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Does anyone here study the Drow Language?

IcecreamtubIcecreamtub Member Posts: 547
edited June 2017 in Off-Topic
I know all my Drow from this page:

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Drow_dictionary

But it seems there are a lot of common words like "Yes" or "What" that are missing...? Maybe it's just me but from constantly reading this over the last year back and forth to help me understand the Language better, there seem to be a lot missing that I'd imagine a language to contain.

Also, Vicionia's sentences are super illiterate after looking through them on the Infinity Engine. Is this intentional? There are also some words in there that don't exist in this page, I assume there's definitely more just from that alone.

Edit: Also does anyone know about "Bae'qeshel" and how I would put this into BG2:EE?

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  • ZaghoulZaghoul Member, Moderator Posts: 3,938
    @Icecreamtub Not study but I peruse it from time to time my half-elf (head cannon- half-drow) bards, but Shar, not Lolth, for me dirgesingers;) . Just use it to get into that other side of his parentage a little, not so taken with the drow in and of themselves, but gotta keep up the lore a little.

    I think two of the better sites are:
    http://www.eilistraee.com/chosen/language_intro.php
    http://drowcampaign.roleplaynexus.com/drowlanguage.html

    As far as Bae'qeshel, the best to simulate I think are the HLA by Rogue Rebalancing (RR) for bards, resonating weapon, sound burst, and sound barrier being the nicest I think . Nothing I know simulates but head cannoned in with RR would get there a little better. Lots of goodies for bard sound power that bypasses MR.
    Not sure if that helps but there it is. B)
  • IcecreamtubIcecreamtub Member Posts: 547
    edited June 2017
    @Zaghoul Best help on this post so far (even if the only one hehe)!

    I'm currently designing a Drow Bard [Mod] and I wanted him to be a spellcaster and totally forgot the reason I was making him a Mage-Focus was because of Drow-Magic, so was wondering today how I actually go around implementing that in a game (BG2:EE) where Drow didn't go as much love as their counterpart (Icewind Dale). So need to do my research and understand it better or just have someone plow me with that good Drow stuff :v
  • ZaghoulZaghoul Member, Moderator Posts: 3,938
    An interesting mod I think. I came across that term 'Bae'qeshel', while looking up ideas for bards once. Something Salvatore had in the War of the Spider Queen that you might have read (didn't myself read the whole book but found that bit bard-related so made note of it).
    Can't help with the mod, but plenty on here with the know how for sure.

    https://books.google.com/books?id=M-1FBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT64&lpg=PT64&dq=Bae'qeshel&source=bl&ots=kHI6GvfclT&sig=E-oQu8lmC5NB65UAR8U8pnV0l98&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ6PqIuKDUAhUDVyYKHb0cAtYQ6AEIVDAJ#v=onepage&q=Bae'qeshel&f=false

    This also looks like it would be an interesting read:
    http://www.dmsguild.com/product/179640/The-BaeQeshel-A-New-Bardic-College-For-Bards
  • IcecreamtubIcecreamtub Member Posts: 547
    @Zaghoul Thank you for the links, they're helping quite a lot ^_^ <3
  • DragonKingDragonKing Member Posts: 1,979
    Nope, but for a while i was studying the thu'um, do i get a participation prize?
  • IcecreamtubIcecreamtub Member Posts: 547
    Was there any need in that comment lol...
  • ZaghoulZaghoul Member, Moderator Posts: 3,938
    Icecreamtub said:

    @Zaghoul Thank you for the links, they're helping quite a lot ^_^ <3</p>

    @Icecreamtub A good mod of that sort would be thanks enough :)
    Is this for fleshing out the half-drow Plynn more or a new NPC altogether? Interesting concept with the half-drow/grey orc regardless.
  • IcecreamtubIcecreamtub Member Posts: 547
    @Zaghoul

    The Drow language research helps me flesh everyone out and make sure I don't make grammatical errors (and also personally learn the language better for my own sake as I do enjoy the language in and of itself.)

    The Drow magic is focused on Plynn for sure.
    Yeah I really like Orcs & Drow. I had the thought to just combine the two races to see if my imaginative idea worked, funnily enough after doing some background checks on Grey Orcs & Drow, it's very common that they interact so I can make it work. I shot off to have an Artist bring them to life and here we are.

    I know it sounds so incredibly common and vain of me but I am really proud of how everything just feels like it's naturally coming together! I'm falling in love with the whole project (as if I wasn't already. xD)
    Nothing feels forced when I'm making it, just gotta hope everything sticks together and doesn't crumble apart half-way through. I just hope it's well received even after all this time >.<
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