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11-30-1996, 12:00 AM #1Harri KemppainenGuest
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On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Daniel Gothe wrote:
> >> Dragon, and I discovered that the rujurik ? I beleive it was language =
is
> >> actually German ! So what do ya know, all those weird-soundin names
> >> actually mean something ! And here I was thinkin that good-ol TSR had
> just
> >> stuck together a bunch of letters to make up some weird names ! Doh is=
me
> !
>=20
> :) Doesn't seem like you guys have been have been reading the posts by so=
me
> of the Scandinavians on this list. I haven't posted on this earlier, but
> I've seen posts from Espen Johnsen (I think) regarding this.
>=20
> The Rjurik names are wonderful translations from Norwegian, Swedish and
> Danish. Since the culture itself is based on the Vikings, this is quite
> logical. Odemark, for example, means Wasteland in both Norwegian and
> Swedish. Some of the names actually mean stuff, but often the names have =
no
> meaning what so ever. Hogunmark could be interpreted as High Ground, but =
is
> written somewhat differently in Swedish. I don't know if it is Norwegian,
> but maybe it is.
There are some finnish places too. Oulu is a city in Finland and Jurva is
a place in Finland too. Viborg (name it self is in svedish outfit) =B4is
city in Russia, used to be part of Finnland before WWII. I'm not sure if
how it's written in english. Some of the names can be seen as twisted
forms of other places or cities.
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10-06-1997, 02:58 AM #2Glenn RobbGuest
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> Some things for the wishlist :
>
> - Demi Human ( Monster ) Cultures: Goblins, Orogs, Ogres etc.
> - Shadoworld and Halflings
> - Plans and Strategies of the Big Domains like Avanil, Boeruine, Ghoere=
etc.
> - "Underground Information" about the world below
>
> And get on with your good work !
>
I have some things to add to the wishlist. According to the Birthright
Introduction, there's nothing about Psionicists, my favorite AD&D II clas=
s (next
to rangers of course!). I would like to see something on Cerillian Psion=
icist
Regents.
Psionic Regents, after all, would be a wonderful element. Infact, these =
Regents
could have exhibited their potential as a result of their Blood, or be a =
wild
card unto themselves.
Maybe then:
=97 A Spelljammer's guide to Cerillia.
=97 An Adventure dealing with some special Advent in Anuire, BESIDES the =
Sword and
Crown.
=97 A follow-up adventure to Warlock of the Stormcrowns.
=97 Something special on Halflings: like Halfling settlements.
=97 A Sourcebook on various goblin tribes would be nice.
Keep up with the Good work!
=97 Elton Robb
"Your Generously Liberal GM.
I break all the Rules."
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10-06-1997, 06:17 AM #3Brian StonerGuest
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I would like to see a sourcebook for DMs on the Imperial City of
Anuire. Including everything from maps to important NPCs of course.
This city alone has such great potential. Granted, we DMs can make
stuff up, but still...
Brian
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10-06-1997, 03:48 PM #4Ed StarkGuest
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At 08:58 PM 10/5/97 -0600, you wrote:
>> Some things for the wishlist :
>>
>> - Demi Human ( Monster ) Cultures: Goblins, Orogs, Ogres etc.
>> - Shadoworld and Halflings
>> - Plans and Strategies of the Big Domains like Avanil, Boeruine, Ghoere
etc.
>> - "Underground Information" about the world below
>>
>> And get on with your good work !
>>
>
>I have some things to add to the wishlist. According to the Birthright
>Introduction, there's nothing about Psionicists, my favorite AD&D II class
(next
>to rangers of course!). I would like to see something on Cerillian
Psionicist
>Regents.
>
>Psionic Regents, after all, would be a wonderful element. Infact, these
Regents
>could have exhibited their potential as a result of their Blood, or be a=
wild
>card unto themselves.
>
>Maybe then:
>
>=97 A Spelljammer's guide to Cerillia.
>=97 An Adventure dealing with some special Advent in Anuire, BESIDES the
Sword and
>Crown.
>=97 A follow-up adventure to Warlock of the Stormcrowns.
>=97 Something special on Halflings: like Halfling settlements.
>=97 A Sourcebook on various goblin tribes would be nice.
I believe in the Basic Set it was mentioned that psionists and psionics are
not recommended for BIRTHRIGHT and I (sorry) tend to agree with that. Of
course, the Hydra is rumored to have a psionic head ...
Keep in mind, though, this is just my opinion and the way I am approaching
the writing of my books. I think that, if you really want to have psionists
in BR, you can make it work. (I believe the Deryni books might provide some
ideas ... or am I misremembering?)
Ed Stark
Game Designer, Wizards of the Coast/TSR Division
Asst. Brand Manager, BIRTHRIGHT/GREYHAWK/MARVEL Group
TSR Website: http://www.tsrinc.com
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10-06-1997, 03:57 PM #5Ed StarkGuest
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At 11:17 PM 10/5/97 -0700, you wrote:
>I would like to see a sourcebook for DMs on the Imperial City of
>Anuire. Including everything from maps to important NPCs of course.
>This city alone has such great potential. Granted, we DMs can make
>stuff up, but still...
>
We've had a lot of requests for this, and I'd like to see it, too. Hope we
can get to it with all the other stuff planned :-)
Ed Stark
Game Designer, Wizards of the Coast/TSR Division
Asst. Brand Manager, BIRTHRIGHT/GREYHAWK/MARVEL Group
TSR Website: http://www.tsrinc.com
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10-12-1997, 09:03 PM #6FrenzyK2@aol.coGuest
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Hi all,
I am new to this mail list, but I have been running a BR campaign for a
little while now and really enjoy it. So, for those of you interested this
is my wish list:
***Like just about everyone else I would like a Shadow World Sourcebook.
***I would also like some kind of GM Pack for keeping track of all the
realms. My drawing skills are pathetic and I don't know if Transparencies
would be allowed by TSR for keeping track of Realms. Either a packet or a
program for Win 95 would be superb for me.
***The idea for the joined sourcebooks is a good idea. One for Anuire for
example, but with additional GM information for use would be good. It is
hard to keep up with Tournen when they are ruled by a PC with PC's helping
him with holdings. They have one kingdom and I have several.
Just my 2GB worth.
Christian Johnson
"I will destroy the world unless you pay me 1 million dollars. Er... 100
billion dollars."\
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10-13-1997, 04:00 AM #7Brett LangGuest
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Greetings all !
This may sound a little stupid, but I was just reading the latest issue of
Dragon, and I discovered that the rujurik ? I beleive it was language is
actually German ! So what do ya know, all those weird-soundin names
actually mean something ! And here I was thinkin that good-ol TSR had just
stuck together a bunch of letters to make up some weird names ! Doh is me !
Just curious though, has anyone actually sat down ( who understands german
and translated the names of towns and the like into english ( common ! ) so
that us peons who understand only a single language know what they mean !
Sweet water and light laughter until next !
Brett Lang
aka. Warlock
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10-13-1997, 08:21 AM #8Brian StonerGuest
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Brett Lang wrote:
> Greetings all !
>
> This may sound a little stupid, but I was just reading the latest
> issue of
> Dragon, and I discovered that the rujurik ? I beleive it was language
> is
> actually German ! So what do ya know, all those weird-soundin names
> actually mean something ! And here I was thinkin that good-ol TSR had
> just
> stuck together a bunch of letters to make up some weird names ! Doh is
> me !
>
> Just curious though, has anyone actually sat down ( who understands
> german
> and translated the names of towns and the like into english ( common !
> ) so
> that us peons who understand only a single language know what they
> mean !
>
> Sweet water and light laughter until next !
>
> Brett Lang
As I'm sure some of the others are also going to tell you, the Brecht
are the Germans. Rjurik are Norse. Vos are Russian. Khinasi are
Arab. Elves are Celtic. This is by no means complete. These cultures
just share certain characteristics. Also, the languages are not the
same...just similar. Notice the card in the boxed set with name
suggestions...those names match these Earth cultures. Anuireans best
match England and France...
Brian
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10-14-1997, 10:03 PM #9Stephen BenzGuest
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Brett Lang wrote:
> Greetings all !
>
> This may sound a little stupid, but I was just reading the latest issue of
> Dragon, and I discovered that the rujurik ? I beleive it was language is
> actually German ! So what do ya know, all those weird-soundin names
> actually mean something ! And here I was thinkin that good-ol TSR had just
> stuck together a bunch of letters to make up some weird names ! Doh is me !
>
> Just curious though, has anyone actually sat down ( who understands german
> and translated the names of towns and the like into english ( common ! ) so
> that us peons who understand only a single language know what they mean !
Steve Benz Here: (Adam inspired intro)
Okay, first things first... The rjurik are not German, you are thinking
of the Breact. And i speak a little German, and if you would like i could
work on translating those names into English (If they can be translated.) The
rjurik is more of a tribal based language (Not really sure which one they
based it on, though it does have some similaritys to German. Well, just had
to clear that up.
Steve Benz
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10-15-1997, 12:41 AM #10Daniel GotheGuest
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>> Dragon, and I discovered that the rujurik ? I beleive it was language is
>> actually German ! So what do ya know, all those weird-soundin names
>> actually mean something ! And here I was thinkin that good-ol TSR had
just
>> stuck together a bunch of letters to make up some weird names ! Doh is me
!
:) Doesn't seem like you guys have been have been reading the posts by some
of the Scandinavians on this list. I haven't posted on this earlier, but
I've seen posts from Espen Johnsen (I think) regarding this.
The Rjurik names are wonderful translations from Norwegian, Swedish and
Danish. Since the culture itself is based on the Vikings, this is quite
logical. Odemark, for example, means Wasteland in both Norwegian and
Swedish. Some of the names actually mean stuff, but often the names have no
meaning what so ever. Hogunmark could be interpreted as High Ground, but is
written somewhat differently in Swedish. I don't know if it is Norwegian,
but maybe it is.
Jankaping is one of my favorite ones though, it is almost a complete rip off
of an already existing Swedish city, Jonkoping. In Sweden, Koping used to
indicate a place where people came to trade, sort of a merchant town. We
have several cities ending with Koping. With the Rjurik though, they have
decided to put emphasis on the Jan, having four different places based on
this word. I have no clue what they want it to mean, since Jan is a male
surname in Sweden (you heard right, male).
Another interesting prefix on some places (names) is Kvig. Kviga is another
word for cow in Swedish. :)
>rjurik is more of a tribal based language (Not really sure which one they
>based it on, though it does have some similaritys to German. Well, just
had
>to clear that up.
True though, the Scandinavian languages are all Germanic languages, giving
them several likenesses with German.
As for the Brechtur, I would say it's the same thing there. Many of the
places could be translated, but most of them mean absolutely nothing.
Daniel, Sweden
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