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« on: September 15, 2008, 06:27:32 pm »
hi, psyneo - i'm new here myself - had my first walkabout in port hempstead last evening/this morning and am still learning the ways of Layonara and her people
they seem like a very friendly bunch here and the world seems to be quite detailed, tho this is my own first incursion into NWN campaign play, so i've little to judge by.
i have met Stephen, a very courteous DM who helped me take my first baby ssteps here and highly recommend him as being helpful and patient!
all in all, i'd say that this is a cool little community and i hope to be here awhile and hope to see you around
regards,
oldskooler/Rich
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« on: September 14, 2008, 03:16:05 pm »
thanks again! i'm just now d/l-ing the haks - there's more than i thought - it might take a while - but i can't wait to check out the world of Layo and hopefully meet some of you there!
(character's been approved - i just haen't finished getting the ncessary files)
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« on: September 12, 2008, 04:21:43 am »
somebody could do a whole book on "gnomenclature" 
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« on: September 12, 2008, 02:32:58 am »
thank you again!
i think i get it now....Deliar is more of a god of the road, and certain merchants, the ones who arent slavers or dealing in black lotus juice or hands of glory (evils), might worship the god of the road and journeys so as to smooth their own ways....
i'd kinda misinterpreted the God a bit...thanks for helping to straighten that out!
i'm not running a cleric or anything, but i sort'a reckon that, just as in the "real" world, most folk are religios to some degree and these gods and deities in layonara and elsewhere probably need big congregations of laypersons to help generate that manna for those miracles and well, it just seems to be a way to help give a little extra dimension to a character....not in every case, but if the hymnal fits...
hope to see you all 'round Layonara!
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« on: September 11, 2008, 01:24:22 pm »
i appreciate all of your input. it probably helped me save a revise or three (references to a "roldemian navy" would've had to've been amended (they have) and so forth....
so how long does it usually take to get a character approved?
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« on: September 11, 2008, 01:22:31 pm »
The likes/dislikes of the gods are a bit topsy-turvy; it's not the Rofirein hates trade, but more that the Dragon God probably finds Deliar, that smug, always-lucky little halfling, irritating and, well, unpredictable.
Then again, it's not for us mortals to know.  i see! it's like my old schoolmaster said - "never meddle in the affairs of the Gods - it makes them soggy and hard to light."
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« on: September 11, 2008, 01:03:27 pm »
you can see that any Evil tendencies in the LN would be more like lawyer evil than baby-killing evil.
makes me kinda think of bureaucratic evil - bad tempered functionaries at the DMV perhaps....heh
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« on: September 11, 2008, 01:01:08 pm »
hm
one thing i notice....i was reading the bio of the dragon god Rofirein and it lists at the end, in the 'gods relationship' area that the god of trade Deliar (CG) is "unfriendly" - or at least the two clergy/churches are - i wonder what basis this animosity between the deities/churches has?
seems that their portfolios don't necessarily conflict (tho they're both listed as "protectors" of a sort (one is more mercantile the other martial)
i wonder if this is a cultural thing? old gods and new gods?
the reason i ask is that the character i had envisaged was a lay-member of the delian church due to the mercantile history of the family, it just seemed logical that a chaotic good 3rd son of a petty merchant would be raised in the church of a (CG) merchant god.....and well, if there's some sort of cultural warfare reason, then i could maybe incorporate that into the background of the character.
any thoughts and opinions are appreciated
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« on: September 11, 2008, 12:51:35 pm »
this is all great! i have gotten some really cool prologue ideas for character development just from the info you've all been so kind as to provide!
i think i've gotta go re-do my character profile/bio now, and hope that i can get it approved with alacrity
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« on: September 11, 2008, 12:46:29 pm »
thanks!
now i've got something to work with....didja know (btw) that one of the biggest pirate fleets in the history of man was assembled around (my memory fails me at the moment, but i awas always fascinated by this) the 18th century or so in china - there was this huge pirate army fleet of like, 100,000 pirates led by a woman who had been at first the wife of a pirate chief but who later gained control of the entire fleet when the old man died or was killed
anyway....'s an interesting bit of historical flotsam...
thanks again for all the info!
Oldskooler
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« on: September 11, 2008, 10:17:08 am »
many tthanks!!
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« on: September 10, 2008, 07:09:04 pm »
thanks for the links and the infos. i couldn't really read the names on the color map of Layonara....my old eyes i guess...
so would i be correct to assume that the city of Huangjin is (circa 1422) a part of an empire whose culture approximates japan?
is there in the area an island or kingdom that's more culturally akin to chinese than japanese?
just curious....i'm still thinking about "fleshing out" a first time character, and wasnt able to find all that info
also, is the dragonsong dominion a good-alligned or evil alligned Power?
thanks!
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« on: September 10, 2008, 07:05:41 pm »
thanks, merlin
perhaps i'll see ya around on layonara....i'll buy ya a shot of your favorite rotgut
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« on: September 10, 2008, 01:50:39 pm »
are there three kingdoms in place of roldem/rohdem now, then?
(thanks for your answers, btw)
also, i wonder if the three islands each have a different culture - perhaps one is more akin to chinese culture and the other approximates that of japan? just trying to suss out some more info so's i can get a feel for the lands that my character comes from (if/when he's approved)
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« on: September 10, 2008, 12:33:05 pm »
thanks!
is there anything written up about the culture and people of what once was the roldemian kingdom?
(just curious - 'cause i'd created a character from that area, but am somewhat in the dark about the actual details....)
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« on: September 09, 2008, 11:59:04 pm »
1736 Canting Dictionary
"A Collection of the Canting Words and Terms, both ancient and modern, used by Beggars, Gypsies, Cheats, House-Breakers, Shop-Lifters, Foot-Pads, Highway-Men, &c;
Taken from The Universal Etymological English Dictionary, by N. Bailey, London, 1737, Vol. II, and transcrib'd into XML Most Diligently by Liam Quin.
Nearby: Dictionary of Proverbs by Nathan Bailey; Piggot's Political Dictionary (1795); Kent's 1718 Grammar of Heraldry
Francis Grose's 1811 Dictionary of Slang
Also, Extracts from Dictionaries
I don't have a slang word of the day yet, but this online dictionary of thieving slang is more than just a list of slang words and their meanings. There are examples of how the slang words and phrases were used, and I have added lots of links between the entries so you can use it as a slang thesaurus too.
Most of the links here are from lists of resources for writers, and if you are writing about the late 1600s or early 1700s in England (especially with London slang) you'll find a lot of ideas here.
Nathan Bailey published this slang glossary in 1737, and he didn't hold back: there are sex slang terms along with prison slang and even eighteenth century urban slang phrases! Is it a slang dictionary or a slang glossary? The author called it a dictionary of canting terms, and it's certainly more than just a list of slang words and their meanings.
If you are looking for a modern British dictionary of slang, or for elizabethan slang, look elsewhere. This is vulgar slang from the 1720s."
e.g. MOON-Curser
MOON-Curser, a Link-boy, or one that, under Colour of lighting Men, (especially they who get in Drink, or have the Fields, or any uninhabited or By place, to go over) robs or leads them to a Gang of Rogues, that will do it for him.
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« on: September 09, 2008, 11:17:21 pm »
hello all i'm new to your world (still awaiting character approval), but i've a query for anyone who's interested... i'm trying to locate the city of Huangin, of which it is said On the Northern coast of Tilmar lays the wealthy city of Huangjin.and yet, the maps (i know i'll draw the Ire of the Cartographer's Guild!) i have been able to locate indicate an island of "Talimar" but no "Tilmar" nor, on the island map of "Talimar" can i find evidence of the fabled trading city of Huangjin - tho i do see Trax, Rodez and "Terror Village" (sounds like a cheerful place!) perhaps someone can direct me to the proper map? a thousand thanks beforehand! regards, Oldskooler
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« on: September 09, 2008, 10:38:56 pm »
hi
i just found your website and world today. it looks GREAT. i have been reading the background and world history, some about the deities and i am impressed by the level of detail you've gone into here. i hope that i'll be able to participate, even tho i'm coming off a macintosh platform.
at any rate, megakudos for the folks who've put this together. it really looks like you've put a lot of effort and love into this
hope to 'see' you on Layonara
OldSkooler
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