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  • DMFI - Languages

    I was wondering if it would possible to allow regional languages like Chondathan, Immarski, and others. It would be quite a bit of fun, I think, to have some variety in languages, elves and dwarves shouldn't be the only ones to have the fun of being able to talk in front of outsiders in their racial tongues.

    Also, is it possible to roleplay the learning of a new language in game, such as by convincing a friend to teach you, or finding a tutor somewhere?

    And one big question I can't find anything anywhere is, is it possible to whisper with the DMFI languages?

    And unrelated to languages, but related to DMFI: Could it be possible to use the DMFI player tool to rename yourself and items? It would be useful for disguises and the like, as well as for crafting or just personalizing your items.

    And I suppose on the note of language, on a few other PW's I played on in NWN1 you could get pen and paper items, and use them to type/scribe notes that appeared as ingame items you could examine. In one world they were also made to be ignored by the game's cleanup filter and persistently stored so people could leave notes laying about for different reasons. There was even one Red Dragon Disciple who would write poems and leave them laying about because he had a 'tough guy' image and would love hearing other character talk about them.

    EDIT: One more question, could the DMFI die rolls have switches, maybe from the player tool, to be either private, public, or DM viewable? It'd also be nice to get rid of the modifier in the display, because then people can figure out your stats and such which can be a bit of a killjoy.
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    We actually have them in the DMFI. I thought they were avaliable to humans only, but if not - since they are already in, it shouldn't be too hard to add them to the list. That's a small priority right now, considering the larger development occuring.
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    • #3
      I don't like the idea. Languages, as they are, are already annoying to me. People use them in ways the language can't even communicate in. Nothing like the people who get animal and have an intelligent philosophy in chitters and tweets. Then you add regional languages and have to ask yourself "How different is this language really from the other?" which language system doesn't take into account.

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      • #4
        Though I don't relish the idea of regional languages myself - I always thought of them as more like dialects, anyway - the ability to leave note items for others is intriguing.

        I wonder how much alcohol I'd have to bribe GBX with to get that implemented...
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        • #5
          Originally posted by WinterLegacy View Post
          Though I don't relish the idea of regional languages myself - I always thought of them as more like dialects, anyway - the ability to leave note items for others is intriguing.

          I wonder how much alcohol I'd have to bribe GBX with to get that implemented...
          You'd have to bribe me, in which case you can come on down to Waterloo, Ontario and bring me a case of Alexander Keiths, the pride of Nova Scotia.
          The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Saulus View Post
            You'd have to bribe me, in which case you can come on down to Waterloo, Ontario and bring me a case of Alexander Keiths, the pride of Nova Scotia.
            *Points* Saulus is dee boss

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Saulus View Post
              You'd have to bribe me, in which case you can come on down to Waterloo, Ontario and bring me a case of Alexander Keiths, the pride of Nova Scotia.
              Noted!
              Canadia* is a bit of a drive, though; you'd think it was another country or something!



              *intentional misspelling, honest. Americans = America, Canadians = Canadia. And Hispanics are from... um, Hispania.
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