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<LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Spoken Languages & Food [was RP thesis...]</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Matt Chatterley <<A HREF="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 17:12:00 +0000 (GMT)</LI>
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On Wed, 28 May 1997, Marian Griffith wrote:
> On Mon 26 May, Matt Chatterley wrote:
> > On Mon, 26 May 1997, Marian Griffith wrote:
> > > On Sun 18 May, Matt Chatterley wrote:
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> [language talk snipped]
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> > My current approach will probably be to assign one 'general' language,
> > plus racial (or geographical) orientated languages (ie elvish, or
> > midlandish). Hmm.
>
> I wonder what is the point of having racial languages if there is a
> general language that everybody speaks. In a typical game there is
> no reason to use a different language, and in fact every reason not
> to. Players talk to either gossip, or to communicate during combat.
> Neither is helped when players use an uncommon language so you can
> expect players to use the general language almost exclusively.
> If you intend to have several languages you must, somehow, root them
> in the game. And for more than the occasional scroll or scribbling on
> the wall I think.
Yeah, I meet an internal clash of opinions with myself here. I would like
languages to play some part - but I don't want to make communication with
other players frustrating in any way. I'm stumped.
> > > Not to mention the fact that adventurers usually are the misfits who were
> > > forced to taking to adventuring for fear of meeting the gallow at home.
>
> > Heh. Whatever the circumstances, the 'adventurer' (clasically the central
> > PCs in a pen&paper RPG.. this is not so true in all MUSHes for instance),
> > is exceptional compared to everyone else. This makes it slightly more
> > reasonable to assume that adventurers can all communicate via a 'trade
> > tongue'. Only slightly though. :P
>
> <grin> Let's not get into details of what is and what should be.
> It is easier for the players to have them be the exceptional characters,
> and in general it makes more sense that way too. It's just that the kind
> of people who live by the sword aren't usually considered special. Quite
> the contrary in fact. But that's a roleplaying consideration and it need
> not bother players of a combat oriented game.
True. :)
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-Matt Chatterley
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00974" HREF="msg00974.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spoken Languages & Food [was RP thesis...]</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Sat 31 May 1997, 07:51 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00872" HREF="msg00872.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spoken Languages & Food [was RP thesis...]</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 28 May 1997, 09:34 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00915" HREF="msg00915.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spoken Languages & Food [was RP thesis...]</A></strong>,
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Thu 29 May 1997, 05:29 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00949" HREF="msg00949.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spoken Languages & Food [was RP thesis...]</A></strong>,
Travis S Casey <a href="mailto:casey#nu,cs.fsu.edu">casey#nu,cs.fsu.edu</a>, Fri 30 May 1997, 19:32 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01016" HREF="msg01016.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spoken Languages & Food [was RP thesis...]</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 01 Jun 1997, 23:12 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="01053" HREF="msg01053.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Spoken Languages & Food [was RP thesis...]</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user1,inficad.com">nightfall#user1,inficad.com</a>, Mon 02 Jun 1997, 14:03 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00827" HREF="msg00827.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: re: RP thesis...</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#inficad,com">nightfall#inficad,com</a>, Tue 27 May 1997, 12:35 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00842" HREF="msg00842.html">Numbers [was RP thesis...]</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Tue 27 May 1997, 23:16 GMT
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