But then, if you intend it primarily as a naming language and
verisimilitude is not one of your goals, then great! It'll make for
short names rather than sesquipedalian monstrosities that nobody will
want to pronounce fully all the time.

Cheers,
--
Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>