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KanzenAU
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 27 Jun 2017 : 02:07:20
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| It's not just one symbol, it's lots of them combined into one image. |
When life turns it's back on you...sneak attack for extra damage.
Head admin of the FR wiki:
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/ |
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KanzenAU
Senior Scribe
Australia
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farinal
Learned Scribe
Turkey
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Posted - 27 Jun 2017 : 16:16:39
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| I never thought about the text on the cover. Wow that's so cool. |
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 28 Jun 2017 : 01:04:50
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| I swear it was explained at one time (I think by Sean Reynolds), but for the life of me I can't recall. |
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 28 Jun 2017 : 01:19:17
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And in fact, he did.... http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/we/frcs_cover_translation.html
"If you've seen the cover of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, you know it has writing in Dethek (Dwarven) and Espruar (Elven) script on the cover. Well, that writing actually means something--I think it was Rich Baker and I that came up with those phrases and had the graphic designers use the WotC Dethek and Espruar fonts to "translate" them, along with some numbers to fill in some of the gaps in the circle.
Enough people ask about what the words mean that I thought I'd post it here. The funny thing is that I lost my original record of the text (it was an email exchange between Rich and I), so I have to rely on the reverse-translation by Brian D. Gute, who wrote down letter-by-letter what the messages mean. Here they are:
Dethek: The secret fires of our hearts burn with the memory of wars lost and heroes slain, but like the stone from which we came, we endure
Espruar: We remember cities* now in ruin and forests murdered, yet still we sing to the stars and hope for renewal.
*There's actually no letter "C" in Espruar, so on the cover it's spelled "sities."" |
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KanzenAU
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Australia
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 29 Jun 2017 : 03:25:43
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 29 Jun 2017 : 21:45:16
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| I did something similar for my Red Book of Spell Strategy. I filled the borders of the page with various Faerunian language translations of some of the Red Knight's documented mottos, as well as the Thayan alavairthae translation. |
Alavairthae, may your skill prevail
Phillip aka Sleyvas |
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3rd ed Campaign Setting front cover symbol
