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Why do most dwarven city names in the Forgotten Realms have a suffix of -bar?
I am running a 5e campaign based in the Silver Marches of Faerun of the Forgotten Realms universe. I noticed that some of the cities in and around the Silver Marches area have a suffix of -bar, and I ...
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What does Drow Speech sound like?
I am about to play a Drow Rogue-Fighter and I want to roleplay my character well, and this includes doing a voice. What is the proper voice for a [charismatic] Drow [Rogue-Fighter]? I was thinking ...
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What is the origin of Faerûn's languages?
I'm not a D&D pro but I'm writing a thesis about how Tolkien created his languages and which was/is their following influence.
A friend of mine told me that the languages of Faerûn are inspired by ...
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How do aquatic races write underwater?
There are lots of situations where underwater races will want to send messages to each other, write in spell books, create maps, etc.
Are there any examples out there in D&D lore (any edition, any ...
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What script is Undercommon written in?
What script is Undercommon written in? I think it's supposed to be the common script, but I'm just confirming that.
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What does a Kenku's speech sound like?
Introduced in Volo's Guide to Monsters, Kenku can only speak by imitating sounds they've heard — they're unable to speak with their own voices (p. 110):
Although unable to speak in their own voices,...
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Do these creatures from the Tomb of Annihilation campaign speak Common?
There are some creatures in the plot of ToA that my players will interact with.
The problem is that their stat block says they speak only their specific language, which my players' characters don't ...
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What does the court dialect of Infernal sound like?
I would be interested in how I could imagine speaking infernal-language especially the dialect described as:
The fourth form of Infernal is the court language of Baator, used only by pit fiends and ...
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Would an elf raised by dwarves still have elvish as a language?
In a Forgotten Realms scenario I'm running, an elven maiden was rescued, but in critical condition, by a dwarven party who happened upon her as her tribe was slaughtered by orcs. She gave birth to her ...
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Are any languages similar enough to be partly understandable?
I am running a campaign, and somehow my 4 friends have managed to pick 11 different languages in addition to Common (which they all have). Of these 11, one (Elvish) is known by two people, but the ...
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Overview of common languages per plane
For my current campaign I'm exploring lore options regarding planar travel for NPCs and PCs. Where in the books can I find more information about which languages are common in which planes?*
I'm ...
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Is there a root language from which multiple Forgotten Realms languages were derived?
I am looking for an analogue to Latin for the world of D&D. To modern English speakers, Latin is not well known, but since it is still taught in some areas and it supplies a lot of vocabulary to ...
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What real-world cultures inspired the various human name examples?
If you look up example names for humans in the D&D 5th edition Player's Handbook, you see a large list of human cultures and multiple names under each category. This web page might have an ...
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From what language(s) did Common evolve?
According to the Forgotten Realms wiki, the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3rd edition) material from Wizards of the Coast asserts that Common is only a simple trade language:
Common was little ...
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What is the proper elven name for Wood and Wild Elves?
In the Sword Coast Adventure Guide, both the Wood and Wild elves are said to go by the elvish name of "Sy'Tel'Quessir" (Page 106)
Do they both have the same name? Are Wood elves considered by other ...
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What language would be appropriate for texts to be written in about Thor (Forgotten Realms)?
In our LMoP campaign, there is a Cleric whose deity is Thor. He has come across several texts that discuss Thor (myths and religious texts).
What language would those texts most likely be written in?
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Are there any canon examples of texts written in elvish?
I’m referring to the Elven language of the Forgotten Realms, usually written with the Espruar script. Are there any examples of messages, poems, paragraphs, ...? More specifically, ones that make ...
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How to read the elven on the 3rd edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting cover?
The cover for the book in question has inscriptions in the espruar script on its outer circle. According to one of the authors, it means: “We remember cities now in ruin and forests murdered, yet ...
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