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[outofgloom]

An Etymological Dictionary of Matoric, Third Edition - Volume I COMPLETE (A-G)

On the world of Spherus Magna, many millennia have come and gone since the time known as BIONICLE. And in that time, the scholars of Spherus Magna have not been idle...

Under the auspices of the Annoxtus Academy of Science, a team of researchers, including linguists, historians, archaeologists, and agoripologists, has worked tirelessly to record, preserve, and analyze the ancient languages and linguistic varieties of the Mata System.

The Institute for Matoran Studies is proud to present the newest result of those labors: The full and complete Volume I of An Etymological Dictionary of Matoric, Third Edition, now covering the letters A through G, along with “Supplemental Entries” for H-Z.

An Etymological Dictionary of Matoric, Third Edition - Volume I: A-G [with Supplemental Entries H-Z] (PDF)

The previously published version of Volume I covered the letters A and B only, amounting to about 90 entries, with 36 root-word entries. In contrast, the Complete Volume I is substantially expanded, containing about 274 entries for the letters A-G, along with an additional ~407 Supplemental Entries, and ~169 root-word entries.

The Supplemental Entries contain words that are referenced in the etymologies of the primary entries for A-G, allowing the reader to cross-reference almost any word referenced in the dictionary. The Supplemental Entries also contain many words not referenced in the primary entries, but whose etymologies have been finalized by the IMS research group, providing a snapshot of the development of future dictionary volumes. This includes nearly all words and grammatical markers listed or referenced in other educational materials, making the Complete Volume I the most comprehensive reference document for the lexicon of the Matoran Language.

[Link to Previous Version (Volume I: A-B)]

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The Matoran Language (Matoric) is a constructed language (“conlang”) set within the universe and lore of BIONICLE (a LEGO property). It is the language of the biomechanical species called Matoran, and it is also used as a lingua franca amongst many of the biomechanical inhabitants of the artificially-constructed Matoran Universe.

If you would like to learn more about Matoric, further documentation can be found in this post: The Matoran Language [2021].

The Matoran Language Resources page of this blog also contains a wealth of additional content and archival material.

[nagisasstuff]

a random tier list i decided to do bc why not?

[karmaiso]

assassination classroom season 2 dvd covers 1-8 (+ extra valentine's ova), from the official website

[adndmonsteraday]

Scarecrows were terrifying killer constructs animated by the spirit of a slain evil creature.

Typical scarecrows were constructed from a stuffed sackcloth roughly shaped like a humanoid, then animated through binding with an evil spirit. Any creature could provide its spirit to animate a scarecrow, but different creators had different preferences. Hags and witches, for example, tended to prefer the spirits of demons.

Scarecrows were stalwart defenders of their creators. They had an unwavering allegiance to them, following their commands even long after their masters' deaths. Some scarecrows were loyal to the point of even seeking revenge for a slain master.

The spirit bound to a scarecrow could retain some traces of its former personality, but it did not carry any of its memories.

The unnerving sight of a scarecrow alone could terrify its victim to the point of paralysis. They were expert fighters with their razor-sharp claws, which were particularly effective against paralyzed targets.

Due to their construction, scarecrows were resistant against most ordinary weapons, but were particularly vulnerable to fire.

In the late 15th century DR, scarecrows terrorized a few outlying farms in the Undercliff ward of Waterdeep.

Source: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Scarecrow

[negato-v]

Moje Emocje, plonów nigdy nie dające,

Choć bujne, intensywne, w nędzę się obracające

Głód się nimi karmi, śmiercią osacza,

Tylko wzniosę je a już zanurzone w ciemność, utracone i spętane

Okrutny żal, ptaka nie ukoi,

Chwilowo zainteresuje, lecz bólu nigdy nie zagoi

Kaprysy pogody obraz zjawiskowy niszczą,

Emocje nikczemnie odbierają, jak piorun je w chwilę porażają.

Czy sens jest w ich podtrzymywaniu?

Myśli snucie o urodzajności

Piękno mogło być, lecz nędza ich i osobliwość

pozostawiają tylko ślady śmierci głodowej, pustki i zawiłości.

3Σ

Oto miejsce, stworzone przez grzech dostojny.

Najgłębsza głębia piekła, bezwzględna i niszcząca.

Nie ma w co wierzyć, wieczna ruina emocjonalna,

Droga emocji tylko w ciemności oraz pustce, wciągająca piekielna dziura

[ancient-magus]

[magicturtle]

Sorry to keep bugging you about this weird 3.5-4e project of mine, but I've encountered another little wrinkle in the conversion process and wonder if you might have any wisdom to offer. My current problem is about PC advancement and XP. The adventure path I'm working on converting is, in theory, meant to take a party of 3.5e characters from level 1 right up to 20 - I figured it was unlikely that this would translate well to a range of 1-30 in 4e, but the difference in the pace of advancement really threw me. Even though 4e characters need less XP to gain levels than their 3.5 counterparts, it seems like the actual process of gaining that XP is much slower - a standard level 1 monster in 4 is worth 1/3 the XP of a CR 1 monster in 3.5. Obviously quest xp is meant to help close that gap, but it doesn't seem to me like enough. My current plan is to just toss XP out the window and try to institute some version of milestone advancement, just awarding a level where I feel it appropriate in terms of the campaign's story advancing. I'm a little worried that this might be ignoring an important part of how 4e's rules are written, as well as potentially making it more difficult to mark advancement when my player inevitably veer off the plotline as set out in the written adventure path. What was your experience (pardon the pun) with the xp system on critical hit? Could a milestone system work for 4th edition? P.S., I'm now well into celestial crusade on my CH relisten, and wow, the jump in quality is amazing (not that s1 or s2 were terrible or anything)!

I stuck to the XP system the whole time and honestly I wish I hadn’t. I think maybe what you need is something like a REVERSE MILESTONE SYSTEM!

Basically you assign levels as they play, but say “they need to be X level before they face the dragon” so if they’re not high enough level they level up right before.

Also I am now of the opinion that advancement should be a thing that happens no matter what, so if the players show up, give them xp.

Me giving out XP

[toutplacid]

Musée national d’Art moderne, centre Georges-Pompidou, collections permanentes, Paris 3e – stylo bille 8 couleurs, carnet n° 139, 22 novembre 2023.

[taperecorder-gizmo-the-second]

10H and 3E ?

paintball fight gone wrong

very sinister creature

[vampvalerian]

did this for some kin experimentation and wow. erm. it came out a lot better than i expected. i might make this into a poster ngl

Pose is from this image

DO NOT freak out if you see this crossposted to insta with a different watermark. chances are its my other account

[4h4hi]

etho better win against doc. i usually think its funny if etho loses but i want him to pummel that guy into the dirt. only thing funnier than etho losing is doc losing and throwing a fit over it

[outofgloom]

Hi. I was breaking down something you put into your story The Madness of Turaga; the "Eles Raliska". Now I assume this is an in-universe term for the creation machines, or at least how the matoran see them, so I'd like to ask if my breakdown is right: *Eles* from *Olu* and *Rali* are strightforward, but then is it **Iska** from **Akha** or **Ska** from **Xa**? I'd like to ask because I have a post-Reformation headcanon and am trying to figure out how mobile those machines are/were.

You are entirely correctly on the first two parts! Eles is the South Insular form of olu(a) "aperture, opening, access, door, doorway, gateway", while rali(kk) is South Insular for "producer, spawner, factory line, assembly machine", a term which was used to refer to the creation machines of the various species in the MU. In fact, a standardized North Matoric form of this term is also found in the story "Without Faces, Without Eyes" (rala).

The last element is iska, a South Insular form of akha[3]:

So eles raliska translates to something like "aperture of the spawn-machine". Some trivia: The reason that I used a South Insular form is due to the fact that this is the variety of early Matoric that would've been spoken on Lesovikk's home island. I used the properties of the names of the Matoran associated with Lesovikk (Sarda, Idris, etc.) as the basis for the development of the South Insular variety.

[vintagerpg]

And we’re back! Hope y'all had an excellent holiday season. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we sort of tackle the third edition of D&D. Not so much the system (though we hit the broad strokes), but the idea of it, where it came from, where it went, what it inspired. It’s sort of a ruminating ramble that seems even more relevant now with the recent kerfuffle over the OGL (though we recorded before that bomb dropped, believe it or not). 

[karmaiso]

assassination classroom official 2017 calendar (+ bonus badges), from p-animestore

[adndmonsteraday]

Draegloths were half-demon, half-drow monstrosities. They were the progeny of coupling between a glabrezu and a newly ordained high priestess of the drow goddess Lolth.

“These drow house pets are as graceful and nimble as Waterdhavian stage dancers. Only they're slayers and enforcers, four-armed brutes built like an ogre. Life isn't fair.” — Volo

Draegloths came in several different forms, differentiated by a combination of gender and the species of their mother. The most common were male draegloths born to drow mothers; less common were female draegloths of drow heritage, who were known as "Favored Ones." Rarest still were draegloths that spawned when drider blood was mingled with that of demons via foul rituals; these were known as "Abominations."

Male draegloths were 7.5–8.0 feet (2.28–2.44 meters) tall. They had four arms: large claws on the upper arms and humanoid hands on the lower arms. Their faces were stretched so that they resembled those of dogs. Their skin was black and covered in a fine coat of white fur. They had a yellow-whitish mane of hair on their head.

Female draegloths were as tall as their brothers, but favored their drow ancestry; they looked mostly like a female drow, save for having two pairs of drow-like arms and a distinctly lupine cast to their features. Their fingernails and toenails were sharp and claw-like, but not so large as to interfere with spellcasting or delicate work.

Draegloth Abominations were the most bestial-looking of the draegloths. Their features included wicked claws, spider-like legs, and gnashing teeth. They had the ability to secrete webbing, which they used to tether foes and pull them into close quarters to be torn apart.

Draegloths were immune to poisons, as well as sleep-inducing spells and effects, and they were resistant to most elemental energy.

Draegloths were often seen as a sign of favor from Lolth. They were sacred creatures to the Lolthites and were usually treated with respect. Draegloths were perhaps the only variety of half-fiend that was created regularly and intentionally by a mortal race.

Female draegloths, due to their rarity, their greater intelligence, and their gender, were regarded with much more favor than their male counterparts in drow society, as evidenced by their title of "Favored Ones". Female draegloths were always adopted by the Church of Lolth and brought up as clerics to the Spider Goddess. Some draegloths trained as wizards.

Draegloth abominations had no society. They were uncontrollable monsters, so crazed for blood that even drow society couldn't tolerate them in its midst. Consequently, the usual practice was that soon after an abomination was born, the draegloth was ceremonially gifted to Lolth by being sent through a portal to the Demonweb Pits, where it became one of the many fiendish predators roaming that plane. When this did not happen, the abomination invariably brought ruin to its mother and all drow around it.

In the drow city of Menzoberranzan, part of the annual graduation ceremony of the Arach-Tinilith academy was the summoning of a glabrezu and the attempt to produce a draegloth. This succeeded about once a decade, and nearly always precipitated conflict as the drow house "blessed" with the half-fiend moved to strike against its rivals.

During the Silence of Lolth over 1372/1373 DR, some draegloths, formerly unquestionably loyal to the matriarchs, went off on their own, abandoning or even betraying their mothers and demanding equal status.

Source: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Draegloth

[negato-v]

System Chińskiego Imperium Enneagramu CH.I.N.K.E jest oparty na starochińskiej koncepcji filozoficznej Bagua - oto system triadyczny (zwany systemem trygramów) oparty na koncepcji dualności

Pierwszym wstępem, według systemu triadycznego CH.I.N.K.E, świat powstał z bezkształtu z punktu zharmonizowanego, zwanego Harmonijną Jednią, która wyłoniła dwie przeciwne siły.

Ostatecznie, mieszanie się tych przeciwnych sił w odpowiednich proporcjach oraz coraz to większe zagęszczanie ich, spowodowało strukturyzowanie się świata materialnego będącego odzwierciedleniem tych sił w określone typy Chińskiego Enneagramu.

Na tę chwilę obie siły będę oznaczać jako,

x (siła x)

y (siła y)

Siły, które zostały najmniej zmieszane zostały określone

- Ojcem 乾 (Qián) - czystą siłą X

- oraz Matką 坤 (Kūn) - czystą siłą Y

Siły zmieszane z przewagą energii X zostały określone jako 兑 (Duì), 离 (Lí) oraz 巽 (Xùn).

Siły zmieszane z przewagą energii Y są następujące - 震 (Zhèn), 艮 (Gèn) oraz 坎 (Kǎn).

Z energii zmieszanych najbardziej energię Y, sposród tych mających przewagę energii X zawiera - 兑 (Duì).

Zaś z energii zmieszanych najbardziej energię X, sposród tych mających przewagę energii Y zawiera - 艮 (Gèn).

Siła która pozostała w największej równowadze obu energii pozostaje w centrum nazywa się 太极 (Tài Jí), jest to odpowiednik typu 9 chińskiego Enneagramu

(Typ 九 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E)

Okreslając konkretnie te zestawy energetyczne, otrzymujemy poniższe typy:

Typ 1 兑 (Duì) - Typ 一 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 2 坤 (Kūn) - Typ 二 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 3 巽 (Xùn) - Typ 三 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 4 坎 (Kǎn) - Typ 四 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 5 艮 (Gèn) - Typ 五 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 6 震 (Zhèn) - Typ 六 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 7 离 (Lí) - Typ 七 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 8 乾 (Qián) - Typ 八 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

Typ 9 太极 (Tài Jí) - Typ Centralny - Typ 九 Chińskiego Imperium CH.I.N.K.E

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