A comment on Minatan / Malay terms and naming


Pathfinder Second Edition General Discussion


As a speaker of Malaysian Malay, the names of Minatan island 'Atas Pulu & Rendah Pulu' feels a little off.

The grammar/structure (?) doesn't quite work in Bahasa Melayu. Which I realise isn't what Minatans speak as they are from a alien, to us, planet.

Im NOT complaining about it being there btw! I love that our part of the world is being represented. It's just that the ghost of my old BM teacher haunts me whenever I read something similar to BM. :D

Also, might I suggest that the description of Hantu be expanded to include undead because irl it does include ghosts/spirits of the unquiet dead.

Can we please get more lore, adventures and content regarding this part of Golarion? I would absolutely go nuts with joy if I saw a description of Gawai celebrations or an encounter with a Dayang Boris in an adventure!

Note: I do have one complaint though. I object to the description of headhunting as 'vile'. It is no more vile than any other aspect of war. And sarawakians are quite proud of parts of our head hunting heritage.


A pair of 2e Tian Xia books have been announced and are drawing on a massive cast of Asian writers to avoid snarls like the old stuff ran into.


keftiu wrote:
A pair of 2e Tian Xia books have been announced and are drawing on a massive cast of Asian writers to avoid snarls like the old stuff ran into.

oh? I'll have to look that up. If they expand on Minata I'll be really happy

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