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Age of Fable

#30
November 15, 2010, 03:35:10 AM
Quote from: VectorSigma;417301Need some nomenclature advice.

As currently written, the KNIGHT is the pilot, the AEGIS is the mechsuit, the HEART is the necromantic power-core of the Aegis, and a REVENANT is a ghost trapped in the Heart.

That's fairly clear, right?

I'd consider changing 'Aegis' and 'Heart' to 'mechsuit' and 'power-core' respectively.

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#31
November 15, 2010, 08:25:53 AM
I'm familiar with that rule, but, um, 'aegis' and 'heart' are both, y'know, regular words with known meanings and obvious connotations.  Especially the second one.  Surely you wouldn't advocate changing 'knight' to 'fightin' dude'?  Did you go through all your D&D books and pencil 'dark elf' over every occurrence of 'drow'?  :)

In all seriousness, I get what you're saying AoF, I just don't think these particular words are egregious examples of the 'made-up word' trend.  I welcome other opinions though!
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Nicephorus

#32
November 15, 2010, 08:44:51 AM
To be based on bad SF anime, it needs to have a small handful new terms and theories that are vary between almost cool and dumb.  Not everywhere like the annoying language in Planescape, but enough to remind you that this isn't realistic action.
 
At least the knights aren't using evangelions powered by protoculture.

Silverlion

#33
November 15, 2010, 11:09:50 PM
Quote from: VectorSigma;417399In all seriousness, I get what you're saying AoF, I just don't think these particular words are egregious examples of the 'made-up word' trend.  I welcome other opinions though!



I think they work myself. They mean something--and they have an interesting and well thought out sort of self-reference connotation.
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November 16, 2010, 05:17:17 PM
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