Ogre language? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Ogre language? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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sark
03-04-07, 12:12 AM Evening all.

In fleshing out my character i'm toying with the idea of occasional rituals and/or songs/warchants etc. Has anyone made up/created any form of ogre language - or am i just going too far off the hardcore diving board? ;)
cog_n_taz
03-04-07, 12:18 AM No, but I have some suggestions.

First of all, the ogre language is giant:).

Second, your ogre should be fluent in it, it's not like speaking broken common, the ogre is speaking its native language, so it should be competent at it.

third, prepare a few chants etc. in advance, write up whatever sounds good, and explain it to anyone who can speak giant, the words don't have to mean anything individually.
HomebrewedMonster
03-04-07, 12:30 AM The majority of giants for DnD are closely related to the giants of Norse mythology. There were three classes of giants, frost, fire, and mountain. So seeing their origins Giant (the language of the giants) would be an old germanic language.

If you have ever seen "The 13th Warrior" how the nords talk in the beginning is how it would kinda sound.

As for the actual lettering and all that jazz, no I do not have a clue, but as Benjamin Franklin would have said if he knew what it was, "Google it."
ZombieDragon
03-04-07, 12:31 AM Giant the language of ogres, in our group (my dad and his brown nosers) it comes off similar to orcish. Less use of K's(klingon orc thing) and much more bass.
Count Arioch the 28th
03-04-07, 12:41 AM Second, your ogre should be fluent in it, it's not like speaking broken common, the ogre is speaking its native language, so it should be competent at it.

I'm going to disagree with that.

Giant is a language whose speakers predominately have human intelligence. Therefore, being with sub-human intelligence (i.e., ogres) shouldn't have proper grammar and syntax.

A human with 6 intelligence would probably speak broken common, and ogre should speak likewise impeded giant.
Darth Syntax
03-04-07, 01:07 AM Off the top of my head, some samples from an ogre language:

urg-iid nb-or sag "he ate the cow" literally "eat-past cow-the he"

fra vaud-or "The king speaks" literally "speak king-the"

Bar! sgab-atch sog-aib uud-sko! "You will all die in great pain" literally "Vocative particle! pain-with die-IMPERATIVE you-all"
CaoSlayer
03-04-07, 10:12 AM GIGANTS TALKS IN ALL-CAPS AND FONT SIZE 7

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
sark 03-04-07, 12:12 AM	Evening all. In fleshing out my character i'm toying with the idea of occasional rituals and/or songs/warchants etc. Has anyone made up/created any form of ogre language - or am i just going too far off the hardcore diving board? ;)
cog_n_taz 03-04-07, 12:18 AM	No, but I have some suggestions. First of all, the ogre language is giant:). Second, your ogre should be fluent in it, it's not like speaking broken common, the ogre is speaking its native language, so it should be competent at it. third, prepare a few chants etc. in advance, write up whatever sounds good, and explain it to anyone who can speak giant, the words don't have to mean anything individually.
HomebrewedMonster 03-04-07, 12:30 AM	The majority of giants for DnD are closely related to the giants of Norse mythology. There were three classes of giants, frost, fire, and mountain. So seeing their origins Giant (the language of the giants) would be an old germanic language. If you have ever seen "The 13th Warrior" how the nords talk in the beginning is how it would kinda sound. As for the actual lettering and all that jazz, no I do not have a clue, but as Benjamin Franklin would have said if he knew what it was, "Google it."
ZombieDragon 03-04-07, 12:31 AM	Giant the language of ogres, in our group (my dad and his brown nosers) it comes off similar to orcish. Less use of K's(klingon orc thing) and much more bass.
Count Arioch the 28th 03-04-07, 12:41 AM	Second, your ogre should be fluent in it, it's not like speaking broken common, the ogre is speaking its native language, so it should be competent at it. I'm going to disagree with that. Giant is a language whose speakers predominately have human intelligence. Therefore, being with sub-human intelligence (i.e., ogres) shouldn't have proper grammar and syntax. A human with 6 intelligence would probably speak broken common, and ogre should speak likewise impeded giant.
Darth Syntax 03-04-07, 01:07 AM	Off the top of my head, some samples from an ogre language: urg-iid nb-or sag "he ate the cow" literally "eat-past cow-the he" fra vaud-or "The king speaks" literally "speak king-the" Bar! sgab-atch sog-aib uud-sko! "You will all die in great pain" literally "Vocative particle! pain-with die-IMPERATIVE you-all"
CaoSlayer 03-04-07, 10:12 AM	GIGANTS TALKS IN ALL-CAPS AND FONT SIZE 7