With that in mind, we have players who have given their thoughts regarding what the RL Latin and Old English would be the equivalent of IG, lore-wise.DM GrumpyCat wrote: ↑Fri Jun 08, 2018 3:01 pmUsing [an] accent is fine.
Dropping the odd word of a foreign language is also OK, [especially] if that word can be deciphered in context. (Someone walks up to you and says 'Bonjour!' you can make a good guess that [it's] some form of 'hello' for example.)
But you should avoid conversations in a different language, or using a RL language to interact [solely] with someone else.
So if you want your character to drop the odd [Latin] word which, for the most part, is translatable by context, or [relatively irrelevant] - you should be ok. Just don't use it constantly on your character.
Please post what you think about the usage of Latin words and Old English when it comes to RP'ing in Arelith. Is it helpful in your immersion? Is it breaking your immersion sometimes? How much usage is too much? How much more of such usage of Latin or Old English would you like to see?Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia wrote: ↑Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:55 pmAs an additional note, when people use Latin in-game, the two Forgotten Realms languages I've usually seen it stand in for it are Loross (old High Netherese) and Thorass (old/"auld" Common). They both have pretty fair claims to be the Forgotten Realms equivalent, even if neither fits perfectly.
Thorass is the ancestor to Common, Chondathan, Cormanthan, etc etc etc., but it tends to be styled more as Old/Middle English rather than Latin in the fluff.
Loross was the high tongue of Netheril, and so the 'dead noble language of a fallen empire that influenced all after it' niche is filled, but it doesn't have the relation to Forgotten Realms romance language-equivalents that Thorass does.
Please be nice to each other, and know that what your expectations about immersion and RP experience are subjective and there is no need to insult others for them having a different perspective.