New Posts For Thread: 12/15/2011 StF: "Phonemes: The Molecules of Flavor"http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28766775/12152011_StF:_Phonemes:_The_Molecules_of_FlavorThis thread is for discussion of this week's Savor the Flavor, which goes live Wednesday morning on magicthegathering.com.I like the German-sounding names. It does do funny things to translations, though. For example, Sturmgeist is a valid German name. It was, indeed, already in use, as the German word for Storm Spirithttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28766775/12152011_StF:_Phonemes:_The_Molecules_of_Flavor?post_id=513872277#513872277I like the German-sounding names. It does do funny things to translations, though. For example, Sturmgeist is a valid German name. It was, indeed, already in use, as the German word for Storm SpiritFri, 16 Dec 2011 02:29:09 -0600Phonemes are useful for this. Here are some good ones to keep in mind for flavor:Religious names, especially demons or angelsDead languagesk namesth names (e.g., Yawgmoth)Mor/ (mors, Latin for death)ConquerorsNameless characters (or those with just ahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28766775/12152011_StF:_Phonemes:_The_Molecules_of_Flavor?post_id=513823405#513823405Phonemes are useful for this. Here are some good ones to keep in mind for flavor:Religious names, especially demons or angelsDead languagesk namesth names (e.g., Yawgmoth)Mor/ (mors, Latin for death)ConquerorsNameless characters (or those with just aWed, 14 Dec 2011 18:06:32 -0600French? [/quote]I'd prefer if they stopped using Europe as the basis for their stories and flavor. They can be a bit more invented and exploratory, go to central or souther Africa, or North America, or even Australia and Indochina, and develop some thttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28766775/12152011_StF:_Phonemes:_The_Molecules_of_Flavor?post_id=513819279#513819279French? [/quote]I'd prefer if they stopped using Europe as the basis for their stories and flavor. They can be a bit more invented and exploratory, go to central or souther Africa, or North America, or even Australia and Indochina, and develop some tWed, 14 Dec 2011 16:16:36 -0600"Krallen" is actually German for "Claws", so the the "Krallenhorde" (which is also a grammatically and idomatically perfect Name in German) means "Clawhorde" or "Horde of the Claw".http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28766775/12152011_StF:_Phonemes:_The_Molecules_of_Flavor?post_id=513809859#513809859"Krallen" is actually German for "Claws", so the the "Krallenhorde" (which is also a grammatically and idomatically perfect Name in German) means "Clawhorde" or "Horde of the Claw".Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:24:51 -0600Can't say it bothers me at all, having seen it enough in literature and other media. Sorry :)http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28766775/12152011_StF:_Phonemes:_The_Molecules_of_Flavor?post_id=513808017#513808017Can't say it bothers me at all, having seen it enough in literature and other media. Sorry :)Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:32:16 -0600