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- 19 Aug 2018 01:04
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Conworlders' religious influences on conworlds
- Replies: 201
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Re: Conworlders' religious influences on conworlds
A war in Heaven? I've sometimes wondered if all these gods and goddesses and pantheons from different religions are real, and they're finding propihets to advertise themselves on Earth, trying to win over all the adherents -- much like different fast food chains going in capitalist competition with...
- 15 Jul 2018 22:11
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Conworlders' religious influences on conworlds
- Replies: 201
- Views: 154642
Re: Conworlders' religious influences on conworlds
What climate problems would jimsonweed (e.g.) have? Primarily, the colder temperature, but I suspect I could have it 'imported' down from the northern-most clans, who have it warmer. Henbane seems possibly more willing to live in the cold, if less strong in its deleriant effect. I suppose I can use...
- 14 Jul 2018 14:21
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Conworlders' religious influences on conworlds
- Replies: 201
- Views: 154642
Re: Conworlders' religious influences on conworlds
Anradh, I want to hear more about that psychological horror! And about the entheogens! Hmm. Ulterior motive, eldin? :P I haven't decided what the entheogens actually are, primarily because I'm having difficulty finding naturally occurring deleriant chemicals that would grow in the correct climate—I...
- 14 Jul 2018 14:03
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: The religion of Baphomet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7988
- 08 Jul 2018 06:02
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Conworlders' religious influences on conworlds
- Replies: 201
- Views: 154642
Re: Conworlders' religious influences on conworlds
Uh... Hmm. There are three major ethnic groups (names, as ever, in constant revision), that I'll dub Toms, Dicks and Harrys. Toms and Dicks are from the same ethnic family, and their religions are directly descended from a common ancestor, as are their languages. In turn, the Toms' religion has a ma...
- 17 Jun 2018 21:39
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Other Creativity
- Replies: 1367
- Views: 363613
Re: Other Creativity
I remember a discussion about Warhammer a while back (some years now, I think) where the hobby was disparaged pretty strongly... naturally, I've taken it back up! :D
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- 28 Apr 2018 12:37
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: higher pergentage of land?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3611
Re: higher pergentage of land?
It depends on the distribution of the land, but, generally speaking, that's true. That said, arid and semi-arid regions are capable of supporting larger populations of people than the equivalent surface area of ocean. If the goal is more people/civilisations then that's the best strategy. When I mad...
- 12 Apr 2018 10:50
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Price Worth Paying
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2426
Re: Price Worth Paying
I figured 'what better way to get back into conlanging that translating some of my favourite books?'
- 11 Apr 2018 23:49
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Price Worth Paying
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2426
Price Worth Paying
Eraren: Serononserag lare os asitra, ererag atlononerne orgo nalsera sanorre ko agna, lenaierag mezaerne aros nalerne harai ko. Gear nat amenerag kaaler kaaler ser. Like all men of power, when he talked of prices worth paying, you could be sure of one thing. Someone else was paying. / ˈsɛ.ɾɔ.nɔn.sɛ...
- 10 Apr 2018 20:24
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: When they ask how I died, tell them: still angry.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3913
When they ask how I died, tell them: still angry.
Eraren Kunaierag uirarei enra kokor ko ira agna, kunaiserag anareon: kate ator. When they ask how I died, tell them: still angry. / ˈku.nɐɪ.ɛ.ɾɐg ˈuɪ.ɾɐ.rɛɪ ˈɛn.ɾɐ ˈkɔ.kɔɾ kɔ ˈɪ.ɾɐ ˈɐg.nɐ | ˈku.nɐɪ.sɛ.ɾɐg ˈɐ.nɐ.ɾɛ.ɔn | ˈkɐ.tɛ ˈɐ.tɔɾ ‖ / kunai-erag uira-re-i kokor-∅-∅ ko en-dra ira agna, kunai-serag...
- 20 Jan 2018 02:43
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Magic, Gods and Religion on Yantas
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13590
Re: Magic and Gods on Yantas
I love that idea.
"Usurper! Pretender!"
"Moribund atavist!"
*cue sectarianism*
"Usurper! Pretender!"
"Moribund atavist!"
*cue sectarianism*
- 05 Jan 2018 11:34
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: False friends and other unfortunate coincidences
- Replies: 883
- Views: 280023
Re: False friends and other unfortunate coincidences
English (slang): smashing -- good
Gàidhlig: 's math sin -- that's good
For a long time I was convinced this was a borrowing, but apparently I was wrong... though being a popular folk etymology, it seems I'm not the first to have been so.
Gàidhlig: 's math sin -- that's good
For a long time I was convinced this was a borrowing, but apparently I was wrong... though being a popular folk etymology, it seems I'm not the first to have been so.
- 02 Nov 2017 03:18
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Yantas - Birth of a New World
- Replies: 117
- Views: 54876
Re: Yantas - Birth of a New World
I was also a way of looking at how the continents around the poles would actually look given the distortions caused by the equirectangular projection. Velkasta looked a lot different before I started converting the map to a "spherical" projection and it took a fair amount of trail and err...
- 02 Nov 2017 03:13
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: A History of Scots, in Scots
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2883
Re: A History of Scots, in Scots
It would be more accurate to say that I dabble in Gaelic, but I should be able to answer any orthography questions you have, and my girlfriend speaks it as her first language, so anything I don't know, she will.
- 02 Nov 2017 00:14
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: A History of Scots, in Scots
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2883
Re: A History of Scots, in Scots
Aye, it was a brief history. ;)
- 01 Nov 2017 23:49
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: A History of Scots, in Scots
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2883
A History of Scots, in Scots
Not sure if this is the correct place to put this, but I thought it cool enough to share.
You can find the English translation in the side-bar.
You can find the English translation in the side-bar.
- 20 Oct 2017 22:09
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: The Conculture/Conpeople Opinions Thread
- Replies: 501
- Views: 182277
Re: The Conculture/Conpeople Opinions Thread
how did you manage body decorations in your conculture... Warriors scar 'bites' -- semicircles of five dots -- into their shoulders and upper arms to represent kills in battle, so named after the tradition of collecting a slain warrior's teeth as proof. These grisly trophies will be attached to a l...
- 20 Oct 2017 21:34
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Weird Dream Thread
- Replies: 315
- Views: 144570
Re: Weird Dream Thread
A being with more to fear from Mike Tyson than most, I would say.elemtilas wrote:
- 19 Oct 2017 00:32
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: The Conculture/Conpeople Opinions Thread
- Replies: 501
- Views: 182277
Re: The Conculture/Conpeople Opinions Thread
How does your culture perceive manual labour? Is it degrading or, on the contrary, valued and honoured? This varies by caste. Commoners are the manual labourers of the society in almost all circumstances, and a willingness to work hard and efficiently is considered an admirable trait amongst them, ...
- 14 Jul 2017 20:12
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Is conlanging sexually transmitted...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9025
Re: Is conlanging sexually transmitted...
Hah, good luck. Easier said than done. Just bilingual is hard enough. Don't I know it! However, my wife-to-be might bribe my hypothetical progeny with "If you learn this language, you can talk to mummy without daddy understanding you..." This, obviously, is her attempt to motivate my acqu...