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Old 06-07-2019, 10:09 AM   #29
Anaraxes
 
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Default Re: Powerstone historical names

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Originally Posted by Extrarius View Post
Alternately, pick a different language.
Yes, something more obscure is what I'd suggest -- assuming you're not Tolkien and making up your own languages. Latin and Greek are just too familiar in modern English vocabulary, even if the speakers haven't studied those languages or know the intricacies of the grammar to get the right inflections on all the words in an actual sentence. Borrowing those words won't be either mysterious or foreign. Better to just make something up.

Now, if you're doing Ars Magica Mythic Europe, then you definitely want the Latin and Greek.
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