Comments on: Setting Seeds: Lingua Franca http://www.encounteraday.com/2009/03/31/setting-seeds-lingua-franca/ A new RPG encounter, every Monday through Friday! Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:47:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 <div class=wavatar><img class='wavatar' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.jpg&s=80&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.encounteraday.com%2Fwp-content%2Fcache%2Fwavatars%2Fd41d8cd98f00b204e.png' width='80' height='80' alt='Wavatar' /></div>By: 1001 Bobs » The First Week of April in the Year 2009 http://www.encounteraday.com/2009/03/31/setting-seeds-lingua-franca/comment-page-1/#comment-1135
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1001 Bobs » The First Week of April in the Year 2009 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:42:57 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=446#comment-1135 [...] Encounter A Day - Setting Seeds Lingua Franca [...] [...] Encounter A Day – Setting Seeds Lingua Franca [...]

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Asmor Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:29:36 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=446#comment-1111 @Bill: I'm dubious how wide-spread Esperanto actually is. That may just be a geographic thing, though, as the Wikipedia article implies that it's heavily Eurocentric and I'm in the US. @Ameron: The thing with common is it's just easier. Yeah, you could have the players spend a few hours trying to communicate with every new culture they meet... But would it really be worth the hassle? See also Stargate and most other Sci-fi shows, where English is the lingua franca of the universe even in places which have never had any contact with an English speaker. :) @Bill: I’m dubious how wide-spread Esperanto actually is. That may just be a geographic thing, though, as the Wikipedia article implies that it’s heavily Eurocentric and I’m in the US.

@Ameron: The thing with common is it’s just easier. Yeah, you could have the players spend a few hours trying to communicate with every new culture they meet… But would it really be worth the hassle? See also Stargate and most other Sci-fi shows, where English is the lingua franca of the universe even in places which have never had any contact with an English speaker. :)

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Ameron Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:31:40 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=446#comment-1110 Great article. I always disliked that in D&D "common" was a standard language in the larger settings and it was expected that all human cultures spoke it. Yet in real life a single continent can sport dozens of different languages. I understand from a game mechanics POV that it's just easier to say that each race has its own language, but if humans are the dominant race it makes sense that there should be various languages among humans. Your idea of introducing a lingua franca is a great way for me to get over my beef and add some creative flare to my campaigns. Thanks for the suggestion. <abbr><em>Ameron’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DungeonsMaster/~3/kkkAvNuj1J4/" rel="nofollow">Month in Review: March 2009</a></abbr></em> Great article. I always disliked that in D&D “common” was a standard language in the larger settings and it was expected that all human cultures spoke it. Yet in real life a single continent can sport dozens of different languages. I understand from a game mechanics POV that it’s just easier to say that each race has its own language, but if humans are the dominant race it makes sense that there should be various languages among humans. Your idea of introducing a lingua franca is a great way for me to get over my beef and add some creative flare to my campaigns. Thanks for the suggestion.

Ameron’s last blog post..Month in Review: March 2009

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Bill Chapman Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:44:34 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=446#comment-1109 You're probably aware of Esperanto functioning as a lingua franca in the real world - see www.esperanto.net But I wonder if Esperanto has ever been used in games? Does anyone know? You’re probably aware of Esperanto functioning as a lingua franca in the real world – see http://www.esperanto.net

But I wonder if Esperanto has ever been used in games? Does anyone know?

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