dlaporte7271
Hey OPers!
Loving the site and having a ball building my campaign. I'm trying to create a named item for one of my characters and, drawing inspiration from the inestimable killervp(who I believe actually is THE man) I thought i'd have some fun and throw it out there for all you awesome folks to offer some input. Here's the background:
My players live in a world that has been conquered by an invading army of dragonborn from another world. All humans have been living as slaves of the dragonborn for the past 700 or so years. Elves have been systematically wiped out or forced into hiding. Other races have also been forced underground or enslaved.
This character starts the campaign as a human slave serving his dragonborn masters aboard one of their flying ships. His parents are also slaves and they all live together in the slave quarter of the dragonborn flying city of Gurchok. The dragonborn have discovered a long hidden community of humans living freely in a remote corner of the world. Though they quickly take over the valley they are unable to quell the entire population. A rebellion is born, led by the other PC in this campaign. When Falgren (the PC in question) discovers that there are humans living freely in the world, it plants the idea in his head that he, and his people, could live in freedom also. When he confides his thoughts to his parents they reveal their, long held secret: They are elves living in disguise under the very snouts of the dragonborn. Falgren is an elf! His parents, being long lived as elves are in my campaign, have been using an ancient ritual of disguise to hide their true nature. Realizing their son is about to do something rash, they decide to bestow upon him some gear of ancient elven make that they have kept in hiding. Not quite artifact level, but potent and name worthy. There will be armor and some other items to wear, but the centerpiece will be a magnificent longbow (Falgren is a ranger) with several qualities:
1. It will be specially made to do extra damage against dragonborn and or dragons
2. It will have extended range
3. It will be a cloaked weapon...meaning it will be hidden and undetectable until he speaks a command word to draw it.
I'm looking for a sufficiently "elvish" and cool name and any other ideas that strike your fancy.
Incidentally, if you are interested in getting a better feel for the story, and it helps check out our "forums":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/violent-skies/wikis/forums
Thanks!
dlaporte7271 (aka Dave)
"Violent Skies":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/violent-skies
Comments
This is a bit on point it is the direct english translation of tolkien elvish for four words:
hiding - esgal - (ess-gahl)
dragon - lhug - (loog)
enemy - goth - (goth)
bow - cu - (coo)
"Manifestation of Chaos":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/metzger/wikis/main-page
Loindractueur- Ranged Dragon Killer from the French
or my favorite Dracloins
Thanks for the kind words! For those that have not checked out his really great campaign, "Violent Skies":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/violent-skies do so now!!
killervp
"A God...Rebuilt":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/a-god-rebuilt
"Duskreign's First Ever COTM":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/wyrmshadow/wiki_pages/112011
"OP's COTM April 2012":http://blog.obsidianportal.com/a-god-rebuilt-aprils-cotm/
Just trying to help out.
(Rough Elven translation: Dark bow of Hidden Death)
twiggyleaf
"Shimring - The Faces of Divinity":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/shimring
(a multiplanar 3.5 D&D campaign)
"I met a traveller from an antique land....."
CotM May 2016: Mysteria: set in Wolfgang Baur’s MIDGARD.
Previous CotM Aug 2012: Shimring: High Level Multiplanar Campaign
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dlaporte7271
"violent skies":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/violent-skies
Note that the "th" in sgiathatch should be pronounced as a soft "t" sound, since "th" (as in "_the_") doesn't appear in elvish pronunciation.
Also, if I remember correctly, "of" and "the" can be inferred (similar to some words in Japanese), so you would have something like:
Dagnir Sgiathatch Nosse.
Guess I'll have to dig out my tolkien lore and start trying to keep up with you linguists...
BTW KVP...like the idea of going french (my last name is LaPorte afterall)...but Dracloins...do you really want to shoot a dragon in the loins? (grin) Might just tick him off.
Maybe we should start a campaign....spay and neuter your dragons people!
dlaporte7271
"violent skies":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/violent-skies
But seriously, once a name if chosen and established, shortening it is a natural occurence.
killervp
"A God...Rebuilt":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/a-god-rebuilt
"Duskreign's First Ever COTM":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/wyrmshadow/wiki_pages/112011
"OP's COTM April 2012":http://blog.obsidianportal.com/a-god-rebuilt-aprils-cotm/
Just trying to help out.
dlaporte
"violent skies":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/violent-skies
Dark bow of dragon kin loin death :p
Specially crafted for my new elven Vet character who's singular mission is to spay and nueter feral dragons.
dlaporte
"violent skies":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/violent-skies
twiggyleaf
"Shimring - The Faces of Divinity":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/shimring
(a multiplanar 3.5 D&D campaign)
"I met a traveller from an antique land....."
CotM May 2016: Mysteria: set in Wolfgang Baur’s MIDGARD.
Previous CotM Aug 2012: Shimring: High Level Multiplanar Campaign
Inner Council Member
dlaporte
"violent skies":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/violent-skies
Drac Dagnir (Dragon Bane)
Morcu en Drac Dagnir (Dark Bow of...)
etc. etc.
Or MAYBE....TwigLeonKillerVstray! The Shimring God building Chaos Bow of Heurdenvaar!
dlaporte
twiggyleaf
"Shimring - The Faces of Divinity":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/shimring
(a multiplanar 3.5 D&D campaign)
"I met a traveller from an antique land....."
CotM May 2016: Mysteria: set in Wolfgang Baur’s MIDGARD.
Previous CotM Aug 2012: Shimring: High Level Multiplanar Campaign
Inner Council Member
This has a concept behind if of a 'Dragon Sniper' - but translating that into a high fantasy phrase is proving elusive just now. I'll see if I can't come up with something though.
dlaporte (Dave)
"violent skies":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/violent-skies
twiggyleaf
"Shimring - The Faces of Divinity":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/shimring
(a multiplanar 3.5 D&D campaign)
"I met a traveller from an antique land....."
CotM May 2016: Mysteria: set in Wolfgang Baur’s MIDGARD.
Previous CotM Aug 2012: Shimring: High Level Multiplanar Campaign
Inner Council Member