6.22.2003

My Geekdom reaches Critical Mass...

I've spent the better part of today working on my RPG. I did a bunch more pictures and added the different races. While most people would say "Oh, that's not too bad.", lemme explain. When I originally created this world I was twelve years old, running an AD&D game. As children of that age tend to overdo things I fell into it entirely. I created what was then called "The Illythia Elven Language" It was a rather unimaginative. But as I've grown, and experienced more of the world; more literature, more games, etc, the language has grown and changed. While I kept the original names for the races I'd created, I expended and pared down the language I'd created 14 years ago. It's soon to be added to my new RPG. I include it mainly for the players' benefites. it adds a bit of flavor to their elven characters. While writing this stuff this afternoon I suddenly felt like one of those trekkies who created the Klingon language...but it was for my own creation not out of fandom. The races, while still following the traditional Human, Elf, Dwarf, evil reflection of said races paradigm, are substantially different. Even then I wasn't satisfied with these cookie cutter races. There had to be more to them besides just "Elves don't like Dwarves. They had a war and it sucked" I created reasons why, other than some mythical war. I created a subrace, andwhat these races call themselves, not just the human name for them. They have their own culture and language besides human. I mean really. THIS is why I feel my geekdom is slowly taking over...like some Bruce Banner syndrome. Don't make me write...you won't like me when I write....

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