Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Apr 15, 2011 - 21:03 |
 
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Post anything you think deserves an entry in a generic fantasy dictionary! Get credit if I ever write the book!
List so far:
Artifact
Barbarian
Bard
Castle
Caves/cave system
Demon
Doppleganger
Dragon
Dungeon
Dwarf
Elf
Ghosts
Giants
Gnoll
Gnome
Goblin
Gods
Hag
Half-
Halfling
Human
Kings
Kobold
Magic Items: various sub-listings)
Magic (spells)
Necromancer
Ogre
Orc
Princess
Skeleton
Sword
thief
Traps
Treasure
Troglodyte
Troll
Undead (Wight, Wraith, and all the others that probably mean the same thing)
Unicorn
Warrior
Wizard
zombie
Will add more as they come to me, and as you suggest them! |
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Timlagor
Joined: Feb 13, 2009
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Apr 15, 2011 - 22:11 |
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Vampires are cool and sexy. If you find yourself in a vampire story, try to become one as soon as possible but be sure to put on a good angst to avoid stakes. Also be sure to wear expensive sunglasses. |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Apr 15, 2011 - 22:42 |
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Added, but looking for things that appear in generic fantasy, Warhammer, D&D, etc.....
Vampire entry will likely be more: Bloodsucking monsters. Dress in capes, live in old castles. Nobody believes that anymore. You want a vampire in your story? Go write teen romance!
Again, not that I won't happily steal your ideas, but I'm looking for the items, rather than the entries  |
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SvenS
Joined: Jul 07, 2007
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Apr 15, 2011 - 23:12 |
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Wight!
Ghost several varities.
Lich subheading necromancer?
Doppelganger (every RPG adventure with intrigue seems to have one =( ) |
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Ehlers
Joined: Jun 26, 2006
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Apr 15, 2011 - 23:26 |
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Unicorn
Rainbow
Magic (spells)
Traps
Troglodyte
Half race (insert any race)
Troll
Ogre
Dog
Cat
Lake
Castle
Dungeon
Just the top of the iceberg |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Apr 15, 2011 - 23:32 |
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Thanks, Ehlers. The top of your iceberg includes soem generic real world stuff I removed!  |
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DonTomaso
Joined: Feb 20, 2005
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Apr 16, 2011 - 01:40 |
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Maidens
Virgins
Sacrifices
(and naturally Virgin sacrifices)
Magical Swords
Barbarians
Female barbarians with superarmour fur bikinis
Trinkets
Artifacts
Evil Necromancers (not the other kind)
Duck of doom
Dungeons
And my special favourite, the Demon in Conan that can only be injured by smashing the mirrors around him. Why the hell would he have mirrors around him if that's all he can be killed from.... |
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harvestmouse
Joined: May 13, 2007
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Apr 16, 2011 - 09:32 |
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I don't think wights and wraiths are the same. One is solid the other is ethereal (I believe). Certainly fairly different in LOTR anyway. |
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Overhamsteren
Joined: May 27, 2006
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Apr 16, 2011 - 13:06 |
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Giant Hamster |
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grs28
Joined: Jan 22, 2009
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Apr 16, 2011 - 15:25 |
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| Overhamsteren wrote: | | Giant Hamster |
Miniature giant space hamster? |
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DonTomaso
Joined: Feb 20, 2005
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Apr 16, 2011 - 16:40 |
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Alien Space Bats (famous for stealing the technology in Dies the fire) |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Apr 16, 2011 - 18:14 |
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| harvestmouse wrote: | | I don't think wights and wraiths are the same. One is solid the other is ethereal (I believe). Certainly fairly different in LOTR anyway. |
Well, in LoTR both are the spirits of men long dead, still around due to dark magic. The Ringwraiths HAVE bodies, but they can be destroyed without killing them. In most fantasy they mean whatever the author feels like, unlike, say, a skelton, which has a pretty solid definition. |
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pythrr
Joined: Mar 07, 2006
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Apr 17, 2011 - 07:35 |
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LOTR:
Wight, in Anglo-Saxon, is simply a term for "a man". Tolkien nicked it.
Wraith, according to Tom Shippey (the best person to read on Tolkien, even if he is a adulterous shit) is etymologically derived from words meaning to writhe, twist, hence a twisted thing, mishapen.
And yeah, I know quite a but about the genre, so drop me a PM if you want to chat to someone who works in this area. Pyth |
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palandt
Joined: Dec 17, 2005
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Apr 18, 2011 - 13:30 |
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D4, D6, D8, D10, D12 etc. or "dice" in general: The cause of all evil in fantasy games. |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Apr 20, 2011 - 01:15 |
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Sorry, Palandt, I feel those are a bit more about games in general than fantasy in particular. |
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