dumuzid Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Brootse said: Oh, I didn't know that trollkin could be trained out of it. It's the chief differentiator of AA spear trollkin mercenaries, they can fight in the day when they have to, like dark trolls. they didn't exist until a trollkin heroquested to make the connection with Argan Argar, I think during the Gbaji Wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brootse Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 30 minutes ago, dumuzid said: It's the chief differentiator of AA spear trollkin mercenaries, they can fight in the day when they have to, like dark trolls. they didn't exist until a trollkin heroquested to make the connection with Argan Argar, I think during the Gbaji Wars. That sounds interesting, where it's from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 19 minutes ago, dumuzid said: It's the chief differentiator of AA spear trollkin mercenaries, they can fight in the day when they have to, like dark trolls. they didn't exist until a trollkin heroquested to make the connection with Argan Argar, I think during the Gbaji Wars. Spearkin only became viable after Naxili Garang altered the curse to produce multiple births, which happened in 612 according to Uz Lore (RQ2 edition p17, side bar). On p.20 it says that the Argan Argar cult started to teach the little wretches the spear in the Second Age. There was a trollkin lieutenant in 562 (the famous betrayal because he had been treated kindly by White Women), so the single births apparently were treated better before the multiple births created swarms of the little critters. Trollkin mercenary units in the service of the EWF appeared rather late, after 976. The Only Old One and his Kitori were spearmen already before or at least during the Greater Darkness. Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumuzid Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I'm thinking specifically of the enlo turned uzko trollkin hero Sticker, from Unspoken Word #04: Uz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Akhôrahil said: Or iff you think the obsidian thing is a bit high tech, merely the kind of snow goggles polar expeditions used (which keep out light and reflections) should be a lot better than nothing. Scott's snow goggles Ooh, Death Goggles! Edited May 12, 2020 by soltakss 1 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) Repeated post. Edited May 12, 2020 by soltakss Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) Repeated post. Edited May 12, 2020 by soltakss Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, PhilHibbs said: Wearing cloth over the face would interfere with Darksense, it would absorb and dampen sound waves. That sounds curiously like science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindalos Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Akhôrahil said: Or iff you think the obsidian thing is a bit high tech, merely the kind of snow goggles polar expeditions used (which keep out light and reflections) should be a lot better than nothing. Inuit-style snow goggles, bone These designs are used in Six Ages, and look beautiful there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runeblogger Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Akhôrahil said: Or iff you think the obsidian thing is a bit high tech, merely the kind of snow goggles polar expeditions used (which keep out light and reflections) should be a lot better than nothing. Thank you, that reminded me of this picture of Argan Argar traders in Six Ages: Ride like the Wind: 😋 6 Quote Read my Runeblog about RuneQuest and Glorantha at: http://elruneblog.blogspot.com.es/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius West Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 On 5/25/2019 at 8:15 PM, PhilHibbs said: Hi there! He mixes a mean mojito too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius West Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Eskimo snow goggles are called "iggaak", or "inuktitut". A pity they aren't in the dictionary, as you can't use those words in Scrabble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiningbrow Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Darius West said: Eskimo snow goggles are called "iggaak", or "inuktitut". A pity they aren't in the dictionary, as you can't use those words in Scrabble. That's because those words aren't (insert whatever language you're playing scrabble in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Shiningbrow said: That's because those words aren't (insert whatever language you're playing scrabble in) <looks blank> Do people play in any other language than Inuvialuktun??? huh People are wierd. Edited May 13, 2020 by g33k Typo 2 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius West Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 22 hours ago, g33k said: <looks blank> Do people play in any other language than Inuvialuktun??? huh People are wierd. Scrabble is huge with the Inuit population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 On 5/13/2020 at 9:21 AM, Darius West said: Eskimo snow goggles are called "iggaak", or "inuktitut". A pity they aren't in the dictionary, as you can't use those words in Scrabble. they are called ilgaak in Inuktitut, you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius West Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Qizilbashwoman said: they are called ilgaak in Inuktitut, you mean. As the Inuit invented them, perhaps we should use their name for them? That is the long standing convention in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Darius West said: As the Inuit invented them, perhaps we should use their name for them? That is the long standing convention in English. that was my point. Inuktitut is the name of the language spoken by the Inuit, not the name of the item. "Eskimo" is a slur. The name for these glasses in Inuktitut is ilgaak, or in some dialects where assimilation of l happens, iggaak. Edited May 16, 2020 by Qizilbashwoman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindalos Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 32 minutes ago, Qizilbashwoman said: that was my point. Inuktitut is the name of the language spoken by the Inuit, not the name of the item. "Eskimo" is a slur. It's also used by some as a wider term when dealing with both the Inuit and the Yupik, in places where both people live -- since calling someone who's Yupik an Inuit would be a slur worse than Eskimo, which they tolerate. Of course calling them Yupik, Aluit, or Inuit depending on their nation would probably be the best way. And by the by, the Yupik would call the snow goggles nigaugek. Which makes me wonder what the uz would call them, and if they'd consider the snow goggle-style and the dark glass style different objects entirely. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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