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Languages of Oerthly Magic
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Languages of Oerthly Magic - Affect Normal Fires
This was a project I was working to list all the vocal elements for spells. It was a certain level of detail that I had starting getting into when I began writing stories about Greyhawk but it also helped with game-play in giving magic-users something to do other than just saying they cast magic missile; I had have them say the vocal component of the spell.
Languages of Oerthly Magic - Affect Normal Fires
1). Affect Normal Fires
Amedian - Kutire Moto A Kaed (Ku-Tir -Ee Mo-To A Ka-Ed)
Bakluni (Ancient) - Angenlare Etkill (An-Gen-La-Ri Et-Kil)
Drow - Befola Sol Tuzek (Be-Fol-A Sol Tu-Zek)
Dwarven - Paver Barde (Pa-Vir-Ka Bar-De)
Elven - Vaketta Tulpall (Va-Ket- Ta Tul-Pal)
Flan - Defare Tintanat (Di-Far Tin-Te Nat)
Fruz - Ar Ae Elelga Elde (Ar A El-Il-Ga El-Da)
Giantish - Yswerkan Barde (Us-Vir-Ken Bar-De)
Gnomish - Envode Barde (In-Vod Bar-De)
Oeridian - Veat Porove (Vi-At Po-Rov)
Olman - Catraba Ti Patikkum (Ca-Ta-Ra-Na Ti Pa-Tik-Kum)
Suel - Igne C'Da Ef (Ig-Ne See-Da Af)
I think Ive worked out my language equivalents if anyone wants to work up some of these for themselves.
Amedian - Swahili
Bakluni (Ancient) - Turkish
Drow - Magyar
Dwarven - Danish
Elven - Finnish
Flan - Irish
Fruz - Icelandic
Giantish - German
Gnomish - Dutch
Oeridian - Russian
Olman - Tamil
Suel - Latin
These are just the base for the very slightly altered languages. It helps me a great deal in fiction but it is also helpful DMing and adds a good reason to have a comprehend languages spell on hand. I chose them with a few ideas in mind. The Suel always remind me of ancient Rome so Latin. The giants, dwarves, fruz, and gnomes always feel linked to me. Elves and Drow should have some link but strained over the centuries that have separated them so Finnish and Magyar.
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What no French?
I cast stinking cloud "fromage roquefort" _________________ Richard Di Ioia (aka Longetalos)
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Languages of Oerthly Magic - Burning Hands
2). Burning Hands
Amedian - Moto Mikono (Mo-To Me-Ko-No)
Bakluni (Ancient) - Eller Yan (El-Er An)
Drow - Kezeben Yg (Ke-Ze-Ben Eg)
Dwarven - Barende Haende (Bar-En-De Ha-En-De)
Elven - Potava Kaes (Pa-Ta-Va Ka-Is)
Flan - Lama Do (La-Ma Do)
Fruz - Breande Haende (Bre-An-De Ha-En-De)
Giantish - Brende Hade (Bre-An-De Ha-De)
Gnomish - Barende Haende (Bar-En-De Ha-En-De)
Oeridian - Zaen Ruke (Za-En Ruk)
Olman - Kayel Erem (Ka-Il Er-Em)
Suel - Arden Manus (Ar-Den Man-Us)
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Here is a link to an old thread in which I posted my own take on the language of magic. You can find it about a third of the way down the page.
http://canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4561
The only additional comment I'll make is that the more segments the spell required to cast, the more lines of verbal component I included.
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Languages of Oerthly Magic - Charm Person
3). Charm Person
Amedian - M'Tu (Em-Tu)
Bakluni (Ancient) - Kekeklek KeSe (Kek-Ik-Lik Ki-See)
Drow - Varsa Zem'l (Var-Sa Se-Mel)
Dwarven - Cade Per (Ca-Da Pe-Re)
Elven - Haen Kelo (He-En Ki-Lo)
Flan - Daen (De-En)
Fruz - Hela Mae (He-La Ma)
Giantish - Care Per (Ca-Re Pe-Re)
Gnomish - Care Aryrzo (Ca-Re Re-Rez-O)
Oeridian - Obyana Keloveka (Ob-Ya-Ne Ke-Lo-Ve-Ka)
Olman - Al'k Nap'r (Al-Ak Na-Par)
Suel - Lapreme Peres (Le-Por-Em Per-Res)
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Languages of Oerthly Magic - Comprehend Languages
4). Comprehend Languages
Amedian - Koo'lwa Looga (Ku-El-Wa Lu-Ga)
Bakluni (Ancient) - Delere Anlamak (De-Le-Ri An-La-Mak)
Drow - Er'tato Nelven (Er-Te-To Ne-El-Ven)
Dwarven - Forsta Saipro (For-Sta Sa-Pro)
Elven - Immareta Kaelta (Im-Mar-Ta Ke-El-Ta)
Flan - Teingata (Te-An-Ga-Ta)
Fruz - Ski'a Tungamal (Skee-Ya Tun-Ga-Mal)
Giantish - Verstane (Ver-Sta-En)
Gnomish - Begrypen Tane (Be-Gri-Pen Ta-En)
Oeridian - Poneat Azikeah (Pon-At Az-Ek-Ah)
Olman - Molekeah Perintu (Mo-Li-Ka-Ya Per-In -Too)
Suel - Lingus Comprehendere (Le-Eng-Us Com-Pre-Hen-Der)
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I also tend to think of the Suel in terms of Imperial Rome. Latin was the language of the Church and the law, and still influences many core legal concepts.
We also use Gaelic for the Flan, in spite of the Native American associations.
I hadn't thought of Russian for Oeridians, though. I tend to associate the onion domes more with the Suel and tended to associate them with Russia as well in many respects.
I think I understand Anna's point about too closely associating GH with Earthly societies; none really fit.
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Languages of Oerthly Magic - Dancing Lights
5). Dancing Lights
Amedian - Kukeza Taa (Ku-Ke-Za Ta)
Bakluni (Ancient) - Dae Ezeklar (Da Es-Ek-La-Re)
Drow - Tenklo Fe'K (Te-No-Klo Fe-Ek)
Dwarven - Daenda Lys (Da-En-Da Lis)
Elven - Daenzin Valoe (Da-En-Sin Va-Lo)
Flan - Zo'lza Damaeza (Zo-El-Ze Da-Ma-Za)
Fruz - Daenda Loez (Da-En-Da Loz)
Giantish - Tazenda Leeta (Ta-Zen-Da Le-Te)
Gnomish - Daenda Leaten (Da-En-Da Le-Ten)
Oeridian - Tanzuesek Ogny (Tan-Zu-Is-Ik Og-Ne)
Olman -Nataam Veakkukae (Na-Ta-Am Ve-Ak-Ku-Ka)
Suel - Korum Luminar (Ko-Ram Lu-Me-Nar)
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