apexut |
With a whole new world coming at us this last year I have nearly missed the chance to prevent variations in all the world's names. Is there an official Pronunciation Guide anywhere? Had hoped for it in the Campaign Setting but it was so full of good stuff there wasn't room. I need to nip all of the variations in the bud now... before the Drow show up in Second Darkness and remind everyone of the subject...
Mark Moreland Director of Brand Strategy |
With a whole new world coming at us this last year I have nearly missed the chance to prevent variations in all the world's names. Is there an official Pronunciation Guide anywhere? Had hoped for it in the Campaign Setting but it was so full of good stuff there wasn't room. I need to nip all of the variations in the bud now... before the Drow show up in Second Darkness and remind everyone of the subject...
It is in the Campaign Setting. At the back, in the Appendices. Hope that helps! (Though you'll find that they are intentionally ambiguous on the pronunciation of Drow. Guess some controversies aren't worth putting to bed.)
Insert Neat Username Here |
yoda8myhead wrote:Wow, how do we say drow now? ;)(Though you'll find that they are intentionally ambiguous on the pronunciation of Drow. Guess some controversies aren't worth putting to bed.)
The pronunciation guide says DROW.
Second Darkness says it rhymes with bow . . . which can be pronounced two ways.
Mikaze |
Mikaze wrote:yoda8myhead wrote:Wow, how do we say drow now? ;)(Though you'll find that they are intentionally ambiguous on the pronunciation of Drow. Guess some controversies aren't worth putting to bed.)
The pronunciation guide says DROW.
Second Darkness says it rhymes with bow . . . which can be pronounced two ways.
Oh, so we say drow that way, no?
Dale McCoy Jr Jon Brazer Enterprises |
one thing i want to know is how do you say Golarion?
Listen to this podcast (mp3 file) and you'll hear how they pronounce Golarion.
Mike McArtor Contributor |
one thing i want to know is how do you say Golarion?
goh LAYR ee on
yoda8myhead wrote:Wow, how do we say drow now? ;)(Though you'll find that they are intentionally ambiguous on the pronunciation of Drow. Guess some controversies aren't worth putting to bed.)
There's nothing ambiguous about how we list drow. The pronunciation guide follows a very strict method of expressing sounds. It lists drow as DROW, which in the way the pronunciation guide lists sounds, would make it rhyme with cow, how, ow, pow, or now. If it were pronounced the other way (which is incorrect, btw), it would be listed as DROH, to rhyme with oh, no, go, or low. But it doesn't list drow as DROH because that is incorrect. It lists drow as DROW, because that is the industry-accepted pronunciation.
If it's hard to keep it straight, just remember this simple rhyme: How now black drow?
Jal Dorak |
Mikaze wrote:yoda8myhead wrote:Wow, how do we say drow now? ;)(Though you'll find that they are intentionally ambiguous on the pronunciation of Drow. Guess some controversies aren't worth putting to bed.)
The pronunciation guide says DROW.
Second Darkness says it rhymes with bow . . . which can be pronounced two ways.
I'm fairly sure that subtitle was written with tongue firmly in cheek (or is that fingers firmly crossed?).
I got a good chuckle out of it, anyway.