Translations?

Shiftkitty · 11-16-2012, 09:44 PM

New here, sorry if this has been asked before, but are there any English translations of the original French game? I've read it's got some flavor differences. And isn't there a futuristic take on it as well?

Dalillama · 11-16-2012, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Shiftkitty

New here, sorry if this has been asked before, but are there any English translations of the original French game? I've read it's got some flavor differences. And isn't there a futuristic take on it as well?

None that I ever heard of. It's all available online for free these days (legally), including the Stella Inquisitorus supplement, but only in French. It was available a while ago anyway, but I don't know if I still have my copies, I just lost a bunch of my files. Anyway, they're all in French.

Shiftkitty · 11-16-2012, 11:44 PM

Too bad for me, then. I'll look to see if they're still available and then buy a French dictionary I guess! :) (I need the Song of Tongues, eh?)

Archangel Beth · 11-17-2012, 06:35 AM

One of the search-engine translators might be helpful enough; I hear that the INS/MV uses a lot of French slang, though, so it might take a lot of dictionary-grinding. (I have a friend who reads French...) Interestingly enough, some of the Superior descriptions from the main book are pretty close, if the words I can decipher are any indication. Haagenti's, in particular, jumps to mind.

The original Khalid writeup, from Final Trumpet, was also a near-identical translation, if I recall correctly.

Shiftkitty · 11-17-2012, 08:06 AM

Thanks! Maybe I can grab one of my players and get him to take French classes. These guys'll do anything for a beer! (~jk!)

Dalillama · 11-17-2012, 10:37 AM

Well, I do know French myself, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered getting copies. Let me know if you're having troubles with any particular bits.

sn0wball · 11-17-2012, 10:52 AM

There are German translations as well.

Dalillama · 11-17-2012, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sn0wball

There are German translations as well.

According to the wiki, it's been translated into German, Spanish, and Polish, but the only English version is the SJGames adaptation.

Shiftkitty · 11-17-2012, 02:14 PM

Thanks, I'll pester you if I can't figure something out!

tHEhERETIC · 11-18-2012, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Shiftkitty

Thanks, I'll pester you if I can't figure something out!

My French is painfully rusty, but I could give you the gist of any book if you really felt the need. No surprise, I'm slogging through the Baron Samedi book for my own enjoyment.

11-16-2012, 09:44 PM	#1
Shiftkitty Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: A little south of Heaven and a little north of Hell.	Translations? New here, sorry if this has been asked before, but are there any English translations of the original French game? I've read it's got some flavor differences. And isn't there a futuristic take on it as well? __________________ "Your problem is you play too many role-playing games." ~My brother's complaint when I wouldn't help him commit a felony. I wound up turning him in. Maybe he should have played more.

11-16-2012, 11:44 PM	#3
Shiftkitty Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: A little south of Heaven and a little north of Hell.	Re: Translations? Too bad for me, then. I'll look to see if they're still available and then buy a French dictionary I guess! :) (I need the Song of Tongues, eh?) __________________ "Your problem is you play too many role-playing games." ~My brother's complaint when I wouldn't help him commit a felony. I wound up turning him in. Maybe he should have played more.

11-17-2012, 06:35 AM	#4
Archangel Beth In Nomine Line Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Frozen Wastelands of NH	Re: Translations? One of the search-engine translators might be helpful enough; I hear that the INS/MV uses a lot of French slang, though, so it might take a lot of dictionary-grinding. (I have a friend who reads French...) Interestingly enough, some of the Superior descriptions from the main book are pretty close, if the words I can decipher are any indication. Haagenti's, in particular, jumps to mind. The original Khalid writeup, from Final Trumpet, was also a near-identical translation, if I recall correctly. __________________ --Beth Shamelessly adding Superiors: Lilith, GURPS Sparrials, and her fiction page to her .sig (the latter is not precisely gaming related)

11-17-2012, 08:06 AM	#5
Shiftkitty Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: A little south of Heaven and a little north of Hell.	Re: Translations? Thanks! Maybe I can grab one of my players and get him to take French classes. These guys'll do anything for a beer! (~jk!) __________________ "Your problem is you play too many role-playing games." ~My brother's complaint when I wouldn't help him commit a felony. I wound up turning him in. Maybe he should have played more.

11-17-2012, 10:37 AM	#6
Dalillama Join Date: Nov 2004	Re: Translations? Well, I do know French myself, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered getting copies. Let me know if you're having troubles with any particular bits.

11-17-2012, 10:52 AM	#7
sn0wball Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Schleswig, Germany	Re: Translations? There are German translations as well. __________________ No unconsenting english phrases were harmed during the writing of this post.

11-17-2012, 02:14 PM	#9
Shiftkitty Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: A little south of Heaven and a little north of Hell.	Re: Translations? Thanks, I'll pester you if I can't figure something out! __________________ "Your problem is you play too many role-playing games." ~My brother's complaint when I wouldn't help him commit a felony. I wound up turning him in. Maybe he should have played more.

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