How do you pronounce Aasimar [Archive] - Wizards Community

How do you pronounce Aasimar [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
goawayugh
06-13-07, 10:36 AM Does the beginning of the word rhyme with day/may/way? or gas/fast/mask?
CaoSlayer
06-13-07, 10:47 AM Ah-see-mar.
RealSorceror
06-13-07, 11:27 AM Its pronounced Ozzy-mar. :angelhide
Salla
06-13-07, 11:29 AM I say ASS-ih-mar.
goawayugh
06-13-07, 11:34 AM I say ASS-ih-mar.

That's how I've been saying it, but it just doesn't sound right...
Tectorman
06-13-07, 12:46 PM I always think of it as Ay-Ass-Sim-Ar (would rhyme with "bay-bass-bim-bar"). You know, treat the two As as separate syllables.
Rerecros
06-13-07, 01:10 PM Awesome-ar
I think two "a"s in a row have an "awe" sound, like in Baal.
Peregrine_Wolf
06-13-07, 01:11 PM I've always pronounced it Azz-im-ar
divinebadger
06-13-07, 01:59 PM I say, "ay-Zim-ahr"
Darth Syntax
06-13-07, 02:33 PM I generally pronounce it as [ˈaːsɪmaɹ] AH-sih-mar
Millennium
06-13-07, 02:39 PM I take a page from Lord of the Flies: "Sucks to your Aasimar."
ADHadh
06-13-07, 04:02 PM A-a-see-mur, think of the the single 'a' as an 'ah' with the 'h' not possible to hear at all.
Zamandrelasta
06-13-07, 04:18 PM Ah-sih-mar
Jaxgaret
06-13-07, 04:48 PM Wow, there couldn't have been less consensus so far.

I pronounce it ASS-ih-mar.

The PHB PSAs pronounce it as ACE-ih-mar.
Kouk
06-13-07, 09:21 PM Aah-sih-marr
Johnny_Angel
06-13-07, 09:35 PM Well, generally, when two vowels are side by side in this manner the first vowel becomes a hard sound and the second vowel becomes somewhat silent. I'm not an english major; just trying to share my logic for how I came to my pronounciation of the word.

feet, sheep, hail, bait, etc.... (there are plenty of exceptions though)

anyway, I came to the conclusion that it sounding like the following:

Aasimar = A-zim-are

or A-sim-are

However, I could understand the logic behind other pronounciations as well. I'm not saying anything that anyone else proposed is any less correct; I'm just sharing the conclusion I came to.

Personally though, I prefer either A-zim-are or ah-zim-are
jacobi289
06-13-07, 09:35 PM AY-suh-mar

the two "a"s next to eachother give the long A sound.
Holy_Beholder
06-14-07, 05:21 PM I usually pronounce it as: as-ee-mar It would be ass-ee-mar with one a, but think about the name aaron. Its different from aron.
bahamut920
06-14-07, 06:40 PM Well, generally, when two vowels are side by side in this manner the first vowel becomes a hard sound and the second vowel becomes somewhat silent. I'm not an english major; just trying to share my logic for how I came to my pronounciation of the word.
Silly Johnny, assuming the English language has rules... :P

My group pronounces it ASS-i-mar. Which makes the Lesser Aasimar the Half-ASS-i-mar.

Edit: I wonder if this is in the Dragon Magazine Compendium's glossary of D&D terms?
Holy_Beholder
06-14-07, 09:49 PM Yeah, English definitely breaks rules on a regular basis, and phonetics were thrown out the window ages ago.
Wharin
06-14-07, 10:51 PM I take a page from Lord of the Flies: "Sucks to your Aasimar."

Dammit... you beat me to it.
Harliquinn
06-15-07, 09:56 AM I generally pronounce it as [ˈaːsɪmaɹ] AH-sih-mar

I second this.
Rogue Shadows
06-15-07, 10:52 AM I usually pronounce it as Ae-szih-mahr.

I like the "ae" sound better than the "ah" sound, though I know the latter is more correct. "sz" represents a sound that's not quite an S but not quite a Z. "Ah" in "mahr" represents the Bostonian lilt to my accent, being Bostonian and all.

I also pronounce tiefling as "teef-ling", by the way. I'm strange like that.
Bikkusu
06-15-07, 12:37 PM Everyone has assumed to treat it is an English word.

I pronounce it Ay-sim-ar. I do so taking from Baal, which is pronounced as Bale.
Darkwolf71
06-15-07, 12:41 PM I've always pronounced it Azz-im-ar

Must be the wolf blood. That's how I say it.
mkill
06-15-07, 12:49 PM If in doubt just pronounce it the Japanese way:

アーシマル
Dragonprime
06-15-07, 08:40 PM Once again proof that WotC needs to make a pronunciation guide. And it better be free. And BTW, mkill, you just got sigged.
Contrast
06-15-07, 09:47 PM I also pronounce it "Awesome R"

I pronounce it Ay-sim-ar. I do so taking from Baal, which is pronounced as Bale.

I've been told several times that it's pronounced "Bay-Uh."
Bikkusu
06-16-07, 12:48 AM I also pronounce it "Awesome R"

I've been told several times that it's pronounced "Bay-Uh."

You pronounce Bale differently than "Bay-uhl"?
Potato_Dragon
06-16-07, 12:59 AM You know, I recently looked through my old AD&D stuff, and there's a pronunciation guide in the MC8: Outer Planes appendix (The really old kind with separate pages that you can put in a binder). While there's no Aasimar in there (This predated Planescape), it lists the pronunciation of Aasimon (the group of celestials which included Planetars and Solars) as "ASS-eh-mun".

Now that doesn't necessarily mean that Aasimar is pronomuced like Aasimon is, but it would be weird if it wasn't. It also doesn't mean that WOTC pronounces monster names the same way that TSR did. But it does strongly suggest that ASS-eh-mar is the correct way.

I still prefer to use AY-seh-mar though. (First syllable like "stay")
bahamut920
06-16-07, 01:32 AM If in doubt just pronounce it the Japanese way:

アーシマル
What, AH-si-ma-ru? I speak a very small amount of Japanese, but don't even come close to reading it. All I can say is that those are Katakana. :weep:
zzo38
06-16-07, 04:02 PM What, AH-si-ma-ru? I speak a very small amount of Japanese, but don't even come close to reading it. All I can say is that those are Katakana. :weep:

A A SHI MA RU

It is similar to Aasimar but in Japanese is no "si" only "shi" and also each letter in Japanese another syllable but in English it isn't. I think it is close to correct but not quite, because of "si/shi" "ma ru" is 2 syllable in English "mar" at the end only 1 so it is close to how I would pronouce anyways, I hope I helped you.
Zurai
06-16-07, 08:05 PM Personally, it's azz-ee-mar. It's also teef-ling. No clue how official those are, but I like em and I'm sticking to em!
aelryinth
06-16-07, 08:11 PM I generally pronounce it as [ˈaːsɪmaɹ] AH-sih-mar

I use this pronunciation. I see the Aa as a drawn out ahhhh sound, See-Mar as stands. Ah-si-mar.

What it really means is someone wanted a cool racial name and totally ignored that in the English language, that meant it could be pronounced and broken up a hundred ways.

==Aelryinth
zerik
06-19-07, 01:11 AM i always say it like eyes-meer
Radiant117
06-19-07, 09:53 AM That's how:
link to WAV file uploaded to rapidshare (http://rapidshare.com/files/38119336/AASIMAR.WAV)

I don't know what book it's from, though, it's a collection of pronunciation files I accidentally found while looking for music from Planescape: Torment.
(Does anyone know a better place to upload soundfiles? Like photobucket for pics?)
Zekarra
06-25-07, 03:26 PM You pronounce Bale differently than "Bay-uhl"?

I pronounced Baal Dead at 12:45 AM on 06/20/02. :D
Whirling Dervish
06-25-07, 03:29 PM I also pronounce tiefling as "teef-ling", by the way. I'm strange like that.

Me too! It sounds more correct to me.
zae
06-25-07, 09:11 PM I pronounce it as ass-mart ;)

(No, most of the time I do, when playing tieflings and warlocks)

All other times, I pronounce it ass-im-ar (first syllable has the stress, and rhymes with crass or mass. Not quite the same as "ass" in either British-English or American-English. Second syllable is short, basically "him" without the h, and last syllable is just like car, but without the c).

And I always thought tiefling was teef-ling, never heard it any other way. Do some pronounce it tife-ling or tee-eff-ling or something?
pukunui
06-26-07, 02:03 AM I pronounce it ass-ih-mar.

Really, there are no hard and fast rules on how to pronounce a double "a". Just to take two examples from the Bible, most people pronounce Baal as "Bay-uhl" but they pronounce Canaan as "Kay-nan". At the same time, Indian naan bread is pronounced "nahn".

In this case, since it's just a made-up name, you can pronounce it however you wish.

I, too, say "teefling" for tiefling, by the way, but I have heard people say "tyfe-ling".

I would also pronounce baatezu as "bat-eh-zoo".

Man, I've been wanting to start a "d&d pronunciation guide" thread for a while now ... Anyone game?
Ashen_Child
06-26-07, 07:49 AM You know, the only time i've heard Baal pronounced as "Bay-ul" is in the context of D&d. Whenever christians talk about it they seem to refer to it as Bahl.

Course, the real deity is usually written Ba'al
zae
06-26-07, 08:47 PM Baal: In church, I heard it as sounding like the noise a sheep makes. In video games, either sounding like ball or like bale.

Baatezu: I always thought that one was Bay-tee-zoo.
Rykler
06-26-07, 08:54 PM I pronounce it like Kashmir... except minus the k
Kojiro James
06-26-07, 09:04 PM Aasimar = AZZ-EH-MAR

Tiefling = TEEF-LING

Baator = BAY-TOR

Baatezu = BAH-TEE-ZOO

Baal = BAHL

Human = MON-KAY
Perun
06-27-07, 02:45 AM Aasimar -- AH-see-mar or Ah-ah-see-mar

Baal -- Bah-ahl or Bahl

Baatezu -- Bah-AH-teh-zoo

Baator -- Bah-AH-tor (both As are audible)

Tanar'ri -- TAH-nar-ree

Tiefling -- TEE-fling
Rulebook
06-27-07, 08:23 AM to chime in with my southern drawl...

Aasimar -- Ahh-zmar

Baal -- ball

Baatezu -- Bady-zoo

Baator -- bait-er

Tanar'ri -- tan-a-ree

Tiefling -- tee-fling
danzibr
06-27-07, 08:48 AM If in doubt just pronounce it the Japanese way:

アーシマル

aa-shi-ma-ru, nice

But as Radiant 117 mentioned... I'm pretty sure I heard Aasimar pronounced in Planescape: Torment. I think it was A (like the letter)-sih-mar. Now, I may be wrong, of course, but it seems to me that by looking at the word I'd say... something else, but I do say A-sih-mar. Or ACE-ih-mar.

Dan
Anguish2
06-27-07, 05:58 PM Silly Johnny, assuming the English language has rules... :P

My group pronounces it ASS-i-mar. Which makes the Lesser Aasimar the Half-ASS-i-mar.

Edit: I wonder if this is in the Dragon Magazine Compendium's glossary of D&D terms?

Nope. Not in the Dragon Compendium.

And just to add my votes in.

Aasimar - AH-si-mar like Mad Sim Are only without the "m" and "d".
Tiefling - TEA Fling.
Baal - Bail or BAY-uhl depending on how quickly it's said.
Baatezu - Butt TEA Zoo without the "t"s in the first word.
Baator - BAY Tore
Tanar'ri - Tan Our Rear without the trailing "r". Perhaps regional but around here "our" is frequently pronounced the same as "are".
Cyre - Sire
Aundair - ON Dare
Lady_Dragon
06-27-07, 06:09 PM I knew it, I'm weird

For me:

Aasimar = A-zi-mar
(The A is short, as in the A in bat)

Tiefling = Tie-fling
Raymond_Luxury_Yacht
06-27-07, 09:11 PM Ay-ass-ih-mar. I believe a pronunciation is given in one of the PS books.
the_fenris_wolf
06-27-07, 09:30 PM How always thought that the extra 'A' was there for an accent, and the rest pronounced like spanish. Ah'-See-Mar
JellyPooga
06-27-07, 10:16 PM Tiefling - TEA Fling.

What, like throwing around hot beverages?

Heres' my 2p:

Aasimar - Aah-Sea-mar
Tiefling - Teef-ling
Baal - Bahl (Like 'say ah', with a "b" on the front and an "l" on the end)
Baatezu - Baa-teh-zou ('Baa' as in 'noise we tell kids that sheep make', 'teh' as in 'the start of the word tennis' and 'zou' as in 'a bit like zoo, but shorter')
Baator - Baa-Tore ('Sheep noise'-'paper abuse')
Tanar'ri - Tan-arr-Rhi ('sun exposed skin'-'what pirates say'-'Tea with an R')

(caps on stresses)
primemover003
06-28-07, 08:25 AM As an old planescape vet this is how I pronounce them...

Aasimar = Ay-sim-ar
Tiefling = Ty-fling (like Tie Fighter)
Baatezu = Bay-ah-tee-zu
Baator = Bay-ah-tor

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
goawayugh 06-13-07, 10:36 AM	Does the beginning of the word rhyme with day/may/way? or gas/fast/mask?
CaoSlayer 06-13-07, 10:47 AM	Ah-see-mar.
RealSorceror 06-13-07, 11:27 AM	Its pronounced Ozzy-mar. :angelhide
Salla 06-13-07, 11:29 AM	I say ASS-ih-mar.
goawayugh 06-13-07, 11:34 AM	I say ASS-ih-mar. That's how I've been saying it, but it just doesn't sound right...
Tectorman 06-13-07, 12:46 PM	I always think of it as Ay-Ass-Sim-Ar (would rhyme with "bay-bass-bim-bar"). You know, treat the two As as separate syllables.
Rerecros 06-13-07, 01:10 PM	Awesome-ar I think two "a"s in a row have an "awe" sound, like in Baal.
Peregrine_Wolf 06-13-07, 01:11 PM	I've always pronounced it Azz-im-ar
divinebadger 06-13-07, 01:59 PM	I say, "ay-Zim-ahr"
Darth Syntax 06-13-07, 02:33 PM	I generally pronounce it as [ˈaːsɪmaɹ] AH-sih-mar
Millennium 06-13-07, 02:39 PM	I take a page from Lord of the Flies: "Sucks to your Aasimar."
ADHadh 06-13-07, 04:02 PM	A-a-see-mur, think of the the single 'a' as an 'ah' with the 'h' not possible to hear at all.
Zamandrelasta 06-13-07, 04:18 PM	Ah-sih-mar
Jaxgaret 06-13-07, 04:48 PM	Wow, there couldn't have been less consensus so far. I pronounce it ASS-ih-mar. The PHB PSAs pronounce it as ACE-ih-mar.
Kouk 06-13-07, 09:21 PM	Aah-sih-marr
Johnny_Angel 06-13-07, 09:35 PM	Well, generally, when two vowels are side by side in this manner the first vowel becomes a hard sound and the second vowel becomes somewhat silent. I'm not an english major; just trying to share my logic for how I came to my pronounciation of the word. feet, sheep, hail, bait, etc.... (there are plenty of exceptions though) anyway, I came to the conclusion that it sounding like the following: Aasimar = A-zim-are or A-sim-are However, I could understand the logic behind other pronounciations as well. I'm not saying anything that anyone else proposed is any less correct; I'm just sharing the conclusion I came to. Personally though, I prefer either A-zim-are or ah-zim-are
jacobi289 06-13-07, 09:35 PM	AY-suh-mar the two "a"s next to eachother give the long A sound.
Holy_Beholder 06-14-07, 05:21 PM	I usually pronounce it as: as-ee-mar It would be ass-ee-mar with one a, but think about the name aaron. Its different from aron.
bahamut920 06-14-07, 06:40 PM	Well, generally, when two vowels are side by side in this manner the first vowel becomes a hard sound and the second vowel becomes somewhat silent. I'm not an english major; just trying to share my logic for how I came to my pronounciation of the word. Silly Johnny, assuming the English language has rules... :P My group pronounces it ASS-i-mar. Which makes the Lesser Aasimar the Half-ASS-i-mar. Edit: I wonder if this is in the Dragon Magazine Compendium's glossary of D&D terms?
Holy_Beholder 06-14-07, 09:49 PM	Yeah, English definitely breaks rules on a regular basis, and phonetics were thrown out the window ages ago.
Wharin 06-14-07, 10:51 PM	I take a page from Lord of the Flies: "Sucks to your Aasimar." Dammit... you beat me to it.
Harliquinn 06-15-07, 09:56 AM	I generally pronounce it as [ˈaːsɪmaɹ] AH-sih-mar I second this.
Rogue Shadows 06-15-07, 10:52 AM	I usually pronounce it as Ae-szih-mahr. I like the "ae" sound better than the "ah" sound, though I know the latter is more correct. "sz" represents a sound that's not quite an S but not quite a Z. "Ah" in "mahr" represents the Bostonian lilt to my accent, being Bostonian and all. I also pronounce tiefling as "teef-ling", by the way. I'm strange like that.
Bikkusu 06-15-07, 12:37 PM	Everyone has assumed to treat it is an English word. I pronounce it Ay-sim-ar. I do so taking from Baal, which is pronounced as Bale.
Darkwolf71 06-15-07, 12:41 PM	I've always pronounced it Azz-im-ar Must be the wolf blood. That's how I say it.
mkill 06-15-07, 12:49 PM	If in doubt just pronounce it the Japanese way: アーシマル
Dragonprime 06-15-07, 08:40 PM	Once again proof that WotC needs to make a pronunciation guide. And it better be free. And BTW, mkill, you just got sigged.
Contrast 06-15-07, 09:47 PM	I also pronounce it "Awesome R" I pronounce it Ay-sim-ar. I do so taking from Baal, which is pronounced as Bale. I've been told several times that it's pronounced "Bay-Uh."
Bikkusu 06-16-07, 12:48 AM	I also pronounce it "Awesome R" I've been told several times that it's pronounced "Bay-Uh." You pronounce Bale differently than "Bay-uhl"?
Potato_Dragon 06-16-07, 12:59 AM	You know, I recently looked through my old AD&D stuff, and there's a pronunciation guide in the MC8: Outer Planes appendix (The really old kind with separate pages that you can put in a binder). While there's no Aasimar in there (This predated Planescape), it lists the pronunciation of Aasimon (the group of celestials which included Planetars and Solars) as "ASS-eh-mun". Now that doesn't necessarily mean that Aasimar is pronomuced like Aasimon is, but it would be weird if it wasn't. It also doesn't mean that WOTC pronounces monster names the same way that TSR did. But it does strongly suggest that ASS-eh-mar is the correct way. I still prefer to use AY-seh-mar though. (First syllable like "stay")
bahamut920 06-16-07, 01:32 AM	If in doubt just pronounce it the Japanese way: アーシマル What, AH-si-ma-ru? I speak a very small amount of Japanese, but don't even come close to reading it. All I can say is that those are Katakana. :weep:
zzo38 06-16-07, 04:02 PM	What, AH-si-ma-ru? I speak a very small amount of Japanese, but don't even come close to reading it. All I can say is that those are Katakana. :weep: A A SHI MA RU It is similar to Aasimar but in Japanese is no "si" only "shi" and also each letter in Japanese another syllable but in English it isn't. I think it is close to correct but not quite, because of "si/shi" "ma ru" is 2 syllable in English "mar" at the end only 1 so it is close to how I would pronouce anyways, I hope I helped you.
Zurai 06-16-07, 08:05 PM	Personally, it's azz-ee-mar. It's also teef-ling. No clue how official those are, but I like em and I'm sticking to em!
aelryinth 06-16-07, 08:11 PM	I generally pronounce it as [ˈaːsɪmaɹ] AH-sih-mar I use this pronunciation. I see the Aa as a drawn out ahhhh sound, See-Mar as stands. Ah-si-mar. What it really means is someone wanted a cool racial name and totally ignored that in the English language, that meant it could be pronounced and broken up a hundred ways. ==Aelryinth
zerik 06-19-07, 01:11 AM	i always say it like eyes-meer
Radiant117 06-19-07, 09:53 AM	That's how: link to WAV file uploaded to rapidshare (http://rapidshare.com/files/38119336/AASIMAR.WAV) I don't know what book it's from, though, it's a collection of pronunciation files I accidentally found while looking for music from Planescape: Torment. (Does anyone know a better place to upload soundfiles? Like photobucket for pics?)
Zekarra 06-25-07, 03:26 PM	You pronounce Bale differently than "Bay-uhl"? I pronounced Baal Dead at 12:45 AM on 06/20/02. :D
Whirling Dervish 06-25-07, 03:29 PM	I also pronounce tiefling as "teef-ling", by the way. I'm strange like that. Me too! It sounds more correct to me.
zae 06-25-07, 09:11 PM	I pronounce it as ass-mart ;) (No, most of the time I do, when playing tieflings and warlocks) All other times, I pronounce it ass-im-ar (first syllable has the stress, and rhymes with crass or mass. Not quite the same as "ass" in either British-English or American-English. Second syllable is short, basically "him" without the h, and last syllable is just like car, but without the c). And I always thought tiefling was teef-ling, never heard it any other way. Do some pronounce it tife-ling or tee-eff-ling or something?
pukunui 06-26-07, 02:03 AM	I pronounce it ass-ih-mar. Really, there are no hard and fast rules on how to pronounce a double "a". Just to take two examples from the Bible, most people pronounce Baal as "Bay-uhl" but they pronounce Canaan as "Kay-nan". At the same time, Indian naan bread is pronounced "nahn". In this case, since it's just a made-up name, you can pronounce it however you wish. I, too, say "teefling" for tiefling, by the way, but I have heard people say "tyfe-ling". I would also pronounce baatezu as "bat-eh-zoo". Man, I've been wanting to start a "d&d pronunciation guide" thread for a while now ... Anyone game?
Ashen_Child 06-26-07, 07:49 AM	You know, the only time i've heard Baal pronounced as "Bay-ul" is in the context of D&d. Whenever christians talk about it they seem to refer to it as Bahl. Course, the real deity is usually written Ba'al
zae 06-26-07, 08:47 PM	Baal: In church, I heard it as sounding like the noise a sheep makes. In video games, either sounding like ball or like bale. Baatezu: I always thought that one was Bay-tee-zoo.
Rykler 06-26-07, 08:54 PM	I pronounce it like Kashmir... except minus the k
Kojiro James 06-26-07, 09:04 PM	Aasimar = AZZ-EH-MAR Tiefling = TEEF-LING Baator = BAY-TOR Baatezu = BAH-TEE-ZOO Baal = BAHL Human = MON-KAY
Perun 06-27-07, 02:45 AM	Aasimar -- AH-see-mar or Ah-ah-see-mar Baal -- Bah-ahl or Bahl Baatezu -- Bah-AH-teh-zoo Baator -- Bah-AH-tor (both As are audible) Tanar'ri -- TAH-nar-ree Tiefling -- TEE-fling
Rulebook 06-27-07, 08:23 AM	to chime in with my southern drawl... Aasimar -- Ahh-zmar Baal -- ball Baatezu -- Bady-zoo Baator -- bait-er Tanar'ri -- tan-a-ree Tiefling -- tee-fling
danzibr 06-27-07, 08:48 AM	If in doubt just pronounce it the Japanese way: アーシマル aa-shi-ma-ru, nice But as Radiant 117 mentioned... I'm pretty sure I heard Aasimar pronounced in Planescape: Torment. I think it was A (like the letter)-sih-mar. Now, I may be wrong, of course, but it seems to me that by looking at the word I'd say... something else, but I do say A-sih-mar. Or ACE-ih-mar. Dan
Anguish2 06-27-07, 05:58 PM	Silly Johnny, assuming the English language has rules... :P My group pronounces it ASS-i-mar. Which makes the Lesser Aasimar the Half-ASS-i-mar. Edit: I wonder if this is in the Dragon Magazine Compendium's glossary of D&D terms? Nope. Not in the Dragon Compendium. And just to add my votes in. Aasimar - AH-si-mar like Mad Sim Are only without the "m" and "d". Tiefling - TEA Fling. Baal - Bail or BAY-uhl depending on how quickly it's said. Baatezu - Butt TEA Zoo without the "t"s in the first word. Baator - BAY Tore Tanar'ri - Tan Our Rear without the trailing "r". Perhaps regional but around here "our" is frequently pronounced the same as "are". Cyre - Sire Aundair - ON Dare
Lady_Dragon 06-27-07, 06:09 PM	I knew it, I'm weird For me: Aasimar = A-zi-mar (The A is short, as in the A in bat) Tiefling = Tie-fling
Raymond_Luxury_Yacht 06-27-07, 09:11 PM	Ay-ass-ih-mar. I believe a pronunciation is given in one of the PS books.
the_fenris_wolf 06-27-07, 09:30 PM	How always thought that the extra 'A' was there for an accent, and the rest pronounced like spanish. Ah'-See-Mar
JellyPooga 06-27-07, 10:16 PM	Tiefling - TEA Fling. What, like throwing around hot beverages? Heres' my 2p: Aasimar - Aah-Sea-mar Tiefling - Teef-ling Baal - Bahl (Like 'say ah', with a "b" on the front and an "l" on the end) Baatezu - Baa-teh-zou ('Baa' as in 'noise we tell kids that sheep make', 'teh' as in 'the start of the word tennis' and 'zou' as in 'a bit like zoo, but shorter') Baator - Baa-Tore ('Sheep noise'-'paper abuse') Tanar'ri - Tan-arr-Rhi ('sun exposed skin'-'what pirates say'-'Tea with an R') (caps on stresses)
primemover003 06-28-07, 08:25 AM	As an old planescape vet this is how I pronounce them... Aasimar = Ay-sim-ar Tiefling = Ty-fling (like Tie Fighter) Baatezu = Bay-ah-tee-zu Baator = Bay-ah-tor