Tuesday, October 02, 2007

More on a name

Now that I'm moved and can start serious work on this new sandbox campaign, I really need to pin down a name. The new poll has a shorter voting period.

Within the context of the campaign itself, I could really see myself using both names. The vaguely Gaelic folks who are native speakers of Common/Westron call the world Cinder. The Adelic-speaking invaders/occupiers/ruling class call the area Andrivøld, because even a generation or two later they still consider the place a whole different world from back home. Tolkien can do those linguistic bits with more aplomb, but seeing as how my whole setting will be more hamfisted than Middle Earth, I think I can get away with it. Whether the official name for the whole setting is Cinder or Andrivøld then takes on ethnic and social dimensions.

6 comments:

  1. Jeff,
    Given your description of the setting, use both names for the world depnding on your context, but call your *campaign* something else. Hmmm, maybe with "Divided" in it somewhere. Divided World, Divided Planet, Planète des Canailles

    By the way, thank YOU to everyone who helped Amy & Jeff move on Saturday -- you did such a good job, those of us on the "Sunday Crew" were told to stay home!

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  2. Anonymous3:53 PM

    I like the class distinction angle on naming your world. Run with it. Jim’s idea to call the campaign “Divided World” would clinch it.

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  3. I like it. It adds to the divide between the various factions. Also, bonus points for using the word "hamfisted". `

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  4. Anonymous8:30 AM

    what about "the Janus Chronicles", sounds cool and captures the "divided" aspect of things.

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  5. Anonymous11:14 AM

    Oooooo...
    Me likes some Janus...

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