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Post by Scott on Dec 12, 2004 10:42:24 GMT -5
Rather then a seperate language for each species of dragon, has anybody considered just using one 'draconic' language? I like this idea, and will probably make this the default in my campaign.
Scott
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Post by Casey on Dec 12, 2004 12:12:10 GMT -5
I've often divided the various dragon tongues into seperate dialects instead of seperate languages. I also use this for dwarven and elven. I've found this compromise convenient while maintaining most of the intended flavor.
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Post by Lord Cias on Dec 12, 2004 12:21:24 GMT -5
I do the same as Casey on this one. Although I would think that the differences between chomatic and metalic dragon languages would be much greater than the differecne between green dragon and red dragon, and might be considered a seperate language with only a few similarities. The same goes for high elves and drow.
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Post by geneweigel on Dec 12, 2004 17:56:57 GMT -5
The terms "dialect" and "language" are used interchangeably regarding the six different giant languages so I can't see why dragon speech can't be considered a dialect as well.
However, having a universal dragon language would get confusing since monsters that speak a particular dragon language (like chimeras speak a form of red dragon and dragonnes speak brass) would throw things off when referring to their entries in the MONSTER MANUAL.
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Post by Scott on Dec 12, 2004 18:04:10 GMT -5
Unless you changed the entries to say they speak draconic.
Scott
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Post by Axe Mental on Dec 14, 2004 19:00:51 GMT -5
Do dragons typicaly know and speak other languages (alignment, elf, common) if so why not have them communicate with each other with one of these languages. It would be logical for dragons as diff. and seperated to dev. unique languages (like those of the romance langs) why would a red dragon want to communicate with a gold?
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Post by GT on Dec 15, 2004 1:10:44 GMT -5
Interesting question...Since pg. 102 of the DMG lists the dragon languages as separate, as well as the references in MM, one can assume that knowing one does not necessarily entail knowing them all. However, there could easily be a "Lingua Draconia" that all dragons understand--rather in the way that French, Italian and Spanish all relate back to Latin. This could be the more primal "Common" tongue of all dragons.
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Post by Axe Mental on Dec 15, 2004 8:36:16 GMT -5
GT: " relate back to Latin. This could be the more primal "Common" tongue of all dragons. " Now that sounds like a neat idea a latin of dragons. Though I would just call it "Dragon" as a language...if only to avoid sounding like 3E. It's amazing the stuff I would have thought was cool before I was exposed to 3E and now don't want anything that even reminds me of the game. However, thats just me.  |
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Post by GT on Dec 15, 2004 19:17:14 GMT -5
Har!! Yes, Lad--"Draconian" might just be too fancy when "Dragon" or "Common Dragon" would suffice! "Draconian" would be good for Mythus, without all of the "this is AD&D" connotations... so hard... to work... with fractured... mindset.." ^__^
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