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by alynnidalar
08 May 2019 15:01
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: (C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1938
Views: 656554

Re: (C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

In that case I would expect all insects to have similar chests, with little connection to gender.
by alynnidalar
07 May 2019 19:37
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: (C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1938
Views: 656554

Re: (C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

fruityloops wrote: 07 May 2019 18:42 small breasted
Why would insects have any mammary glands at all...?
by alynnidalar
05 Apr 2019 21:10
Forum: Translations
Topic: The king and the god
Replies: 16
Views: 6966

The king and the god

:eng: English Once there was a king. He was childless. The king wanted a son. He asked his priest: "May a son be born to me!" The priest said to the king: "Pray to the god Werunos." The king approached the god Werunos to pray now to the god. "Hear me, father Werunos!" T...
by alynnidalar
06 Mar 2019 20:25
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317912

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

If it's sound changes you're after, the Index Diachronica has some and cites a couple print sources you could look into.
by alynnidalar
26 Feb 2019 17:03
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: what should my bug people eat
Replies: 11
Views: 5352

Re: what should my bug people eat

On the other other hand, if sapient spiders did actively eat other bugs, but not as their predominant food source, then I can't see societies crumbling either. Humans have wars. We kill each other. We just tend not to eat each other after we've done the killing part. And when we do, it's mostly rit...
by alynnidalar
25 Feb 2019 17:39
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Dalar: Culture, Biology, and Other Things I Think Of
Replies: 41
Views: 21592

Re: The Dalar: Culture, Biology, and Other Things I Think Of

And now for something completely different, because I rarely stick to the same topic of "research" for long... addresses! (inspired by a post about postal codes on the ZBB which led me to write a big post about addresses that had barely anything about postal codes in it) Sanmra doesn't hav...
by alynnidalar
21 Feb 2019 21:43
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Conculture/Conpeople Opinions Thread
Replies: 501
Views: 181165

Re: The Conculture/Conpeople Opinions Thread

That depends on where you are in Sanmra. While it might seem like an obvious answer, enclaves in North America largely use "Western" utensils (forks) while those in Asia eat with chopsticks. And everybody eats saiha , a type of flatbread, which gets pressed into service as a utensil as wel...
by alynnidalar
21 Feb 2019 21:22
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Dalar: Culture, Biology, and Other Things I Think Of
Replies: 41
Views: 21592

Re: The Dalar: Culture, Biology, and Other Things I Think Of

Dalar physically age like humans, just at a different (and much slower) rate, so an elderly dalar looks very similar to an elderly human. Perhaps a spry elderly human--even old dalar heal better than old humans--but elderly nevertheless. The ratio of equivalent dalar/human ages isn't a constant thin...
by alynnidalar
19 Feb 2019 17:18
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Dalar: Culture, Biology, and Other Things I Think Of
Replies: 41
Views: 21592

Re: The Dalar: Culture, Biology, and Other Things I Think Of

It’s been *checks watch* nine months, so it’s time for another post. I’ve been working on thoughts for the origins of the dalar. In-universe, the dalar have a variety of opinions, tied to where they think the world came from to begin with. If you believe in a god or gods creating it, you’re likely t...
by alynnidalar
01 Feb 2019 18:43
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: underused settings in world building
Replies: 49
Views: 14450

Re: underused settings in world building

Ah yes, I should've specified--I was referring to Western fantasy for the most part.

IME anime and manga with fantastical elements have a broader range of settings than Western fantasy (although there's obviously still a lot of common settings--how many anime are set in high schools??)
by alynnidalar
01 Feb 2019 18:36
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: How NOT to Conworld.
Replies: 275
Views: 87244

Re: How NOT to Conworld.

Sal spent a great deal of time rebutting each point quite well, so I'll just say that I thoroughly agree with him--and with elemtilas. You seem very concerned with "realism", or at least a form of realism that happens to place a lot of value on things you find important, but you've missed ...
by alynnidalar
01 Feb 2019 17:51
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: underused settings in world building
Replies: 49
Views: 14450

Re: underused settings in world building

The obvious answer, as it pertains to fantasy novels, is probably "for urban fantasy, anything not set in either the US or England" and "for non-urban fantasy, anything not set in faux-medieval Europe". Those two types of settings are so overrepresented in fantasy novels that lit...
by alynnidalar
30 Jan 2019 14:59
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: English Dialects
Replies: 78
Views: 43973

Re: English Dialects

I speak Inland North American (with the Northern Cities Vowel Shift), so for me it's:

TRAP/BATH/MAD: eə
FATHER/LOT: a (well, ä, I think?)
CLOTH/THOUGHT: ɒ
START: ɐɹ
by alynnidalar
14 Jan 2019 16:10
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Symbols of Concultures
Replies: 222
Views: 94614

Re: Symbols of Concultures

I love the variants! It's clear how they're related or derived from each other, while still being quite distinct.
by alynnidalar
09 Jan 2019 04:10
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Some Snippets from The World: Yeola-Camay
Replies: 418
Views: 780032

Re: Some Snippets from The World

Ah yes, very normal, nothing at all to be concerned with...

The star map is beautiful! I love it.
by alynnidalar
05 Nov 2018 20:00
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: False friends and other unfortunate coincidences
Replies: 881
Views: 275331

Re: False friends and other unfortunate coincidences

On the floor, even?? Quite the cleanup job indeed...
by alynnidalar
26 Sep 2018 16:25
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Metal Thread
Replies: 335
Views: 151632

Re: Metal Thread

Although let's not forget cello quartet Apocalyptica's cover of Grieg's 1875 Hall of the Mountain King Definitely not forget that one! I think this is all a big part of why I like folk metal so much. I like history and I like folk music--I think a culture's folk music tells you a lot about that cul...
by alynnidalar
10 Sep 2018 19:47
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: how can offspring affect the hierarchical power structure among witches?
Replies: 11
Views: 9649

Re: how can offspring affect the hierarchical power structure among witches?

In the process of pregnancy, in the process of giving birth to a female child, or in the process of using the sex-changing magic? Additionally, does the mother have to cast the sex-changing spell, or can any witch cast it on a mother? If the mother has to cast the sex-changing spell and loses her ma...
by alynnidalar
04 Sep 2018 20:26
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317912

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

I would say <ayeng> as well, although I'm inclined to want to reduce the first syllable and stress the second. <ahyeng> might work to prevent that.