Officially it's Elvish, but several hardcore fantasy fans only ever call it Elven.
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Well, most folks speak CommoN. I guess Elves might speak in ElveN. But to Dwarves speak in DwarveN? Nobody speaks OrceN; it's OrkisH. So I can understand why people think it is Elvish and Dwarvish. Maybe Common is the outlier.
What are the rules for this stuff? It is a Dwarven Battleaxe. It is an Elven Cloak. But it still isn't an OrceN suit of Studded Leather Armor; it's an Orcish Suit of Armor.
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Common isn't a language spoken by Comms, so Common isn't an outlier. It's simply not applicable at all to the -en/-ish conversation.
The language is Dwarvish. It is the Dwarven language. The language is Elvish. It is the Elven language. People will use the words interchangeably.
Use whichever word you wish. If one wishes to be pedantic about it, it is Elvish in Common for 5e lore.
It's up to you what it is in Elvish, though. If the same word is used for all Elf-related things including the name of the language, it makes sense for people to say Elven if Elves will say Elven when referring to their language.
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Officially, is the language of the elves called "Elvish" or "Elven" or does it not matter and is different from table to table?
I and everybody I play D&D with call the language 'Elvish'
DM: "What languages do you you speak"
Player" I speak Common and Elvish"
I am also pretty sure in the PHB they call it 'Elvish'
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The PHB calls the language “Elvish,” but that’s an ugly-sounding word, so I do not use it. “Elven” is the only word I’ll ever use.
Officially it's Elvish, but several hardcore fantasy fans only ever call it Elven.
Formerly Devan Avalon.
Trying to get your physical content on Beyond is like going to Microsoft and saying "I have a physical Playstation disk, give me a digital Xbox version!"
Well, most folks speak CommoN. I guess Elves might speak in ElveN. But to Dwarves speak in DwarveN? Nobody speaks OrceN; it's OrkisH. So I can understand why people think it is Elvish and Dwarvish. Maybe Common is the outlier.
What are the rules for this stuff? It is a Dwarven Battleaxe. It is an Elven Cloak. But it still isn't an OrceN suit of Studded Leather Armor; it's an Orcish Suit of Armor.
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt
Common isn't a language spoken by Comms, so Common isn't an outlier. It's simply not applicable at all to the -en/-ish conversation.
The language is Dwarvish. It is the Dwarven language. The language is Elvish. It is the Elven language. People will use the words interchangeably.
Use whichever word you wish. If one wishes to be pedantic about it, it is Elvish in Common for 5e lore.
It's up to you what it is in Elvish, though. If the same word is used for all Elf-related things including the name of the language, it makes sense for people to say Elven if Elves will say Elven when referring to their language.
Human. Male. Possibly. Don't be a divider.
My characters' backgrounds are written like instruction manuals rather than stories. My opinion and preferences don't mean you're wrong.
I am 99.7603% convinced that the digital dice are messing with me. I roll high when nobody's looking and low when anyone else can see.🎲
“It's a bit early to be thinking about an epitaph. No?” will be my epitaph.