This is a Giant Translator I made on lingojam that follows the Forgotten Realms Wiki Giant dictionary: https://lingojam.com/Common->Giant It supports reverse translation and can translate most numbers. I'd love feedback and any suggestions on how to improve it!
This is a comprehensive guide to Druidic made by u/_Liarus on reddit. They have designed 45 symbols so far, and it doesn't utilize a traditional alphabet. Here's the original post.
As far as using real world languages I've sometimes done that, but I would also try and pick ones whose sound was appropriate to the culture, or the usual image of what the culture is unless I wanted to buck convention for the fun of it, But usually I wouldn't give, say, elves, a hard-sound heavy or a guttural-sounding IRL language unless I wanted to challenge my players' assumptions and accept that that would take focus away from getting fully into the character if you have to make adjustments in your head between the image that's been ground into your brain of how elves should talk and how these ones DO...it can be used as a tool, is what I'm saying, but there are tradeoffs
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For some reason, in my headcanon, Druidic always felt strongly Welsh--at least in terms of "real-world" analogs.
Similarly, Elvish always felt like it should be Celtic, like Scots Gaelic, or maybe Irish--but that may just be my inner Tolkien fanboy trying to escape.
But I'd agree that Giant feels more Scandinavian, like Norwegian or Swedish.
*Just my subjective perception--your mileage may vary.
Oh my goodness, I never realized my old Ignan translator had been posted here! I should've made a Primordial language first and then gone back to make an Ignan dialect, but I appreciate its inclusion in this list. Thank you! :D
I know this is gonna sound silly but my girlfriend really likes goblins and I want to learn to say I love you in Goblin but....I'm having trouble finding any information on the Goblin language. I clicked the link on this list and it didn't work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
This is a Giant Translator I made on lingojam that follows the Forgotten Realms Wiki Giant dictionary: https://lingojam.com/Common->Giant
It supports reverse translation and can translate most numbers. I'd love feedback and any suggestions on how to improve it!
This is so helpful
Anyone have a druidic translator? Can’t find one anywhere.
https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/BJV2yUhmX
This is a comprehensive guide to Druidic made by u/_Liarus on reddit. They have designed 45 symbols so far, and it doesn't utilize a traditional alphabet. Here's the original post.
As far as using real world languages I've sometimes done that, but I would also try and pick ones whose sound was appropriate to the culture, or the usual image of what the culture is unless I wanted to buck convention for the fun of it, But usually I wouldn't give, say, elves, a hard-sound heavy or a guttural-sounding IRL language unless I wanted to challenge my players' assumptions and accept that that would take focus away from getting fully into the character if you have to make adjustments in your head between the image that's been ground into your brain of how elves should talk and how these ones DO...it can be used as a tool, is what I'm saying, but there are tradeoffs
Famh Thrawn Fiadhaich - 'half elven' sorcerer (wild magic) 2, Sleeping Gods - A Dragon Warriors campaign in the Lands of Legend
Quspira Inirali - tiefling cleric (Life domain) 4, Painted's "He'll be the father of my child"
---RETIRED HEROES' REST HOME---
Sae Ivui Nailo - wood elf rogue (inquisitive) 5 , Sea of Death: Captain Hailstorm's Lost Treasure
Ryshraxea "Shra" Naranthi - tabaxi artificer 1, Nyx's Tomb of Annihilation - Group 1
Maybe an updated thread with all of the new languages/translator suggestions would be more useful (of course it would link back to here)
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I would say giant is more like Norwegian.
For some reason, in my headcanon, Druidic always felt strongly Welsh--at least in terms of "real-world" analogs.
Similarly, Elvish always felt like it should be Celtic, like Scots Gaelic, or maybe Irish--but that may just be my inner Tolkien fanboy trying to escape.
But I'd agree that Giant feels more Scandinavian, like Norwegian or Swedish.
*Just my subjective perception--your mileage may vary.
Based on what words from Giant have been published, it is actually just Norwegian.
Well that's a good idea
I have one for Sylvan: https://lingojam.com/NewSylvan
Does anyone have websites for the Githyanki langague? There were two links earlier in this thread but I get an error for them
Oh my goodness, I never realized my old Ignan translator had been posted here! I should've made a Primordial language first and then gone back to make an Ignan dialect, but I appreciate its inclusion in this list. Thank you! :D
This is awesome thank you! I plan to have my players speak verbal spell components in pertaining languages.
I know this is gonna sound silly but my girlfriend really likes goblins and I want to learn to say I love you in Goblin but....I'm having trouble finding any information on the Goblin language. I clicked the link on this list and it didn't work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
no it does not. reverse translating fails in most cases
and most words too. i tried this:
this common to giant translator does not work
i common zo jotun translator does not work
your great translator has not even word for common, and for work
The Sylvan translator has a lot of gaps in vocab since it translates words not letters. It needs an update and I look forward to that day.
I have compiled a bit more languages/translators so here.
Giant: The Giant Tongue Translator ― LingoJam
Gnomish: Gnomish Translator ― LingoJam
Halfling: Isho's Halfling Translator ― LingoJam
Deep Speech: Espruar (Deepspeech) Translator ― LingoJam
Sylvan: Sylvan Translator ― LingoJam
Aquan: Aquan Translator
Auran: Auran 5e translator ― LingoJam
Druidic(Partial): partial Druidic Translator
there you go.
Do you have any translators that translate into the actual runes? Like with the unique symbols?