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alamut
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 Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 0:09 AM |
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Could anyone please point me a language convert for DnD ? I've found this one bellow, but I'm not sure if a few words in celestial actually match. They look weird. Appreciate any help. http://www.tilansia.com/langconvert.php
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ZoltanTheRed
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 0:25 AM |
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Location: USA
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In my experience its easier to go "[Language] Hello" than it is to use a converter, because that way, anyone you talk to who knows the language won't be all "Whats that mean?"(And you won't have to retype it in English if you just do it the simple way  ) (Edited to make more sense. No idea how I bogged that one up.)
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alamut
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 0:31 AM |
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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Well actually I'm trying to create a name related to a DnD language, in this case, Celestial. For example, righteous in celestial would be like what ?
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Gers
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 0:37 AM |
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Joined: 30 Apr 2005
Location: Kentucky, USA
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A lot of people seem to use Latin as Celestial. However, I don't think there's an "official" celestial lexicon as there seems to be with drow, so I think you're on your own with that.
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ainjyll
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 0:39 AM |
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Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Location: wilmington, nc
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The issue is, unless someone is familiar with the same translator as you use, they probably won't pick up on it at all and in all reality, it's all just gibberish anyways. So, keeping all that in mind, I'd do a little research into the names of major celestial characters from canon sources and see if you can find a common trend with them.
_________________  "I once took the high road and it took me straight to hell and I stood there all by myself." -Hank III
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alamut
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 0:40 AM |
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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That makes sense, thanks.
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Lutra
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 1:34 AM |
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Joined: 12 Feb 2008
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Use latin man! That is the best for celestial. Though in this case your name would be either "pulchrum" or "iustium"
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MoshingChris
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 1:37 AM |
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Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Location: Down South and Bent Edge
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Some names of celestial paragons from canon material Quote: Barachiel, the Messenger, Domiel, the Mercy-Bringer, Erathaol, the Seer, Pistis Sophia, the Ascetic, Raziel, the Crusader, Sealtiel, the Defender, and Zaphkiel, the Watcher. Very much in the Christo-Judaic thematic so latin would be appropriate or middle Aramaic.
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Socially and recently politically Inept Knight of Xymor
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Grymia
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 2:04 AM |
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Joined: 14 Dec 2004
Location: Kohlingen, and a Basement in Canada
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I like Latin for Celestial myself anyway.. it feels right, IMHO (plus yes there is canonical use of it, like Moshing pointed out)
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Dark Immolation
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 2:32 AM |
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Joined: 20 Apr 2008
Location: The downeaster "Alexa"
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Gers wrote: A lot of people seem to use Latin as Celestial. Victoria tua est!_________________  You think Magic is your ally... but you merely adopted the Art. He was born in it. Molded by it.
Sometimes, an angel is simply a devil with better intentions.
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Yossarin
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 3:31 AM |
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Joined: 23 Jan 2006
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Netherese = Latin
Celestial = Enochian
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Grymia
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 3:36 AM |
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Joined: 14 Dec 2004
Location: Kohlingen, and a Basement in Canada
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Yossarin
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 3:40 AM |
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Joined: 23 Jan 2006
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Google first. Ask questions later.
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Grymia
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 3:41 AM |
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Joined: 14 Dec 2004
Location: Kohlingen, and a Basement in Canada
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Gunz
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 3:50 AM |
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Joined: 01 Jul 2006
Location: The City of Fallen Angels, Ca
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I'd go with Aramaic or Hebrew, instead of Latin, personally. Hell, even Greek maybe. But whatever works and whatever you like is what you should go with. 
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Yuilith Kethil Menaiivan Garadeth
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Valve
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 3:53 AM |
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Joined: 12 Aug 2009
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Quote: Enochian is a name often applied to an occult or angelic language recorded in the private journals of John Dee and his seer Edward Kelley in the late 16th century. The men claimed that it was revealed to them by angels. Quoted because everything on Wikipedia is as true as the bible.
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Shrewd
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 3:54 AM |
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Joined: 01 May 2005
Location: Sydney
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Just please don't do this:
"(Drow) ..."
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Anar, a dark elf.
Giovanni, Blood Knight.
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Lutra
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 10:27 AM |
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Joined: 12 Feb 2008
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Yossarin wrote: Celestial = Enochian That is actually a good idea.
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Dark Immolation
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 11:34 AM |
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Joined: 20 Apr 2008
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I imagine that works, but then I'd have to convert all my battle cries to yet another language. Meh.
But in truth, I aways thought Thorass would be Latin. It's the direct ancestor of Common and many, many human regional languages. Like Latin and the Romance Languages.
_________________ You think Magic is your ally... but you merely adopted the Art. He was born in it. Molded by it.
Sometimes, an angel is simply a devil with better intentions.
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IronAngel
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 12:32 PM |
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Joined: 29 Sep 2005
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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The names Mosh cited certainly sound Semitic. So as GuNz said, Aramaic or Hewbrew might work. I use Latin for priestly spells, but I make no assumption that it's Celestial. It's just something archaic, maybe Thorass or whatever. Most people know some Latin, so a Semitic language would be more exotic, too. I don't really want to be reminded of my homework when I RP. _________________ On Joon, Kjetta wrote: The guy that probably has sexual fantasies about masturbation. I mean, Iron, you're a bookworm nerd that even in your wildest escapism fantasies flee to the internet to play the role of another bookworm nerd? Come on!
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Silvarus
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 19:20 PM |
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Joined: 23 Sep 2005
Location: Jyväskylä, Finland, Europe
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I use latin because it sounds right, but due to certain reasons I am fine with retconning the latin Gagis uses to Netherese as well. 
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Gagis Silvarna, the Robocop with wings who shoots lasers from his fingertips
Lily Havthorn, the Waukeenar
Silwe, the elf
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Lutra
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 21:42 PM |
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Joined: 12 Feb 2008
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Netherese would be like ancient Greek or Egyptian perhaps? The story of Netheril meets with the story of Atlantis at some point according to Plato's Timaios and Kritias.
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Silvarus
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Posted: Wed, Jun 08 2011, 22:27 PM |
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Joined: 23 Sep 2005
Location: Jyväskylä, Finland, Europe
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Yus. Latin is a bit modern for an ancient language. Lets keep it as Celestial and keep the others either vaque or start plugging in ancient greek, persian and such.
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Lily Havthorn, the Waukeenar
Silwe, the elf
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kanordog
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Posted: Thu, Jun 09 2011, 15:38 PM |
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Joined: 18 May 2011
Location: UK
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alamut wrote: Could anyone please point me a language convert for DnD ? I've found this one bellow, but I'm not sure if a few words in celestial actually match. They look weird. Appreciate any help. http://www.tilansia.com/langconvert.php Maybe because they are in English? Only the letters change, like a basic encryption (try: cool wool tool pool) I would go with latin, although the Enochian sounds cooler. Or search for Angel names, must be tons of them or make Your own and put an -el to the end.
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IronAngel
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Posted: Thu, Jun 09 2011, 16:04 PM |
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Joined: 29 Sep 2005
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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kanordog wrote: I would go with latin, although the Enochian sounds cooler.
Or search for Angel names, must be tons of them or make Your own and put an -el to the end. As silly as it may sound, that's why I think Latin is a little unfitting. The names are clearly Semitic, and the -el suffix doesn't go with Latin at all. What such names there are in Latin are direct Biblical loans. And while using one or the other seems fine, mixing them together in exactly the same way as in the real world seems a little unfitting. You can't make an absolute distinction, of course, and you could make the same argument in almost any situation. But this particular case is a little too obvious for my tastes. _________________ On Joon, Kjetta wrote: The guy that probably has sexual fantasies about masturbation. I mean, Iron, you're a bookworm nerd that even in your wildest escapism fantasies flee to the internet to play the role of another bookworm nerd? Come on!
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kanordog
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Posted: Thu, Jun 09 2011, 16:35 PM |
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IronAngel wrote: kanordog wrote: I would go with latin, although the Enochian sounds cooler.
Or search for Angel names, must be tons of them or make Your own and put an -el to the end. As silly as it may sound, that's why I think Latin is a little unfitting. The names are clearly Semitic, and the -el suffix doesn't go with Latin at all. It was an other sentence... I never said make a name from latin than add an -el to it, like Augustusel??? I think -el actually comes from hebrew which is Semitic.
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IronAngel
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Posted: Thu, Jun 09 2011, 19:54 PM |
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Joined: 29 Sep 2005
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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But many of the canon names Mosh quoted already adhere to that silly -el suffix. Barachiel, the Messenger, Domiel, the Mercy-Bringer, Erathaol, the Seer, Pistis Sophia, the Ascetic, Raziel, the Crusader, Sealtiel, the Defender, and Zaphkiel, the Watcher.
With the exception of the Greek Pistis Sophia, they all look Semitic (Hewbrew, Phoenician, Aramaic, it's pretty much all the same).
_________________ On Joon, Kjetta wrote: The guy that probably has sexual fantasies about masturbation. I mean, Iron, you're a bookworm nerd that even in your wildest escapism fantasies flee to the internet to play the role of another bookworm nerd? Come on!
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Silvarus
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Posted: Thu, Jun 09 2011, 22:17 PM |
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Joined: 23 Sep 2005
Location: Jyväskylä, Finland, Europe
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Problem is, Latin is the only easy obscure language. I call bids for it and Celestial just so I can be awesome!
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Gagis Silvarna, the Robocop with wings who shoots lasers from his fingertips
Lily Havthorn, the Waukeenar
Silwe, the elf
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Dark Immolation
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Posted: Thu, Jun 09 2011, 23:13 PM |
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Joined: 20 Apr 2008
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IronAngel wrote: With the exception of the Greek Pistis Sophia, they all look Semitic (Hewbrew, Phoenician, Aramaic, it's pretty much all the same). Oddly enough, the real world Pistis Sophia is one of the texts I read when developing my angelic character. And she uses Latin, gnostics be damned! But should probably be changing that to Hebrew or Enochian, now that I've even admitted it seemed more like Thorass. :/ _________________ You think Magic is your ally... but you merely adopted the Art. He was born in it. Molded by it.
Sometimes, an angel is simply a devil with better intentions.
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LastDragonRider
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Posted: Fri, Jun 10 2011, 21:31 PM |
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Joined: 13 Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere... anywhere.. not here...maybe there... (GMT -8)
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You can try all that, but the best bet for a nice or unique or special name is to take one that refers to something that has meaning to you. Llinyarrii, my Aasimar cleric's name, is from a series of books (different spelling intentional, I used the Welsh proclivity of double consonants in their language) by Anne McCaffery called the Acorna series, these beings are the Linyari, a race of bi-pedals descended from unicorns. Sounded suitably celestial to me... then like my drow is Jjunle d'Vlos (Shadows of Blood), doesn't really matter to me if others get it, I'm the one playing her and -I- know what it means... if you want others to 'get it' then stick with simple and common references... most don't want to work hard to understand a name and won't pick up on if its intended to be special.... if you want a name you'll be proud of and can care less if others 'get it' then go for it... make up one that sounds good, or use a reference that has meaning to you. If you're worried if others will 'get it' or won't then use "Bob" -everyone- gets that, its also boring.
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Silent2001
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Posted: Sat, Jun 11 2011, 11:21 AM |
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Joined: 19 Jun 2007
Location: United Kingdomshire
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Call him Roadhouse
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Feonir
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Posted: Sat, Jun 11 2011, 12:33 PM |
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Joined: 14 Dec 2004
Location: Lookin at folks like a son-of-a-bitch.
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Slab Bulkhead
Fridge Largemeat
Punt Speedchunk
Butch Deadlift
Bold Bigflank
Splint Chesthair
Flint Ironstag
Bolt Vanderhuge
Thick McRunfast
Blast Hardcheese
Buff Drinklots
Trunk Slamchest
Fist Rockbone
Stump Beefgnaw
Smash Lampjaw
Punch Rockgroin
Buck Plankchest
Stump Chunkman
Dirk Hardpeck
Rip Steakface
Slate Slabrock
Crud Bonemeal
Brick Hardmeat
Rip Sidecheek
Punch Sideiron
Gristle McThornBody
Slake Fistcrunch
Buff Hardback
Bob Johnson
Blast Thickneck
Crunch Buttsteak
Slab Squatthrust
Lump Beefrock
Touch Rustrod
Reef Blastbody
Big McLargeHuge
Smoke Manmuscle
Beat Punchbeef
Pack Blowfist
Roll Fizzlebeef
Also I got dibs on Trunks Slamchest.
_________________  "I'm going to spend all my money on ale and whores." "Okay roll for whores." "That's 1d4 whores right?"
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survivor2009
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Posted: Sat, Jun 11 2011, 12:58 PM |
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Joined: 25 May 2009
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the suffix -el. means angel, and was only given to angels at first, in the biblical context.
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IronAngel
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Posted: Sat, Jun 11 2011, 15:11 PM |
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survivor2009 wrote: the suffix -el. means angel, and was only given to angels at first, in the biblical context. Not true. It's a theophoric element of a name. In ancient cultures, especially in the Middle-East but apparently elsewhere too (I've only studied the former) there was the practice of adding the name of a god to a name, to signify who the person (or his parents, rather) worships and how that god protects the person. The suffix -el simply refers to the god El, or Elohim (plural, as I understand). There are many Biblical people with names that end in -el, and their supposed lives far precede any Jewish/Palestinian angelology. The angels Michael, Gabriel etc. are certainly a newer addition to the tradition than Daniel, Samuel, Elizabeth etc. You will also find Ishbaal in the Bible, though some manuscripts have corrupted it into something else that was insulting, IIRC. The theophoric element of that name is of course Baal (which would look suspicious to later readers once the worship of Baal had stopped, because he was some kind of a king or priest or something). _________________ On Joon, Kjetta wrote: The guy that probably has sexual fantasies about masturbation. I mean, Iron, you're a bookworm nerd that even in your wildest escapism fantasies flee to the internet to play the role of another bookworm nerd? Come on!
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