Realistic RP regarding languages and accents

[AmandaGreathouse]

I love the idea of luir's setting you with tribal accent and it makes a lot of sense, without getting the bonus of bendune.

[musashi]

I don't like that idea at all. I'd like for desert and tribal accents to remain solely the province of characters who clearly grew up speaking a language other than sirihish.

Actually now that I think about it ... meh. Red Storm peeps get southern accents. Luirites get northern. Makes sense.

[valeria]

Maybe Tuluki accents sound like Luirs accents, not the other way around.

[musashi]

Maybe Tuluki accents sound like Luirs accents, not the other way around.

[solera]

My Kuraci worked damned hard for her Luirs accent.

[kayza]

I think of a Luirs accent like you are someone from NJ.

[greasygemo]

I think of a Luirs accent like you are someone from NJ.

The makeup slathered, orange skinned woman says, "You wouldn't understand, it's a Luirs thing."

[Reiloth]

I dunno dude, you tout a lot of this 'everyone wants this change' and 'this would be a huge benefit to the game' but I don't really see it?

I think there could be more accents added, definitely. But I know you certainly don't speak for me when you say 'why can't we change this code already, everyone wants it!' White Knight arguments aren't as strong as personal statements. Although, I can get behind some of what you say.

Not sure about all the psionic-learning-language stuff. Sounds weird.

The thing I do like (Not sure if you meant this?) but being able to speak in a tongue you aren't native in (or don't have on your skill list). So, there's a couple elves sitting at the bar. You try to speak Allundean. You're literally awful at it, and they heckle you. But -- While you are trying to speak Allundean, and you hear allundean, you have a better chance of learning it. This is in effect you 'actively' trying to learn the language.

EDIT:

I also really like your idea for randomly failing an accent. That's great.

[BleakOne]

Yeah, randomly letting your accent slip would be neat. A certain subguild could possibly gain immunity to this.

[hyzhenhok]

Yeah, I like the failing accent thing too. The way it works in game is a little ridonkulous. If you have high wisdom you can join the Byn and learn every accent besides staccato in an IC year. A bit too easy to hide your roots.

[John]

If you have high wisdom you can join the Byn

Something doesn't seem to match there

[hyzhenhok]

If you have high wisdom you can join the Byn

Something doesn't seem to match there

Join up with a breed with wisdom prioritized. Man, it spoils you to have skills improve that quickly.

[Narf]

Yeah, I like the failing accent thing too. The way it works in game is a little ridonkulous. If you have high wisdom you can join the Byn and learn every accent besides staccato in an IC year. A bit too easy to hide your roots.

There's a guy that puts out YuTube videos that can teach you the basics of an accent in five minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnjGNJ5JL8w

It's pretty nifty. You should look up his video on Americans. He seriously has us down pat.

[musashi]

Yeah, he's pretty fucking good.

[hyzhenhok]

Yeah, I like the failing accent thing too. The way it works in game is a little ridonkulous. If you have high wisdom you can join the Byn and learn every accent besides staccato in an IC year. A bit too easy to hide your roots.

There's a guy that puts out YuTube videos that can teach you the basics of an accent in five minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnjGNJ5JL8w

It's pretty nifty. You should look up his video on Americans. He seriously has us down pat.

Unfortunately Zalanthas doesn't have YouTube for those who want to learn accents.

[AmandaGreathouse]

I don't want psionics to be language based.

That is not how they were intended to be.

You can accept we have humanoids that are 12-15 ft tall without massive deformities (half-giants) but can't accept that maybe thought is a little different?

That said, I do think more -accents- would be neat. I dislike having someone from Luir's and people assuming they are Tuluki if they are in the south just because of the accent (without even looking for tattoos to prove/disprove it).

[hyzhenhok]

I don't want psionics to be language based.

That is not how they were intended to be.

You can accept we have humanoids that are 12-15 ft tall without massive deformities (half-giants) but can't accept that maybe thought is a little different?

That said, I do think more -accents- would be neat. I dislike having someone from Luir's and people assuming they are Tuluki if they are in the south just because of the accent (without even looking for tattoos to prove/disprove it).

I don't like southerners -not- giving norther-accented sirihish speakers crap in Allanak because it might be a Luir's-er rather than a Tuluki.

So it would satisfy both of us.

[AmandaGreathouse]

I don't want psionics to be language based.

That is not how they were intended to be.

You can accept we have humanoids that are 12-15 ft tall without massive deformities (half-giants) but can't accept that maybe thought is a little different?

That said, I do think more -accents- would be neat. I dislike having someone from Luir's and people assuming they are Tuluki if they are in the south just because of the accent (without even looking for tattoos to prove/disprove it).

I don't like southerners -not- giving norther-accented sirihish speakers crap in Allanak because it might be a Luir's-er rather than a Tuluki.

So it would satisfy both of us.

I don't mind them being shit, just outpost shit, not northie shit when they're midwesterners, so to speak.

[path]

This discussion regarding a Luir's accent reminds me a little of an ask the staff post recently regarding citizenship in Luir's. Since it's not really a settlement. It's more like a Merchant House compound with a market and tavern thrown in for laughs.

[Patuk]

This discussion regarding a Luir's accent reminds me a little of an ask the staff post recently regarding citizenship in Luir's. Since it's not really a settlement. It's more like a Merchant House compound with a market and tavern thrown in for laughs.

This -is- how cities everywhere start out, though.

[Is Friday]

This discussion regarding a Luir's accent reminds me a little of an ask the staff post recently regarding citizenship in Luir's. Since it's not really a settlement. It's more like a Merchant House compound with a market and tavern thrown in for laughs.

This -is- how cities everywhere start out, though.

Unless you are Allanak or Tuluk.

[path]

Patuk is correct. From such humble beginnings (single merchant house outpost) grew the once great city of Steinal.

[Reiloth]

We don't think anything, but thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Your ideas aren't strengthened by pretending everyone secretly agrees with you. That's delusional.

I agree with some of your ideas. But I'm not part of Adj's silent majority. Count me out!

[Delirium]

We don't think anything, but thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[Reiloth]

We don't think anything, but thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Sorry you think my personal rebuttal of your idea of 'facts that everyone agrees with' is trolling.

Actually, everyone agrees with me Adj. Sorry. The silent majority has spoken.